Yellow Warbler, Timber Point trail, Rachel Carson NWR, Biddeford Pool, ME

Yellow Warbler is likely one of the most abundant warblers in North America…or that is how it seems in May and June. They are so bright and so loud that they are hard to miss…and then there is their habit of climbing up on protruding branches, low or high, fully exposed, and singing in the sun. I suppose they are so obvious that one Yellow Warbler can dominate a space that might contain 30 other warblers. Maybe that is why they seem so abundant. This one was near the parking area for the Timber Point / Timber Island trail at the new Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge property south of Biddeford Pool in Maine. It is a totally classic view of a very present bird 🙂

It is a great antidote for the weather as we enter our third day of pretty constant cold rain in Southern Maine. We do need the water, but…

Nikon P900 at 2000mm equivalent field of view. 1/500th @ ISO 100 @ f6.5. Processed and cropped slightly for composition in Lightroom.