This cute little songbird is a palm warbler. Lots of warblers exist out there in the bird world, and from what the SDP research assistant has learned, a telltale sign that one is a palm warbler is the chestnut patch on its crown. These birds like to move around a lot, so I was rather pleased when I was able to snap this shot while one paused briefly on a branch at the birdwalk at Myakka River State Park. Warblers are especially prevalent here in the spring. But, with the mercury starting to rise, I suspect these guys will be migrating north soon (along with many of our two legged visitors -- the snowbirds). By the way, while reviewing materials for this post, the SDP researcher stumbled across a niceAudubon Society webpage with terrific audio of the palm warbler's song. Check it out here.
6 comments:
Nice capture of the crown! These warblers sure do move around a lot!
Beautiful shot! Kudos to the staff! :-)
Thanks for the link. Nice to hear the little fellow!
In my time in Florida, I have been more attentive to the big shorebirds like herons, ibises, pelicans, egrets, etc., and the raptors, but I haven't paid much attention to the little songbirds. Next year I will try to broaden my knowledge of Florida birds. The ones with wings, not the two-legged kinds.
What a sweet little bird and you've gotten a good shot of it! These LBJs (little brown jobs) really do flit around. We have warblers around here (and the song sounds reasonably familiar) but I don't think we have palm warblers.
Nice shot of a very pretty bird!
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