Juvenile Common Yellowthroat

Juvenile Common Yellowthroat

I saw movement but it took my eyes a few minutes to spot this little songbird staring back at me.

Juvenile Common Yellowthroat
Juvenile Common Yellowthroat

The Merlin Bird ID app tells me this is a Common Yellowthroat, to my eye looking a whole lot like many other young or female warblers.

Juvenile Common Yellowthroat
Juvenile Common Yellowthroat

He was on the hunt, jumping from branch to branch, checking behind these waxy leaves for bugs or worms.

Juvenile Common Yellowthroat
Juvenile Common Yellowthroat

I got a quick full body peek while he contemplated his next move, which was to zoom into the heights of this tree.

Juvenile Common Yellowthroat
Juvenile Common Yellowthroat

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