Friday, October 9, 2009

Signs of Autumn in south Florida... Bird Migration

A male Scarlet Tanager in non-breeding plumage appeared yesterday, in our own backyard.
(on his way from North America to South America)

So did this male Black-Throated Blue Warbler.
(on his way to the Caribbean)

Here's and unidentified warbler tipping over for beautyberries...
 (warbler section of the bird id book is overwhelming for a new birder)

Seems they enjoyed  every last berry!

and, yes, I know, the pics aren't as clear as I would like them...
but it was so intriguing to catch these birds passing through,
I couldn't resist.

Hope your signs of autumn are showing, too.

1 comments:

Sharon said...

Very good birding! Thanks for sharing these great photos!