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24-MAR-2008 Will Rountree

_MG_1849_NParula_11x100.jpg

Quintana Neotropis Bird Sanctuary view map

"Size: 11-12 cm (4-5 in)"
"Often described as “tiny,” “dainty,” or “delicate,” the Northern Parula (pronounced PAR-a-la or PAR-ya-la) is one of North America’s smallest wood-warblers. Originally named Finch Creeper by Mark Catesby and Blue Yellow Back Warbler by J. J. Audubon and Alexander Wilson, this handsome blue-gray, yellow, and white bird can be found breeding throughout the eastern half of the United States and in southern Canada from Manitoba to the Maritime Provinces. It winters primarily in eastern Mexico and on islands of the West Indies."

http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/215/articles/introduction

Canon EOS 30D ,Canon EF 300mm f/4L IS USM
1/250s f/11.0 at 420.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Guest 15-Aug-2010 12:15
Very nice capture of this Northern Parula. Texas must have some interesting "brush" for these guys to hunt insects in. Closest looking bush up here might be a Hawthorn, which I find in West Va. This is one of the best photos I've seen of a Northern Parula. DonC