I have been hearing the calls of this little warbler for several weeks, but today was the first day that I got some clear shots of the male Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas).
I was fortunate that the foliage was not too dense when I initially spotted the bird and even when he moved to a second spot in the same tree, I had a relatively unobstructed view. Birders at my local marshland tell me that the male comes north before the female and that soon the females, which are not so brightly colored, will arrive.
Michael Q. Powell. All rights reserved
Mike Powell 
Quite cheeky looking bird – it looks as though it’s wearing sunglasses.
If you’re part of the jet set, you have to look the part.
Yep!
so pretty. It’s amazing how uncommonly beautiful these “common” birds are!
Thanks. You would think that the folks that assign official names could come up with something more creative than “common.”
Nothing common about your photos, they are exceptional. Love the color and detail you were able to capture.
I like the background in that first shot. It looks almost like a studio photo.
I wonder who labeled them “common” — they seem quite unusual to me. And you got the bird without sticks over its face!
I was really lucky. I was on an observation deck and a family of birders pointed out this bird and I was shocked to get an unobstructed shot (although the image you see was cropped). FYI, I was shooting with my 55-250mm zoom and not my longer lens (rain came intermittently during the morning and I can’t shoot the longer lens with one hand).