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Yellow Warblers – Glimpses of Gold The Wasatch Mountains

By |May 12th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , |

On my second trip up into the mountains last week I was focused on a Barn Swallow perched in bushes near a creek when I caught a bit of movement in the bushes below the swallow and spotted this Yellow Warbler.

An Orange-crowned Warbler Foraging on Utah Serviceberries

By |March 3rd, 2019|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Orange-crowned Warblers, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This Orange-crowned Warbler was only in my viewfinder for about a minute but she gave me great views and quite a few different poses to photograph and I was delighted with the photos I took.

Yellow Warbler Looking Up Into The Sky – Missing Our Summer Birds

By |December 13th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Utah, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

I'm just posting this sweet, little Yellow Warbler this morning because I have been missing our summer birds. I have been missing all birds actually because it seems like forever since I have been out into the field.

Autumn Audubon’s Yellow-rumped Warbler

By |November 13th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Wood-Warblers, Yellow-rumped Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I seem to have missed out on seeing lots of Yellow-rumped Warblers this year during their fall migration, I saw a few back in late September and early October but haven't seen any for some time.

Orange-crowned Warbler Foraging in the Wasatch Mountains of Northern Utah

By |October 28th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Orange-crowned Warblers, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was looking through some of the images I took in August and came across this photo of an Orange-crowned Warbler foraging in the Wasatch Mountains and realized I hadn't processed or shared it yet.

Autumn Yellow-rumped Warblers Are On the Move

By |September 21st, 2018|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah, Yellow-rumped Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I've been spotting more and more Yellow-rumped Warblers over the past 10 to 14 days and I am excited because I have been expecting them to start showing up in my viewfinder.

Female or Immature Wilson’s Warbler Foraging in Box Elder County

By |September 3rd, 2018|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Wilson's Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

This female or immature Wilson's Warbler isn't a photographic lifer for me but it is the first time I have gotten a decent image of one, most of the time I've gotten blurry images of them of just a small part of the bird.

Yellow Warbler Photos – My Wasatch Mountain Feathered Gold Rush

By |August 29th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

I've had such an amazing time this year photographing Yellow Warblers in the Wasatch Mountains and I've enjoyed learning more about them and their behaviors since early May.

Immature Yellow Warbler Foraging in a Cocklebur at Bear River MBR

By |August 21st, 2018|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

This spring and summer I have photographed Yellow Warblers primarily in mountainous riparian habitat so when I spotted one foraging in a Rough Cocklebur two days ago in the marshes at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge I was happy to take photos of it.

Birds & More Birds in The Wasatch Mountains

By |August 10th, 2018|Categories: American Robins, Birds, Bullock's Orioles, Cedar Waxwings, Gray Catbirds, Lark Sparrows, Lazuli Buntings, Morgan County, Song Sparrows, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

In the past week I have photographed so many birds in a Wasatch Mountain canyon that I thought I would share a group of them in a photo gallery.

Orange-crowned Warbler Feeding On Utah Serviceberry Berries

By |August 6th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Orange-crowned Warblers, Shrubs, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Orange-crowned Warbler gave me quite a few different poses and I was happy to take photos of her and the Utah Serviceberry shrub while she moved around.

Yellow Warbler Fledgling Foraging On Its Own

By |July 5th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Summit County, Utah, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Imagine moving down a gravel road and seeing just a tiny flash of movement and light-colored plumage in a stand of green vegetation and trying to figure out if it is a bright leaf in the breeze or a fledgling Yellow Warbler in a split second.

Photographing Yellow Warblers Feeding Their Fledglings – Fun and Frustration

By |July 2nd, 2018|Categories: Birds, Summit County, Utah, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I had fun and frustration while photographing Yellow Warblers feeding their fledglings up in a Wasatch Mountain canyon, fun because it is always great to see them and frustration because of the setting they were in combined with a breeze.

Male Yellow Warblers Singing, Eating And Looking Around

By |June 22nd, 2018|Categories: Birds, Summit County, Utah, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Spending time photographing Yellow Warblers can try the patience of even the most patient photographer because they are so flighty, small and move quickly but it can also be rewarding when you get photos that you like.

Male Yellow Warblers in the Wasatch Mountains – Sunshine On The Wing

By |May 18th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Summit County, Utah, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning was spent up in the mountain canyons again photographing the birds I found at the higher elevations, the birds I saw the most of were Yellow Warblers, birds who look like sunshine on the wing.

Yellow Warbler Perched and Foraging in a Mystery Flowering, Thorny Tree

By |May 16th, 2018|Categories: Birds, East Canyon, Morgan County, Utah, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When I had the opportunity to photograph a Yellow Warbler foraging in a flowering tree I jumped at the chance. Right after I took this photo the warbler snatched a tiny insect from the flowers but I couldn't make out what it was.

Photographing Female Yellow Warblers Feeding Their Fledglings

By |May 12th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Utah, Yellow Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was delighted to be able to photograph the female Yellow Warbler as she fed her young and to watch the fledgling as it fluttered its wings and gulped down the food the female brought it.

Photographing Yellow-rumped Warblers in Cluttered and Clean Habitats

By |April 29th, 2018|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Box Elder County, Davis County, Salt Lake County, Utah, Yellow-rumped Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When it comes to small birds like Yellow-rumped Warblers I prefer photographing them in clean habitats over cluttered habitats because the small birds stand out better when the background isn't so messy.

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Fall Colors on the Refuge Plus a Unique Forster’s Tern Experience

By |October 4th, 2017|Categories: American Coots, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Forster's Terns, Utah, Yellow-rumped Warblers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There were birds that I photographed including this Yellow-rumped Warbler who perched out in the open with the fall colors of curly docks in the background.

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