{"id":10944,"date":"2018-05-10T06:40:55","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T10:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=10944"},"modified":"2018-05-10T06:40:55","modified_gmt":"2018-05-10T10:40:55","slug":"not-prothonopeep-prothonotary-warbler-at-nest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=10944","title":{"rendered":"Not Prothonopeep! Prothonotary Warbler at nest."},"content":{"rendered":"

Prothonotary Warbler, Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, Oak Harbor, Ohio<\/p><\/div>\n

After having some fun with the Prothonotary Warbler yesterday, here is a more classic approach. This male Prothonotary was excavating a nest hole along the boardwalk at Magee Marsh Wildlife Area on the Erie Shore in northern Ohio in the late light of yesterday evening. He was so busy he paid no attention to the humans watching him. He also inspired a Day Poem.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Prothonotary Warbler was a male,<\/p>\n

busy excavating a nest hole in a snag about<\/p>\n

4 feet from the boardwalk at Magee Marsh,<\/p>\n

well below eye-level, hopping around on<\/p>\n

the boardwalk rails and his snag within feet<\/p>\n

of the facinated humans watching him. Such<\/p>\n

aplum. Such self-assurance. Such confidence.<\/p>\n

Only a Prothonotary would dare, and of<\/p>\n

course we are delighted that he does. We<\/p>\n

are ignited that he does…so bright, so bold,<\/p>\n

so very very Prothonotary. Such a bird!<\/p>\n

Sony RX10iv at 600mm. Program mode. 1\/500th @ f4 @ ISO 1000. Processed in Polarr.<\/p>\n

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