Stretching, Singing, Yellowthroat
Here’s a vocal Common Yellowthroat stretching to belt out his call. Taken at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge on May 4, 2011, with a Canon …
Handsome Warbler
The Common Yellowthroat is a small, quick, bird that does not usually stay still for long. This is the male with its striking colors and …
Female Common Yellowthroat
This is the female version of the “masked bandit” that is so prevalent at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in SW Washington state. I took …
Videos: Wilson’s Snipe & Yellow-headed Blackbird
Here are a couple of videos showing the calls of two birds, the Wilson’s Snipe and the Yellow-headed Blackbird. Pay attention to the feet of the blackbird. …
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Burglar on Cattail
The Common Yellowthroat has some of the most striking markings. I photographed this male on Apr. 19, 2011, at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge using …
“Looking North”
A Common Yellowthroat does a wren-like pose as he holds tightly to a cattail at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. Taken Apr. 19, 2011, with …
Common Yellowthroat
This handsome fellow perched on this metal contraption that, apparently, was placed there by refuge personnel at some point. I’ve never been able to figure …
Common Yellowthroat – Female
This pretty female Common Yellowthroat took a little patience to finally capture at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in April 2010. I waited about an …