Northern Parula Archives

Look and listen: Yep, Northern Parulas are back

Roger Simmons, March 10, 2024March 12, 2024

These colorful little warblers are here for breeding season. In recent days I have heard them around my house and at the Wetlands, but I had not been able to spot one, let alone photograph one.

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Northern Parulas seem to be everywhere I go

Roger Simmons, August 1, 2023August 5, 2023

I was so excited back in May when I was able to take my first pictures of a Northern Parula at the Orlando Wetlands. Fast-forward to July, and it seems these birds are, dare I say, stalking me?

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Pictures: Northern Parula

Roger Simmons, May 25, 2023August 11, 2023

Photos I took of some Northern Parulas, who were at Orlando Wetlands Park in May 2023.

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Take 2: Another chance at Northern Parula

Roger Simmons, May 23, 2023June 13, 2023

It took an emergency plane landing (really!), but I got another chance to photograph a Northern Parula — the nemesis bird I posted about recently.

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Victory vs. little nemesis: Northern Parula

Roger Simmons, May 16, 2023June 13, 2023

I have found there are just some birds that are harder to photograph than others. I call them my nemesis birds, and the Northern Parula was one of them.