After the high point on Saturday afternoon, warbler activity has returned pretty much to normal at Magee Marsh where I am working the Biggest Week in American Birding Festival, so getting new species has been difficult…and many of the nesting species have yet to arrive. There are no Prothonotarys yet, and no American Redstarts. This is strange, but hopefully they will show up before next Sunday.

This is a Chestnut-sided Warbler, on of the most abundant along the boardwalk right now, and certainly on of the most cooperative. They feed at eye-level and have no fear of humans, so they will land on a branch a few feet from your head…often too close for photography. Lots of fun.

Canon SX50HS. Program with iContrast and Auto Shadow Control. -1/3EV exposure compensation. 1200mm equivalent field of view. Processed in Lightroom for intensity, clarity, and sharpness.