One thing I love about fall migration is that occasionally, you run across a youngster who is completely unafraid of humans. This little Magnolia Warbler was feeding on insects on Central Park's goldenrod, less than six feet away from me! 💛❤️💛 #Magnolia #CentralPark #birding

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Great collection! I love my occasional visits from the Brown Thrasher. Saw this post yesterday. 1000 songs!

One thing I love about fall migration is that occasionally, you run across a youngster who is completely unafraid of humans. This little Magnolia Warbler was feeding on insects on Central Park's goldenrod, less than six feet away from me! 💛❤️💛 #Magnolia #CentralPark #birding

Usually Brown Thrashers are furtive, elusive creatures and very difficult to photograph. But today, I got the best look at one I've ever had in Central Park. Beautiful bird that's capable of singing over 1,000 songs! 🎵🎵🎵 #Thrasher #CentralPark #birding

🚨🚨🚨 Ducks on a branch! 🚨🚨🚨

Under-appreciate because we seldom see them I suspect we often give credit to an unseen mockingbird when it's a thrasher is holding forth is a bush

Usually Brown Thrashers are furtive, elusive creatures and very difficult to photograph. But today, I got the best look at one I've ever had in Central Park. Beautiful bird that's capable of singing over 1,000 songs! 🎵🎵🎵 #Thrasher #CentralPark #birding

Look up in the sky, its Superbird

🎉🎉🎉 omg, I may never get a better shot of a Northern Flicker in flight! I spotted this beauty on a Central Park tree trunk this morning, and it was kind enough to fly right at me! ❤️💛🖤 #Flicker #CentralPark #birding

🎉🎉🎉 omg, I may never get a better shot of a Northern Flicker in flight! I spotted this beauty on a Central Park tree trunk this morning, and it was kind enough to fly right at me! ❤️💛🖤 #Flicker #CentralPark #birding

I just love Black and White Warblers--they're strikingly beautiful and they don't try to hide! I spotted this one nabbing insects in Central Park on its long journey south. 🖤🤍🖤 #Warblers #CentralPark #birding

I just love Black and White Warblers--they're strikingly beautiful and they don't try to hide! I spotted this one nabbing insects in Central Park on its long journey south. 🖤🤍🖤 #Warblers #CentralPark #birding

Thrilled to get an excellent look at a beautiful Prairie Warbler this week. This Central Park visitor is getting refueled for its long journey to the Caribbean! Safe travels, little one. 🥰💛🥰 #Warblers #CentralPark #birding

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Thrilled to get an excellent look at a beautiful Prairie Warbler this week. This Central Park visitor is getting refueled for its long journey to the Caribbean! Safe travels, little one. 🥰💛🥰 #Warblers #CentralPark #birding

I love it, they're so cute and beautiful and funny and cheerful Also highly adaptable I've long heard about them surviving in NYC by nesting in cavities in buildings out of the weather They can take a lot of cold if the air is still

I checked up on our Central Park Budgie this morning. I'm happy to report she's doing well and seems to be learning a lot by hanging out with House Sparrows. Amazing that she knows how to survive out here after spending her life in a cage. #Budgie #CentralPark #birding

I spent quite some time observing this Red-tailed Hawk in Central Park this morning. I particularly like the attitude it brought to this pose! 🥰🥰🥰 #Hawks #CentralPark #birding

A handsome Common Yellowthroat didn't mind being in a prickly situation in Central Park's Conservatory Garden (in what we called a pricker bush as kids). You can see a hint of the black eye shadow that's much more pronounced in breeding season. 💛💛💛 #CentralPark #birding

I spotted not one, but two Wood Ducks perched on Duck Island (figures!) in the Harlem Meer this morning! I've never seen them on a branch like this. ❤️💚💙 #WoodDuck #CentralPark #birding

Every day I can capture a hummingbird is a good day! A Ruby-throated Hummingbird taking dead aim in Central Park's Conservatory Garden. 🥰🥰🥰 #hummingbirds #CentralPark #birding

While I was captivated by a Northern Flicker, look who popped up right next to me--a gorgeous Wilson's Warbler! We stared at each other for just a moment before he flitted away. 🥰🥰🥰 #Wilsons #CentralPark #birding

🎉🎉🎉 Captured one of my favorite birds in flight this morning in Central Park. You can only really see the Northern Flicker's yellow-shafted feathers in flight! Just spectacular! 💛❤️💛 #Flicker #CentralPark #birding

The Ruby-throated Hummingbirds were battling for space in Central Park's Conservatory Garden today. Able to beat their wings 200x second, these hummingbirds can stop, hover, and reverse in an instant. So fun to try to photograph! 💚💙💚 #Hummingbirds #CentralPark #birding

OK, all you pantaloon fans, check out the legs on this stunning Red-tailed Hawk! Spotted atop a lamppost in Central Park this morning. 👖👖👖 #Hawks #CentralPark #birding

🎉🎉🎉 Just when I headed home as the rain got heavier, I spotted this beautiful Black-throated Blue warbler flitting through the underbrush. And it was kind enough to pose for just a moment! 💙🖤💙 #Warblers #CentralPark #birding

