Common Yellowthroat At Sunrise
by Morris Finkelstein
Title
Common Yellowthroat At Sunrise
Artist
Morris Finkelstein
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
The Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) is a warbler in the family Parulidae that breeds in North America, from Canada to Central Mexico. It is small, measuring about 5 inches in length and about 0.35 ounces in weight. The male has a distinctive broad black mask, white frontal band, bright yellow throat, and olive green head and back. Its preferred habitat is in brush, weeds, and marsh, staying low and close to wet ground. The Common Yellowthroat is secretive and mostly heard but not seen, except when in breeding season perching and singing on small branches. Southwestern populations are the brightest and most colorful of the 13 sub-species. Preferred food are insects, foraged on dense vegetation, or while in flight. This species is migratory, migrating from Canada to southern United States and Central Mexico in the fall, and in reverse patterns in the spring.
This Common Yellowthroat foraging insects from its perch at sunrise was photographed at the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve, in Los Angeles, California on 6-27-2021. I used a Nikon D850 camera body and a Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR telephoto lens to capture this image. Settings: 1/3200 sec, f/5.6, ISO 1800.
I am honored that my photograph was featured in the Fine Art America groups:
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September 20th, 2021
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