Birds Eyes And Butterflies

The picture of this Canada Warbler was taken in Central Park at the Point in New York City. The picture of Canada Warbler was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

It took me quite a while to be able to get a picture of this Canada Warbler because he did not stay in one place for very long.

The picture of this Northern Parula was taken in the New York Botanical Gardens. The picture of this Northern Parula was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

I was lucky to find a nice spot where there were many migrants bathing in in the New York Botanical Gardens near the Twin Lakes.

The picture of this Magnolia Warbler was taken in Central Park. The picture of this Magnolia Warbler was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

The picture of this Black-and-white Warbler was taken in Central Park.
The picture of Black-and-white Warbler was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

When my flash batteries ran out yesterday at the point in Central Park where most of the birds are in shade, I realized how essential the flash is in getting the picture most of the time. And how I should carry extra batteries with me all the time even though I have a battery pack.

The picture of this Hooded Warbler was taken in Central Park. The picture of Hooded Warbler was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

This past Tuesday, May 3rd, was an amazing birding day in New York City. I spent most of the day in Central Park. There were many migrating birds. This gave me many photo ops – most of which were too difficult to get the shot.
But I got enough to please me like this beautiful Hooded Warbler. It does not get much better than this!

The picture of this Yellow-rumped Warbler was taken at the New York Botanical Gardens. The picture of this Yellow-rumped Warbler was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

This beauty was a very cooperative subject all decked out in his breeding outfit!

The pictures of these Prothonotary Warblers were taken at the New York Botanical Gardens and Prospect Park. These pictures of the Prothonotary Warblers were taken with the the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

This Warbler species showed up at both the New York Botanical Gardens and Prospect Park this weekend. I was able to capture the Prothonotary Warbler at the New York Botanical Gardens at the larger of the Twin Lakes. The Prothonotary Warbler in Prospect Park was on the Peninsula. It is interesting to note that at both locations there was a Yellow Warbler present.

The picture of this Palm Warbler was taken in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. The picture of this Palm Warbler was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

Getting in shape for the warbler picture taking season!

The picture of this Pine Warbler was taken in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. The picture of this Pine Warbler was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

This is the first picture of a warbler for me this season. I am reminded that I need to get in warbler-picture-taking-mode which is going to need some practice.

The picture of this Yellow-throated Warbler was taken at the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Sanibel, Florida.

The picture of this Yellow-throated Warbler was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

This was a difficult capture because the bird was very shy, very fast and very small.