Birds Eyes And Butterflies

The picture of this Yellow-billed Cuckoo was taken in Central Park. The picture of this Yellow-billed Cuckoo was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

The future of the Yellow-billed Cuckoo is uncertain. Populations are declining precipitously throughout its distribution.

The picture of this American Redstart female on fence was taken in Central Park. The picture of this American Redstart was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

Warblers and other fall migrants are starting to stop off in the green places in New York City on their journey south. Central Park is one of my favorite places to view and photograph warblers during this season. Other than trees, the many fences in Central Park are popular perching places for these birds.

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

The picture of this Black-crowned Night-heron with breeding feather was taken in Central Park. The picture of this Black-crowned Night-heron was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

The picture of this Blue-gray Gnatchatcher was taken in Central Park. The picture of this Blue-gray Gnatcatcher was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

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