Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Warblers, any of the Warbler species. This male #CommonYellowthroat landed high above me in a tree along the trail. Love his bandit mask! (Concord, MA - 6/30/26) 🤩💛🖤 #birds #birding #nature #FlyDay #ECK #birdphotography #OM-1 #Massachusetts @robcrank68.bsky.social

A male Common Yellowthroat with a striking, black "bandit" face mask across his eyes and cheeks, a bright yellow throat and chest, olive-brown upperparts, and a thin whitish border line above the black mask. This small warbler landed high up on a brown branch of a tree along the walking trail. There were more brown branches, green leaves, and blue sky in the background. Seen at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Concord, Massachusetts.
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A male Common Yellowthroat with a striking, black "bandit" face mask across his eyes and cheeks, a bright yellow throat and chest, olive-brown upperparts, and a thin whitish border line above the black mask. This small warbler landed high up on a brown branch of a tree along the walking trail. There were more brown branches, green leaves, and blue sky in the background. Seen at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Concord, Massachusetts.

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jrock52.bsky.social · 1 · 1d ago
A lovely little creature 💕
Jan Casavant · 1 · 1d ago
They are! Another one of my "favorites" 😉
Paul ward · 1 · 1d ago
Lovely photo. I remember when one of those popped up in the U.K. created a major twitch to see it!!
Jan Casavant · 0 · 23h ago
Thank you Paul! That must have been exciting! I love when ours show up in the spring. I spend far too much time looking for them when I hear them singing along the trails! 😁🎶
Rob Crank Photography · 1 · 1d ago
Beautiful capture Jan.
Jan Casavant · 1 · 1d ago
Thank you Rob! 😊