CAPE MAY WARBLER

Cape May "Sunset Beach".

Sunk Concrete Boat at sunset.

Taken with iPhone. Did not have my DSLR.

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Never seen one before in almost breeding plumage. This warbler was weeks away from flying 3000 miles to go back to our northern tundra. Amber cove Dominican Republic. Last fall seen some here but looked like a different bird being so washed out.

Cape May Warblers time their migration to coincide with spruce budworm outbreaks in Canada. In outbreak years, their population explodes — they raise chicks almost entirely on those caterpillars.

Jetty series. Cape May, New Jersey.

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St.Albert Alberta

A Cape May Warbler pauses momentarily looking for it's next meal.

A surfer taking advantage of the Nor'easter that blew through Cape May, Jersey.

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Never seen one before in almost breeding plumage. This warbler was weeks away from flying 3000 miles to go back to our northern tundra. Amber cove Dominican republic.

Another uncommon warbler for our area. St.Albert

Scientific Classification

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum:Arthropoda

Class:Malacostraca

Order:Decapoda

Family:Ocypodidae

Genus:Ocypode

Scientific Name:Ocypode ceratophthalmus

Rough Surf off a Beach in Cape May, New Jersey.

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In Cape May, of course

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Least Terns in Cape May

Photo taken in Cape May, New Jersery in the area around the lighthouse.

I had a great time at Cape May’s Autumn Weekend this year! As usual, it was full of birds, from raptors to shorebirds to songbirds, and I was able to get great looks at many species. As usual, the Myrtle Warblers were pretty much everywhere; one of my favorite experiences from the weekend was watching them flutter into the cedars by the hawkwatching platform and forage feet from my face like I wasn’t even there. It was clear that they only enjoyed it when there were a few people around; the one bad thing to me about the spot was that several innocent tourists came up to me and asked what I was photographing; more often than not, the answer would be “nothing now,” as the once-tame bird would get spooked and move on. It’s a good thing I had plenty of opportunities.

Cape May

Cape May Lifeboat

With Lewes, DE hiding below the horizon.

Happy TGIF my friends thanks for your visit :-)

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Driftwood feature on Higbee Beach in Cape May, New Jersey.

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Messed around with this and changed BG. :)

This year there were a lot more of them around in the fall migration, St.Albert Alberta

Cape May, NJ