Warblers of Paradise Pond

I have mentioned Paradise Pond in a couple of my previous posts. I was there in the spring of 2009, and would love to return in some future spring. Here is a collection of warblers that I photographed at Paradise Pond (not including the Wilson's Warbler that I shared a few posts back).

From top to bottom, the warblers are: Blackpoll, Yellow, Northern Parula, and Tennessee.

Blackpoll Warbler

While at DGCA I had several opportunities to photograph a Blackpoll Warbler. I made the most that I could out of those opportunities, but the results were not exceptional. Like most warblers, they were quite happy to flit about faster than I could keep up, picking insects off of leaves and branches.

I secretly suspect that they mocked me as they hopped about, moving just as they heard my camera beep-beep when it acquired focus. The joke is on them, however, because the focus was usually acquired on a nearby leaf or branch, not the bird. Ha! Who is laughing now, bouncy Blackpoll?