Common Yellowthroat
This is one of my favorite local birds, a Common Yellowthroat. Very common, year round resident of So. California, it prefers water side reeds and other plants. Usually a notorious skulker, during mating season males will act much different. They seek a prominent, exposed position and will sing and trill marking their territory and attempting to lure a female. Often hard to expose well on sunny days because of the white facial stripe and bright yellow neck and chest, this one posed for me in the very early golden hour light of the morning.
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Country United States
State California
Location Whelan Lake Bird Sanctuary owned by the Buena Vista Audubon Society.
Gender Male
Age Adult
Activity Courtship Display/Mating, Feeding in the Wild, In or By Water, Territorial Display
- Created Timestamp03/08/2020 10:14:59
- CameraCanon EOS 7D Mark II
- Aperture11
- CreditJim Babbitt
- Copyrightall rights reserved
- Focal Length400
- Iso800
- Shutter Speed1/1250
Simply a great shot – everything so sharp and clear! You had you’re camera set-up just right for this one. What’s a skulker?
Beautiful photo!