Yellow-throated Warbler

I spent half of yesterday and all of today at Turtle Pond photographing the Yellow-throated Warbler. I did make a brief detour to the Point to look for the Orange-crowned Warbler that was sighted there but, although I got a glimpse of it, I was not able to get a photograph.

Another amazing spring day in the park. There was a mob of birders looking for the Yellow-throated Warbler when I arrived at Turtle Pond this morning. Because the lighting conditions are getting harsh at midday I decided to use fill flash to illuminate the underside of the bird. I also decide to underexpose a bit so that I could make the sky behind the bird darker and more dramatic. I got a number of nice shots using this techniques.

There were also Pine, Palm and Yellow-rumped Warblers in the trees where the Yellow-throated Warbler has hanging out. At one point I wandered over to the feeders and got an interesting shot of a male House Finch feeding a female in a courtship ritual.