Snow does make a nice frame for a bird image as seen with this Yellow-rumped Warbler and the Bluebird below.
The sun and a little breeze knocked most of the light snow off the branches the day after the storm.
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This is another bird that flew in right over my head while I was watching the Great Blue Herons work on their nests. I’m pretty sure it is a Pine Warbler, but there are a number of similar yellow warblers making my ID iffy.
Pine Warbler
He landed on a strand of hanging Spanish Moss and gave it a couple of pokes.
Not finding anything, he flitted a little further from me,
My view wasn’t as good but he treated me to an acrobatic display.
I always have my eye out for the small birds, watching for darting  movements through the trees and undergrowth. This summer they were elusive, always hidden by leaves or behind a limb.
Now at the end of September the grasses and brush have started to thin and drop back making a shot more attainable.
This Warbler lit on a beautiful muted scene just as I was glanced that way. His coloration doesn’t quite match the samples on the identification resources.
The tree lines around Magnolia Plantation are active with small birds going about their business.
These Yellow-rumped Warblers have a chirpy song that gives you a hint where to look, but they don’t stay in one place for long and I didn’t get any good shots of the patch of yellow on their rump.
They seem oblivious to the herons, egrets and other water birds carrying on in the pond just to the edge of these trees.
This time of year before the trees leaf out is likely the best chance to photograph them.
Magnolia Plantation, Charleston, SC, 02/13/2017.
