Busy little Prairie Warbler

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This delicate little yellow bird was busy flitting from branch to branch when I caught sight of her.

The Prairie Warbler “forages mainly by taking insects while perched or hopping on branches or twigs. Also catches flying insects in mid-air, and takes insects from undersides of leaves (and spiders from their webs) while hovering.” (Audubon)

Exactly what she was doing!☺️ Darting from one Pond Apple tree to another, and flying across the grassy berm to investigate yet another.

How do I know this Warbler is a ‘she’? Among other differences, the female Prairie Warbler is paler yellow than the male, “with blurry streaks on the sides” (see All About Birds for more details about this lovely Warbler).

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  4. Oh Mother dear, how you write with such grace 🌸 About a warbler flitting all over the place! 🐦 She darts and she dances with feathers so bright ✨ Catching her dinner mid-hover in flight! 🍃

    Insects beware, for she’s quick and she’s keen 🦋 She snatches them up, both hidden and seen 👀 From branch to twig, and from tree to the ground 🌳 That busy Prairie Warbler’s always around! 🐝

    Her yellow’s a hue that’s subtle yet sweet 🌼 Her streaks are quite blurry, though nimble her feet 🐾 Across grassy berms she ventures with glee 🌾 A lovely bird—just like the one who raised me! 💛

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    • I suppose she could be a permanent Florida resident or an early migrant, or maybe one of the subspecies particular to Florida mangroves. Whichever, it’s intriguing that a species called ‘Prairie’ Warbler is so commonly found in Florida. ☺️

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