#Blue Throat Bird

[andramariestudio]

Birbfest 2024 Day 6: Blue Throat Bird

I really like this style I might do the rest of the birds like this.

[harkthorn]

Ohtori timeline cleanser. Take a moment, enjoy some banana.

[alonglistofbirds]

[1511/10977] Blue-throated Motmot - Aspatha gularis

Order: Coraciiformes Family: Momotidae (motmots)

Photo credit: Stefan Hirsch via Macaulay Library

[introvertedswimmer]

Black-throated Blue Warbler

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Blue-throated Mountain-gem

Photo: Grigory Heaton

"The largest hummingbird breeding in the United States. Its normal range north of Mexico is limited to canyons in a few mountains near the border. Where it occurs, it is usually conspicuous: bold and aggressive, it dominates other hummingbirds, chasing them away from its favored flowers or sugar-water feeders. The blue on the male's throat is not easily seen, but the flashy white tail corners are hard to miss as the bird flies swiftly past or hovers in the shadows."

- Audubon Field Guide

[todaysbird]

the black-throated blue warbler is a small passerine bird found primarily in eastern north america, wintering in the caribbean & central america. this bird is named for the male’s distinctive plumage, featuring a dark black mask that extends into a bar running along the side of the bird, and a blue upper half; females are olive-brown and yellow. they prefer deciduous & mixed coniferous habitats. black- throated blue warblers prefer to nest relatively close to the ground, so their nesting grounds are often open expanses of forest. they feed mainly on insects, such as caterpillars and spiders, but supplement their diet with fruits, berries and seeds.

[snailtongue]

[ID: A pair of blue-throated macaws perched on a pale branch and using their beaks to crack into nuts. The first photo shows both macaws, and the second photo is a closeup of only one.] via

[ostdrossel]

So there are

native sparrows migrating through my yard, namely White-throated, and I have seen and heard them and tried to get pictures. Cam on the ground. Here is my best effort, they are very skittish and camera shy, and other beings are also interested in the offerings. And a nice Blue Jay. Juncos are here, but activity is still low.

[birdblues]

Black-throated Blue Warbler

[brooklynbridgebirds]

Female Black-throated Blue Warbler Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1

[proton-wobbler]

Warbler Showdown Finale: Bracket 1

Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca)

IUCN Rating: Least Concern

Range: breeds in the New England, Appalachia, and the Easter providences of Canada. Overwinters in the northern Andes, heavily concentrated in Peru, Ecuador and Columbia.

Habitat: coniferous or mixed forests, though during migration they can be found in any wooded area.

Subspecies: none

Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens)

IUCN Rating: Least Concern

Range: prefers the Appalachian mountains when in the eastern states, otherwise breeding in southeast Canada or New England. Overwinters in the Greater Antilles, as well as the Bahamas and along the Caribbean coast of the Yucatan, Belize, and Honduras.

Habitat: interior forests of undisturbed hardwood and mixed deciduous-coniferous trees.

Subspecies: 2

Image Sources: Blackburnian (Kyle Tansley); BTBW (Matt Zuro)

[harkthorn]

'Tori playing with a piece of walnut shell

[southernsnowdogs]

Love him 💙

[alonglistofbirds]

[1516/10977] Blue-throated Starfrontlet - Coeligena helianthea

Top photo - male, bottom photo - female

Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae Subfamily: Lesbiinae

Photo credit: Jacob Drucker / Shailesh Pinto

[kofee-o]

Character sheet commission for @bludraku !

[crifket]

Black-throated Blue Warbler, Prairie Warbler, and Yellow-rumped Warbler