May is an exciting time in nature in New England. Finally, after months of cold and gloomy stick season, life suddenly returns. May is peak warbler migration season and I love spending this month trying to photograph them as much as I can. They are tricky birds to photograph. The are small, often in the treetops, and rarely sit still for more than a second or two. The black and white warbler can be one of the easier species to photograph. It behaves like a creeper or nuthatch often, creeping down and up the trunks of trees. They come down to eye level more often than other warbler species. I am always looking for a good background and was happy when this black and white warbler flew into a stand of evergreens. I was happy with how this very green image captured the mood of May.
