What is it???

I had a great day in the yard today.  After a relatively slow start I started having visits from warblers… at least two Wilson’s warblers and later a Yellow warbler.  The Wilson’s warblers made repeated visits to the yard for at least an hour, at times coming to within six feet of me… far too close for my lens, which needs close to 15 feet to focus.

Wilson’s warbler… probably a juvenile male.

Male Wilson’s Warbler.

Male WIlson’s Warbler.

Later in the afternoon I received a briefer visit from a female Yellow warbler.  Since I didn’t log a Yellow warbler in the spring I was especially grateful to be able to see and photograph this one.

Female Yellow Warbler

Female Yellow Warbler

Between visits from the warblers I amused myself taking photos of some of the more common birds of the yard.

Red-Breasted Nuthatch

Chestnut-Backed Chickadee

And finally, yesterday I obtained a better photo of the oft-mentioned Eurasian Collared dove visiting the yard.

Eurasian Collared Dove

As to the first photo in this post, it’s of a male Wilson’s warbler bathing in the watercourse.