After days of rain, it was nice to get out this morning before more rain came in this afternoon. I went with a friend and his wife to an area in the next county over. It was a very isolated area and I don't think I would have gone by myself or at least would not have felt very comfortable.
As soon as the car door opened it was a symphony of bird songs. I was excited as I began to identify what was there. It was not long before what I hoped to see flew by. The number of Prothonotary Warblers were a delight to the senses.
Continuing on down a path, there was a great flurry of activity among some American Redstarts. Before long we spotted what they were upset about...a snake in the tree. A group of 5 or 6 females began displaying and alarming in the tree where the snake was. Not once did we ever see a male though.
On my way home, I did make a quick stop by my usual birding haunt and what do you know, I spotted a male Redstart!
A Yellow-throated Warbler was searching a tree and feeding a young one.
As we were leaving we spotted a White-eyed Vireo. I really like these birds with their white eye.
Like a bright spot of sunshine perched in the trees, I look forward to seeing these birds each year. Depending on the light, they can look from a bright gold to an almost orange-ish color. 
After days of rain, it was nice to get out this morning before more rain came in this afternoon. I went with a friend and his wife to an area in the next county over. It was a very isolated area and I don't think I would have gone by myself or at least would not have felt very comfortable.
Continuing on down a path, there was a great flurry of activity among some American Redstarts. Before long we spotted what they were upset about...a snake in the tree. A group of 5 or 6 females began displaying and alarming in the tree where the snake was. Not once did we ever see a male though.
On my way home, I did make a quick stop by my usual birding haunt and what do you know, I spotted a male Redstart!
A Yellow-throated Warbler was searching a tree and feeding a young one.
As we were leaving we spotted a White-eyed Vireo. I really like these birds with their white eye.
A bright splash of yellow amid a sea of green. I don't know what was going on between this bird and a Black-throated Blue Warbler but the Prothonotary chased it multiple times. If the weather holds tomorrow, I am going back to try for some better shots.
