Each spring, the Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) is one of the earliest of the wood-warblers to arrive back in NY state where I lived for years.
I did not hear them sing nearly as often as I did the other members of their family, but their bright yellow color was a very welcome sight in early- to mid-April!

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On a blustery and chilly March day in the Unicoi Mountains in Tennessee, an Eastern Phoebe (a type of flycatcher) soaks up some sun rays in a sheltered spot.

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This Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) had flown into a window, but had survived. I and a child were able to move it to some grass and eventually watched it fly away!
Unfortunately, not many birds this size (10 gram weight) live through a collision with a window.

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A Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) in a flooded field on the Tennessee River. Global Big Day, May 11, 2024.
Myself and a couple of friends (including children) were treated to a very good view of this individual before it rejoined its companion on the other side of a large grassy puddle.

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in a small depression near a lake, on a calm winter morning, a whole field of these crystals were growing up from the snow. This one is about half an inch long.
Pixel 4a smartphone with homemade macro addon lens.

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