Since you patiently read through the last somewhat boring bird (the Mallard) post, I figured it would be prudent to now offer the latest new bird to my collection (the one I promised at the start of the Wisconsin Birds series). With that…. drum roll … I’d like to introduce what I believe to be the Yellow-Rumped Warbler.
This male Warbler was shot at Devil’s Lake near Baraboo Wisconsin. As with the rest of this series it was taken over last Easter Weekend. We were actually up on the very picturesque cliffs overlooking the glacier formed lake when this bird flew over my head and landed in a nearby tree. At the time I trying my best to capture Turkey Vultures which were circling the cliffs. The frustration levels were mounting trying to get The Beast zeroed in and focused on those birds which, due to the height of the cliffs, were actually speeding by below us. The yellow markings on this Warbler were pretty unique which caught my attention immediately. Screw the Vultures, we’ve got a new bird to track down. One thing that became painfully clear with this Warbler (and likely generalized to all of these Warblers) is it did not want to stay in one place very long at all. It would land, give me about 3 seconds to get the big glass in position, get the exposure settings right and finally take one shot.
Hit the jump to see more pictures of this new Warbler
