Flower Hill Farm: Yellow Warbler

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Monday, June 1, 2015

Singing in the Rain Yellow Warbler Welcomes June

Singing for the rain. Finally. Happy June and may moisture lighten your load.

Another sweet Yellow Warbler sings over at Flower Hill Farm Retreat

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Birds in Review Part XXI 'A Bird Parade' Yellow Warbler

The Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia) is a very pretty little passerine that enjoys gleaning our shrubs and trees for insects. My encounters with these pure yellow fellows has mostly been seeing them high up in the trees, therefore hard to get a great shot. If you see a Yellow Warbler you will know it, for it is the only warbler that is solid, bright yellow with its top and back feathers being mostly a yellow- green color. The mature male songbird is easily noted for the reddish-brown streaks on his chest. Their song is composed of sweet rapid trills . . . no doubt quite thrilling lyrics to their intended mate.

Cowbirds are truly a problem for the Yellow Warbler, though the clever yellow ones have learned of their parasitic ways and now will build a new nest atop a Cowbird egg. I have read that there could be up to six . . . nests upon nests for one Yellow Warbler pair to successfully raise their own young!

Migration is beginning and you lucky southerners may well begin seeing any number of warblers visiting your gardens soon. Thanks to All About Birds for great information, photos and recorded songs!

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Garden Bloggers Bloom Day July 2009

The Daylilies and Song Birds are the most colorful items in my gardens today. I finally had my first sighting of the Monarch Butterfly yesterday! She was a bit tattered, tired and faded. She found nourishment in Milkweed blossoms and later began laying eggs on Milkweed leaves and flowers. Today is Garden Bloggers Bloom Day around the World ... see more at Carol's May Dreams Garden.