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prothonotary warbler

Protonotaria citrea

Photo by SusanEllison
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Description:

warbler is filling up with insects migrating thru high island going north.
The Prothonotary Warbler is 13 centimetres (5.1 in) long and weighs 12.5 grams (0.44 oz). It has an olive back with blue-grey wings and tail, yellow underparts, a relatively long pointed bill and black legs. The adult male has a bright orange-yellow head; females and immature birds are duller and have a yellow head. In flight from below, the short, wide tail has a distinctive two-toned pattern that is white at the base and dark at the tip

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Beautiful, especially the first one.

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