Magee Marsh

(May 3rd) Today I went for the first time this year to Magee Marsh. I had been down here last year, but had next to no photography success. This place is famous for migrating warblers in the springtime. Warblers are great little birds, with some amazing colors and lots of species diversity. They are also some of the toughest birds to photograph - being so small, uncommon, constantly moving, and staying under the cover of trees most of the time. Spring migration is probably the best time to try and capture them, and with over a month when they'll come through the more times you try, the more success you can have. Sure enough, my first day at it posed quite challenging. This shot of a Black-throated Blue Warbler was the best I came up with.

At the end of the morning, I worked a much easier subject just to relieve some of the frustration from the warblers. These tree swallows were a lot more cooperative. The light was a bit harsh by this time though.