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    PHOTOGRAPHY

    Mar 23, 2020 4 minutes

    Quiz! Match the warbler to its description (answer key at lower left).

    1 American Redstart

    2 Louisiana Waterthrush

    3 Ovenbird

    4 Kentucky Warbler

    A Walks Like a Chicken

    B Actively Wags Its Tail

    C Appears to Wear Goggles

    D Is Actually Orange

    For more warbler wisdom, go to audubon.org/photography.

    with their bright colors, unique patterns, and flitting movements, warblers beguile and challenge even the most seasoned bird photographers. Spring offers a rolling bonanza, with dozens of species moving through North America. When pursuing that perfectly crisp shot of a masked Common Yellowthroat or flaming Blackburnian, it’s best to conserve your energy. Warblers don’t stop moving, and your shutter won’t either.

    Grail Bird

    Cerulean Warbler

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