Gold Reward
The yellowthroats weren’t staying still for very long, so even if I got a clear view of one I had to move quickly. This male flew into the middle of the cattails, not up so high as to draw the ire of the blackbirds, but only stayed for a few seconds. His eye was obscured by the cattail in front nearly the entire time, but he stuck his head out far enough for me to get one picture before he flew off.
My favorite picture of the day.
Tags: birds, common yellowthroat, Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington