So far at this years Biggest Week in American Birding, the warblers (grosbeaks, orioles, etc.) have stayed high in the trees. None of the eyelevel action of last year. So far. There are still lots of days to go. This Palm Warbler was a pleasant exception. It was foraging, as Palms will do, on the ground relatively close to the boradwalk, back in a deep tangle of vines and brush. Eventually it wandered out to patch of sun where I could get an open site line, and was able to get few shots before it moved on.

In the first shot it certainly seemed quite aware that I was watching it, but most of the time it was just busy grubbing up whatever food it was seeking in the leaf litter. I, of course, was trying to catch it with its head up and its eye visible.

Canon SX40HS. Program with iContrast and –1/3EV exposure compensation.  1240mm equivalent field of view (840mm optical zoom plus 1.5x digital tel-extender). f5.8 @ 1/400th and 1/500th @ ISO 250. Processed in Lightroom for intensity, clarity, and sharpness.