It took me several attempts to get decent photos of the little gray, yellow and chestnut colored birds that flit around quickly in the tops of trees.
Fast-forward to July, and it seems these birds that were once hard for me to find are now, dare I say, stalking me?
I’ve seen them in my backyard. I’ve seen them in my front yard. I even came across some at the UCF Arboretum.
But it’s a good problem to have. I love watching them, and it is always a nice challenge to try to get pictures of them as they jump from branch to branch. Here are a few images of my latest encounters with Northern Parulas/
A pair of young Northern Parulas hang out in my backyard in July 2023.
An immature Northern Parula visits my backyard in July 2023.
A Northern Parula gives me a quizzical look in my front yard in July 2023. Are these birds stalking me?
A male Northern Parula in my front yard in July 2023. Note the chestnut colored band on the neck – that’s the sign this is a male.
Northern Parulas, like this one at the UCF Arboretum in July 2023, are fun to watch as they quickly move about branches of trees.
With their gray and yellow colorings, Northern Parulas – like this one at UCF Arboretum in July 2023 – blend in well.
An immature female Northern Parula tries to hide on a branch of a tree at the UCF Arboretum in July 2023.
On a trip to the wildlife preserve, I came across some old favorites as well as three new-to-me birds: A female American Redstart, an Eastern Phoebe and a Least Flycatcher.
It was typical 2024 Florida winter weather when I visited Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, Jan. 27. It was sunny, then cloudy, then rainy, then cloudy, then sunny, etc. Rinse and repeat, as they say.