A rare shot of a bird in flight where you can see its shadow! A fellow birder apologized for spooking this Great Blue Heron this morning on the duckweed-covered Central Park Pool. No worries! It allowed me to get this amazing shot. 🥰🥰🥰 #Herons #CentralPark #birding

Spotted a very fashionable Solitary Sandpiper in Central Park as it flashed its new fall outfit--don't you ❤️❤️❤️ all the polka dots? 🍁🍁🍁 #Sandpiper #CentralPark #birdcpp

Yesss! Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have finally returned to Central Park's Conservatory Garden. I spotted this one feasting on Scarlet Sage. 💚💜❤️ #Hummingbirds #CentralPark #birding

Wowza! A young Red-tailed Hawk swooped low past me and settled on a nearby branch this morning, allowing me to capture it in beautiful light! 🎉🎉🎉 #Hawks #CentralPark #birding

Spotted quite a few Common Yellowthroats early this morning in Central Park, including this cute little female fence-sitting along the Harlem Meer! 🥰🥰🥰 #Warblers #CentralPark #birding

I'm happy to report Central Park's Budgie is alive and well, and enjoys foraging with House Sparrows on a nice fenced-in lawn! I just love the color of her tail! 💙💚💛 #Budgie #CentralPark #birding

Typically, warblers are very challenging subjects--constant movement in dense foliage. But occasionally, one comes along and poses beautifully for you! Take this Common Yellowthroat in Central Park's Conservatory Garden, for example! Perfection! 😍😍😍 #CentralPark #birding #warblers

I was thrilled to spot a Ruby-throated Hummingbird enjoying the salvia in Central Park's Shakespeare Garden. I just love the color combination! 💚💙💚 #Hummingbirds #CentralPark #birding

😂😂😂Yeah, I caught a rat. So what? A Red-tailed Hawk spotted in Central Park's Ramble. 🐀🐀🐀 #Hawks #CentralPark #birding

I finally caught up with Central Park's famous Budgie this morning! It was busy foraging for breakfast with a small flock of House Sparrows. Native to the open grasslands of Australia, it seems very happy here! 💚💛💙 #Budgie #CentralPark #birding

Woohoo! I captured my first Broad-winged Hawk this morning, circling over Central Park's Wildflower Meadow! It's on its way south to Central or South America (map below) 🥰🥰🥰 #Hawks #CentralPark #birding

Wowza! It's been a while since I saw a Cooper's Hawk in Central Park--and one was waiting for me atop a North Meadow backstop! They always strike me as one of the fiercest-looking raptors! 😱😱😱 #Hawks #CentralPark #birding

Yes!!! Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are back in Central Park. I captured this beauty feasting on jewelweed in Tupelo Meadow. 😍😍😍 #Hummingbird #CentralPark #birding

🎉🎉🎉Woohoo! 🎉🎉🎉 I got a great look at one of my favorite warblers this morning in Central Park's Ramble--the Black-throated Blue! I love these little guys and I don't think I got a good shot of one the entire spring! 💙🖤💙 #Warblers #CentralPark #birding

These Black-crowned Night Herons are incredible fishers. I was amazed to see it nab a fish through the Duckweed near the Harlem Meer. The fish looks just as surprised! 😵😵😵 #Herons #CentralPark #birding

I spotted several Monarchs in Central Park today, including this beauty in the Conservatory Garden. While I saw some migrating birds, I thought you might enjoy this feast for the eyes! 😍😍😍 #Monarch #ConservatoryGarden #birding

I captured a stunning Steller's Jay in Colorado's Golden Gate Canyon State Park at about 9,000-foot elevation. Bold, inquisitive and loud--but not easy to photograph, at least for me. Don't you love the colors? 💙🖤💙 #Jay #Colorado #birding

Spotted a super-elegant Snowy Egret at Denver's Arsenal NWR. These birds' wispy plumage once fetched astronomical prices in the fashion industry--and were nearly hunted to extinction. Don't you 💛💛💛 the yellow feet? #Egret #ArsenalNWR #birding

🎉🎉🎉Woohoo! Spotted a Northern Flicker in our backyard in Denver--with red-shafted feathers! First time I've gotten a shot of one in flight! 😍😍😍 #Flicker #Denver #birding

Spent a morning exploring the Arsenal NWR in Denver, where they have, among other things, 300 head of Bison! I also spotted several Killdeer, including this beauty. 🥰🥰🥰 #Killdeer #ArsenalNWR #birding

I'm in Denver for a wedding and, of course, am doing some birding while I'm here. We went for a walk in City Park, and what did I spy on top of an evergreen, but a Swainson's Hawk! Swainsons are extraordinarily long-distance migrants (map below). #Swainson #Denver #Birding

I haven't seen many Red-tailed Hawks in Central Park recently, but one has been hanging out near the Harlem Meer. I captured it on a stunning morning. 😍😍😍 #Hawks #CentralPark #birding

Heavy cloud cover made it quite murky in Central Park's Loch early this morning, but I did spy a Wood Duck couple in the shadows. I hope you can see the male keeping an eye on me! 🧡💚💜 #Ducks #CentralPark #birding