When I am lucky enough to spot warblers, it is usually in the spring and autumn, when they are migrating through Northern Virginia where I live. One exception is the Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) that stays here for much of the winter.
I was delighted to get a glimpse of this Yellow-rumped Warbler on Wednesday at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge and even more thrilled that I was able to capture a couple of shots of the handsome little bird. The warbler was feverishly foraging and was rather hyperactive. The challenge for me and my camera was to acquire the subject in my viewfinder as soon as I saw it and then to accurately focus on it before it flew to a new perch.
On this day, I more or less met the challenge with this warbler, but like all other wildlife photographers, I have plenty of stories of “the one that got away.”
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Mike Powell 
Beautiful bird, Mike!
Thanks, Mitzy. The yellow markings really seem to stand out in the winter, when there are so few bright colors.