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[josephandrews222]

There is definitely a very faint yellow in the throat, which would suggest the Audubon's subspecies. It is a hatch year bird and most likely a female as well. It could also be a hybrid with it being a cross between the subspecies, Mrytle and Audubon's. I assume this happens quite often where their range overlaps.

(No snark intended in my post here...)

jmeyer: I guess my warbler will be getting a new common name?!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/11/01/bird-names-racism-audubon/

"The American Ornithological Society announced Wednesday that it will remove names given to North American birds in honor of people and replace them with monikers that better describe their plumage and other characteristics. The group said it will prioritize birds whose names trace to enslavers, white supremacists and robbers of Indigenous graves. Among them is one of the most famous birders in U.S. history, John James Audubon."

Your posts are indicative of a deep-and-wide knowledge of warblers. Will some name-changing fit into the way you think about them?

[Dear CR readers and posters: do not assume that I have a firm position on this issue. I don't (yet)...and may remain ambivalent for awhile. Additionally, from reading comments to the linked article, I learned that, apparently, the AOS 'often' changes the common names of birds? My oh my!]

EDIT: ...this has popped on the New York Times as well...

Birds in the Americas Will No Longer Be Named After People (Published 2023)

The American Ornithological Society has committed to replacing all bird names derived from people so as not to honor figures with racist pasts.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

European Reed warbler
Taken very early in the morning with the sun just up but not reaching this little birdie yet, so still a bit blue light. Which I love.
Canon R6 with RF 100-500mm and RF 1.4xTC.

 

[Click]

Very nice shot, Levina.

 

[i-G12]

@Levina de Ruijter — Beautiful. Was he/she screaming at you?

 

[jmeyer]

(No snark intended in my post here...)

jmeyer: I guess my warbler will be getting a new common name?!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/11/01/bird-names-racism-audubon/

"The American Ornithological Society announced Wednesday that it will remove names given to North American birds in honor of people and replace them with monikers that better describe their plumage and other characteristics. The group said it will prioritize birds whose names trace to enslavers, white supremacists and robbers of Indigenous graves. Among them is one of the most famous birders in U.S. history, John James Audubon."

Your posts are indicative of a deep-and-wide knowledge of warblers. Will some name-changing fit into the way you think about them?

[Dear CR readers and posters: do not assume that I have a firm position on this issue. I don't (yet)...and may remain ambivalent for awhile. Additionally, from reading comments to the linked article, I learned that, apparently, the AOS 'often' changes the common names of birds? My oh my!]

EDIT: ...this has popped on the New York Times as well...

Birds in the Americas Will No Longer Be Named After People (Published 2023)

The American Ornithological Society has committed to replacing all bird names derived from people so as not to honor figures with racist pasts.

www.nytimes.com

Yes, I saw that. They have been talking about this for a few years now.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Very nice shot, Levina.

Thank you very much, Click.

@Levina de Ruijter — Beautiful. Was he/she screaming at you?

Ha, thanks. No, he/she was singing beautifully.
Actually, not beautifully. They sort of mutter.

 

[jmeyer]

For the last 4 days, a house in Milwaukee has hosted a very rare visitor from the west coast, Anna's Hummingbird. He allowed me to come to his house and sit in the back yard with him, waiting for this little guy show up. In the 2 hours I was there, it showed up 3 times. This is a hatch year male, which is just starting to get his pink colors in on the neck and face. The last time I saw one here was in November 2016. 7D mkll / EF 600 F4 ll / 1.4x lll

Jeremy

 

[i-G12]

For the last 4 days, a house in Milwaukee has hosted a very rare visitor from the west coast, Anna's Hummingbird. He allowed me to come to his house and sit in the back yard with him, waiting for this little guy show up. In the 2 hours I was there, it showed up 3 times. This is a hatch year male, which is just starting to get his pink colors in on the neck and face. The last time I saw one here was in November 2016. 7D mkll / EF 600 F4 ll / 1.4x lll

Jeremy

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Bunch of winning images there. Thanks for sharing them.

 

[Click]

Beautiful series, Jeremy.

 

[ISv]

European Reed warbler
Taken very early in the morning with the sun just up but not reaching this little birdie yet, so still a bit blue light. Which I love.
Canon R6 with RF 100-500mm and RF 1.4xTC.
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For the last 4 days, a house in Milwaukee has hosted a very rare visitor from the west coast, Anna's Hummingbird. He allowed me to come to his house and sit in the back yard with him, waiting for this little guy show up. In the 2 hours I was there, it showed up 3 times. This is a hatch year male, which is just starting to get his pink colors in on the neck and face. The last time I saw one here was in November 2016. 7D mkll / EF 600 F4 ll / 1.4x lll

Jeremy

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Great shots both of you!

 

[Nemorino]

R5 + RF100-500L
@ f/7.1, 1/4000s, Iso5000

+1.4TC @700mm, f/10, Iso 25600, 1/1000s

and 1/1600s

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

For the last 4 days, a house in Milwaukee has hosted a very rare visitor from the west coast, Anna's Hummingbird. He allowed me to come to his house and sit in the back yard with him, waiting for this little guy show up. In the 2 hours I was there, it showed up 3 times. This is a hatch year male, which is just starting to get his pink colors in on the neck and face. The last time I saw one here was in November 2016. 7D mkll / EF 600 F4 ll / 1.4x lll

Jeremy

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These are excellent. I wish we had these birds here.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Great shots both of you!

Thanks very much.

 

[cooldood]

Today

 

[Click]

Nice series, cooldood.

 

[cooldood]

Nice series, cooldood.

Thanks clik

 

[ISv]

These are excellent. I wish we had these birds here.

You can't have only the birds! They are coming with a bunch of snakes and other nasty critters - or at least it's what I'm saying to myself when looking at Jeremy's photos (the grape is....)
Well, I also wish to have them around!!!

Thanks very much.

No need of "... very much" - to say "Great" for such a photos is very easy!

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Grey heron
R6 & RF 800/11

 

[candyman]

European green woodpecker (Picus viridis)
R6 & 100-400L II @ f/5.6 with 1/400 and 2500 ISO

 

[Click]

European green woodpecker (Picus viridis)
R6 & 100-400L II @ f/5.6 with 1/400 and 2500 ISO

Nice shot! I really like the bokeh.