Black-throated Blue Warblers are gorgeous birds. As is typical with most birds, the males are the the real show-stoppers, with these boasting stark white, deep black and bright blue. The females are fairly drab by comparison, but like Wood Ducks, once you really study them, you realize they are absolutely beautiful in their subtlety.
This sketch is from photos I took from our kitchen window. We had a female Black-throated Blue moving through during spring migration a few years ago, and she exhibited the strangest behavior. She repeatedly came to eat out of the jelly feeder we had set up for Baltimore Orioles! I guess she had a sweet tooth. I’ve really been amazed at how many birds visit the jelly feeders. We expect to see Baltimore Orioles, Gray Catbirds and American Robins, but that’s just the beginning of the list.
Here are others that have visited our jelly feeders:
- Orchard Oriole
- Tufted Titmouse
- Black-capped Chickadee
- House Finch
- House Sparrow
- House Wren
- Chipmunk
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Black-throated Blue Warbler (photos below)
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