I found some time this evening to work on several photos I took in June and July of a Warbling Vireo on the nest. I’ve added them to the Backyard BirdCam Photo Gallery.
I found this vireo nest on June 18 while tracking the call of a Warbling Vireo at Lake Hefner (Oklahoma City). These vireos are common around the lake and they sing their hearts out even in hot weather. While the tree the bird is singing from is quite easy to determine, finding the bird as it hides behinds leaves so I can photograph it is quite a challenge for me. So I was very excited and surprised to find one sitting on the nest – singing! I had never seen one before on a nest — the nest didn’t seem much larger than a hummer nest — and this gave me my first opportunity to watch their nesting process. I visited several times during the next month and on July 8 saw a nestling peeking out above the rim of the nest. The very next day, two young birds fledged! The Warbling Vireo – nest page on the photo gallery includes photos of these three stages.
I’ve also updated the Wild Turkey page on my photo gallery. I was pleased with a photo of a male turkey I took July 27 at the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge in Lawton. The bird was one of several that were walking across a field — uncharacteristically out in the open. I can’t count the number of turkey photos I’ve taken of the birds’ behinds heading into the woods!
It’s always fun to update the Photo Gallery… it makes all the shooting, editing, cropping, and deleting all the throw-away shots, worthwhile. Nice to accomplish something!
Thanks for visiting. I hope you stop by again soon and stay in touch!
Pat
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