Why?

Why? Pure anthropomorphism of course (and proud of it!). No, not really. But if a bird could frame the question, this one certainly is. This specimen was part of the flood of Yellow-rumped Warblers on their way south the second half of last week. For days they were everywhere within a mile of the coast. I am headed for Cape May, New Jersey, and the Autumn Bird Show the end of the month. I generally catch the height of the Yellow-rumped migration there…but it looks like it might have passed early this year. Time will tell. Yesterday, after a day of rain, the wind set in from the south-west, and there were no Yellow-rumps in the trees along the Bridle Path. Why indeed! 🙂

Sony HX400V at 1200mm equivalent field of view. Cropped slightly. ISO 400 @ 1/640th @ f6.3. -1/3 EV exposure compensation. Processed in Lightroom on my Surface Pro 3 tablet.