BINGO
This morning was an auspicious start to my summer vacation. More wilson's warblers have arrived and there are still many orange-crowned and yellow-rumped ones, plus an odd townsend warbler. The lesser goldfinches were back along with the bigger ones. All of them, plus the usual suspects, filled up the bird baths, and I was able to photograph one of my most elusive neighbors, the warbling vireo. They are a fairly common summer resident, but they mostly stick to the canopy, and even when they come down for baths they do so on the wing, flycatcher style. For that reason I think I've only ever posted three photos of them, none of which were entirely satisfactory. All-in-all, it was an extravagant morning of backyard birdwatching. Warbling vireo, backyard Olympia.
BINGO
This morning was an auspicious start to my summer vacation. More wilson's warblers have arrived and there are still many orange-crowned and yellow-rumped ones, plus an odd townsend warbler. The lesser goldfinches were back along with the bigger ones. All of them, plus the usual suspects, filled up the bird baths, and I was able to photograph one of my most elusive neighbors, the warbling vireo. They are a fairly common summer resident, but they mostly stick to the canopy, and even when they come down for baths they do so on the wing, flycatcher style. For that reason I think I've only ever posted three photos of them, none of which were entirely satisfactory. All-in-all, it was an extravagant morning of backyard birdwatching. Warbling vireo, backyard Olympia.