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Black-throated Green Warbler


Black-throated Green Warbler
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Copyright: PETER TAMAS (sirianul) Silver Note Writer [C: 0 W: 0 N: 88] (621)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-10-05
Categories: Birds
Camera: CANON 1Ds Mark III, Canon EF 400mm f5.6L USM
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/640 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-10-16 15:32
Viewed: 825
Points: 4
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The Black-throated Green Warbler, Dendroica virens, is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.

It is 12 cm long and weighs 9 g, and has an olive-green crown, a yellow face with olive markings, a thin pointed bill, white wing bars, an olive-green back and pale underparts with black streaks on the flanks. Adult males have a black throat and upper breast; females have a pale throat and black markings on their breast.

The breeding habitat of the Black-throated Green Warbler is coniferous and mixed forests in eastern North America and western Canada and cypress swamps on the southern Atlantic coast. These birds' nests are open cups, which are usually situated close to the trunk of a tree.

These birds migrate to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and southern Florida.

Black-throated Green Warblers forage actively in vegetation, and they sometimes hover-(gleaning), or catch insects in flight-(hawking). Insects are the main constituents of these birds' diets, although berries will occasionally be consumed.

The song of this bird is a buzzed zee-zee-zee-zooo-zeet or zoo-zee-zoo-zoo-zeet. The call is a sharp tsip.
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  • lise Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 172 W: 51 N: 548] (2875)
  • [2008-10-16 19:06]

Hi Peter,
I've never had the chance to capture this beautiful warbler, thanks for sharing this one :)
Great composition with the bonus of the bug in its beak, nice sharpness and great colours.
Very well done
Lise

Hi Peter,

Great shot.
Beautiful photo of this litle bird.
Wonderful colours with excellent detail.
Good composition.

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