We have some younger photographers who are very promising. One is Jamie Blilie. His father James sent in Jamie’s photos in April with some notes and IDs:
Here are some more photos from my son, Jamie, age 13. Shot with his Canon Powershot SX530 HS camera.This one is a little unusual: Yellow-rumped Warbler (a.k.a. Audubon’s Warbler, Setophaga coronata):
House finch (Haemorhous mexicanus):
Eastern bluebirds (Sialia sialis); these are nesting in our houses:
Cedar Waxwings (very early this year; Bombycilla cedrorum):
A small, baby Eastern Cottontail Rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus), resting under our Bleeding Heart plant (Lamprocapnos spectabilis):
Great bird pictures Jamie but the rabbit is a real beauty.
Excellent pictures! I occassionally see the Eastern bluebird around here, but not often.
This is a delightful set of pictures. You usually don’t get this close a look. Look at the colorful bluebirds! A feast for the eyes.
Wow! Great job, Jamie. I especially like the third bluebird picture, where you can really see some of the feather detail.
The warbler is a Yellow-rumped Warbler but, as it has a white throat, it belongs to the Eastern subspecies, also known as Myrtle Warbler (The western version, the one known as Audubon’s Warbler, has a tellow throat.)
Call it a yellowrump while we yet may:
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/goodbye-yellow-rump-will-we-see-a-return-to-myrtle-and-audubons-warblers/
Nice photos. The Yellow-rumped Warbler is also know as “butterbutt. 🙂
Great pictures…however the Yellow-rumped Warbler is a Myrtle, not an Audubon. Myrtles have more white on their throat and around the head area. Both types are real beauties.
Oops…Eric already caught that~~
“I was the shadow of the waxwing slain
bye the false azure of the window pane.”
Source, please?
All the photos are wonderful. I think that a textile designer could turn the photo of the cedar waxwings into a beautiful piece of cloth.
The quote is from Nabokov’s “Pale Fire“, a book I keep meaning to read. The quote turns up all over the place.
Lovely photos!
I love those birds. Good eye! The baby rabbit is too cute.
Great shots! I love the lighting in the one of the House Finch.
Jamie continues to improve and impress! Beautiful pics.
Very nice pics! So many vibrantly colored birds in your area. We don’t have so many colorful birds around us.
Love the Butterbutt. That should become the offical name.
Stunning pictures Jamie! Well done.