{"id":19227,"date":"2024-05-21T06:25:14","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T10:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=19227"},"modified":"2024-05-21T06:25:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T10:25:14","slug":"biggest-week-in-american-birding-full-on-prothonotary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=19227","title":{"rendered":"Biggest Week in American Birding: Full on Prothonotary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Prothonotary Warbler: Magee Marsh Boardwalk, Crane Creek State Park, Oak Harbor, Ohio, USA, May 2024 \u2014 As I have said before, sometimes the Prothonotary Warblers are too close for comfort at Magee. It seems each year at least one pair builds a nest in one or another of the uprights that hold up the boardwalk rail. A gap tends to form between the upright and the rail where insects gather, and where woodpeckers come to get them, and, in digging them out, enlarge the gap until there is a hole big enough for a Prothonotary nest. The rangers come and put hazard tape either side of the nest to give the birds some space, but they seem totally unconcerned about the passing humans, and may, in fact, get some extra protection from their real predators by building so close to human traffic. While building the nest and feeding young they are busy within in feet of the boardwalk and often perch on the rails right in front of astonished birders and tourists. Fun! And it does not seem to any harm to the birds. OM System OM-1Mkii with M.Zuiko 100-400mmIS zoom at 800mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom bird modifications. Processed in Photomator. <\/p>\n

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