Day 165: Blackburnian Warbler

Blackburnian Warblers are beautiful birds. Males have a neon orange throat that stands out in stark contrast to the greens and browns of tree canopies. We saw so many Blackburnian Warblers during our recent visits to western Maryland, particularly at the New Germany State Park (a beautiful spot if you ever have a chance to visit). Like many other warblers we try to photograph, the Blackburnian Warblers would NOT sit still. They enjoy flitting around branch to branch looking for bugs, making it very difficult for us to snap a well composed photo. These photos aren't wonderful, but they're the best that we could do after much sweating, huffing, puffing, and whining on my part - so I'm still proud of them!