Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Setophaga coronata

Two days ago, on 23 September 2016, I had a few errands that needed to be run and then I called in at Fish Creek Park, hoping that I might just see the juvenile Black-crowned Night-Herons that some people are still seeing down there. Totally out of luck, though I did see a Belted Kingfisher perched off in the distance. Luckily, I had seen the Night-Herons a few weeks ago, during a birding walk. Also, got a couple of rapid shots of this little Yellow-rumped Warbler. "Yellow-rumped Warblers are impressive in the sheer numbers with which they flood the continent each fall. Shrubs and trees fill with the streaky brown-and-yellow birds and their distinctive, sharp chips. Though the color palette is subdued all winter, you owe it to yourself to seek these birds out on their spring migration or on their breeding grounds. Spring molt brings a transformation, leaving them a dazzling mix of bright yellow, charcoal gray and black, and bold white." From AllAboutBirds. www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yellow-rumped_Warbler/lifehis...

I think I've given up of ever taking photos of Warblers - they are much too quick, constantly on the move and usually half hidden among the branches and leaves. Yesterday, 4 September 2016, however, I was in luck when this little Yellow-rumped Warbler became visible long enough to get a quick shot or two. The colouring should be more white than the creamy-beige colour. I had got up with the plan to drive to Brown-Lowery Provincial Park, SW of the city, but the heavily overcast sky just didn't show any signs of clearing. I need a sunny day when taking mushroom photos in the forest, otherwise my photos come out very grainy and blurry. I had hoped to put on a few more kilometres on my new car, to get more travel done in order to no longer break it in. Instead, as I was all ready to go out, I decided to go and join a group of friends for another birding walk in Carburn Park. It was very quiet, bird-wise, but it was so enjoyable to go for coffee and a bite to eat at Tim Horton's afterwards.

Friends, Cathy and Terry, and I left Calgary early morning on Wednesday (14 May 2014) and got home at something like 12:15 a.m. midnight yesterday (Thursday, 15 May 2014), after two long, wonderful days in the Rocky Mountains, west of the city. Wednesday night was spent in a spotless motel, in a place that had so many Mountain Sheep roaming the streets, lol! Though we were hoping to see at least one Bear, I was happy as can be to see absolutely anything beautiful : ) Over the two days, we had 7 bear sightings, with three definitely different Black Bears (no Grizzlies), and possibly four. The rest of the sightings were of Bears we had already seen. We made many stops and at each one, we usually came across something different. This time, it was a little Yellow-rumped Warbler, which looked like a black silhouette until I brightened the image. They are such pretty birds. I usually see the Myrtle form, which has a white throat, but this yellow-throated bird is an Audubon's form. (Thanks, Dee!) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-rumped_Warbler www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/yellow-rumped_warbler/id One thing that was proven to me while we were away was that taking photos, even with a fairly light-weight point-and-shoot camera, is what is either causing, or making much worse, the awful pain in my arms and shoulders. Not a good thing, and it made it very unpleasant, every second of the day, unfortunately. In fact, the whole of my body felt as if it was inflamed. Just holding the camera and trying to keep it as steady as I could, was really awkward as well as intensely painful. Too much mouse clicking when using the computer at home is another cause of this pain. Thanks SO much, Cathy and Terry, for so kindly inviting me along on this trip. It's always so much fun to spend time with you guys, and you are both so knowledgable. Thanks for so many chances to take photos of such a variety of subjects! And now I'm back to all the frustrating problems of Flickr, including search problems and very definite Stats (views) problems. Ha, I'm away for just two days (didn't post any photos for just one of the days) and now things aren't working? Barely any new photos from My Contacts showing, either. What a mess!

There were several of these little Yellow-rumped Warblers some distance from where we were standing the other morning at Sikome, Fish Creek Park, on 29 September 2013. They were constantly on the move (and fast), but I was lucky to catch this one on a branch for a second or two. Not a good photo at all, but I so rarely get to photograph this species.

This is the only quick shot I managed to get of this little bird and I only took it because I thought it might be a Yellow-rumped Warbler, but I wanted to check. When I was asked if it was an eastern Myrtle Warbler (ssp coronata), or its western counterpart, Audubon's Warbler (ssp group auduboni), I said that the throat was white with a patch of yellow. In other words, it's a hybrid of the two. I don't really know anything about these birds, so I'm not even sure if this is a female or male. If anyone knows, I would really appreciate any info - thanks! Taken when seven of us spent the day two days ago, 28 June 2013, at Bow Valley Provincial Park, recording all species of flora and fauna that were seen. ID from flickr member, birder74: "Looks like an inter-grade 'Audubon' X 'Myrtle' Yellow-rumped Warbler female". Thank you! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-rumped_Warbler www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/yellow-rumped_warbler/id www.flickr.com/photos/annkelliott/9176172624