This week we are caught in a weather system with constant gray skies and rain, so I need a splash of color to lift my spirits, like this immature male Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) that was hiding in the lower levels of the cattails last week.
The little yellow bird was in almost constant motion and was often obscured by the stems of the underbrush, but I did manage to get a few relatively unobstructed shots when the bird poked its head into an open area. As is often the case, I also managed to get a shot as the bird flew away. Normally that means that the bird is partially out of the frame, but this time the bird flew almost straight down and I got a fun little final image.
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Mike Powell 
Marvellous shots! Glaring!
Nice shots. He looks like he’s eating well.
Yellowthroats always seem so round to me (“stocky” seems to be the word that my identification book uses). I really love the way that they look.
Beautiful picture and great capture. We have lots of little warbler things in the bushes in the garden and I hardly get a good look at them, never mind take a picture of them!
That really is a fun shot. I can almost hear the rapid-fire flutter of those little wings as it catches itself from the dropping start.
Great shot..:-)
Great photos, Mike. I wonder if you were on the receiving end of our 3 day storm that produced unrelenting dampness for several days last week.
I suspect that is so. It’s been unending drizzle, punctuated by periods of heavier rain.
As always the photos are superb and the information is great.