Vireo Looking At You

The White-Eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) is a small songbird measuring about 5 inches in length and about 0.4 ounces in weight. This bird is overall... more

by Morris Finkelstein

Title

Vireo Looking At You

Artist

Morris Finkelstein

Medium

Photograph

Description

The White-Eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) is a small songbird measuring about 5 inches in length and about 0.4 ounces in weight. This bird is overall grayish-olive, with yellow spectacles on a gray head, white double wing bars, white underparts, yellowish flanks, thick bill, and a very distinctive white iris. It breeds in the United States and in Central America. Many of the northern populations migrate south in the winter. Four subspecies have been described, based mostly on geographic ranges. The northern subspecies (V. g. noveboracensis) occupies most of the range, and is larger and brighter than the three other subspecies. This species forages in thick foliage for insects, mostly caterpillars, gleaned from leaves and vines, but sometimes supplements its diet with berries.

This solitary adult White-Eyed Vireo foraging in dense vines alongside woods was photographed in the Jared Elliott Preserve in Guilford, Connecticut, on 4-22-2017. Local birders mentioned that the same bird has been returning to this location for several years. I used a Nikon D810 camera body and a Nikon 500mm f/4.0 VR2 lens to capture this image.

I am honored that my photograph was featured in the following Fine Art America groups:
FAA Portraits - Birds, 4-27-2017
Poetic Poultry, 4-27-2017
Wild Birds Of The World, 4-27-2017
All Natural Beauty Of This World, 5-1-2017
Animals Photos Only, 5-8-2017
Birds In Focus, 5-16-2017
10 Plus, 5-21-2017
FAA Portrait Gallery, 8-14-2017
Visions Of Spring - Glances Of Summer, 3-24-2021

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April 25th, 2017