The Prothonotary Warbler
Hi all,
It is my privilege to be able to share with you some pictures I took this afternoon of a very special warbler. This is the Prothonotary Warbler. It is probably so named due to the fact that a special order of clergy in the Catholic Church (the church's lawyers) used to don similar colours.
This is a more Southern species which prefers deep dark swamps where it's colours can really show. We in New York City are lucky enough to get treated to a few individuals of this species on a yearly basis for only a few weeks in the spring and sometimes even a visitor or two in the fall.
This is my favourite Wood Warbler because as I like to describe it, this is a little ball of sunshine with pewter armoured wings. It reminds me of an Angel. Just amazing!
Please click on the link to see the images in full size and clarity. They aren't as sharp on the links below.
 Prothonotary Warbler by César, on Flickr
 Prothonotary Warbler by César, on Flickr
 Prothonotary Warbler by César, on Flickr
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"We must not look at goblin men,
We must not buy their fruits:
Who knows upon what soil they fed
Their hungry thirsty roots?"
Goblin Market
by Christina Georgina Rossetti
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