A Galapagos Yellow Warbler Canvas Print

These Galapagos Yellow Warblers are a fairly common bird. These would show up when we had breakfast at our hotel every morning. Warblers are not endemic to the Galapagos and may be found anywhere from Alaska to Peru. The male has thin red streaks on its chest and a red cap. It is common throughout the Galapagos Islands, especially found in mangroves or manzanillo trees.

The Yellow Warbler is a small songbird with a thin pointed beak. It is mostly yellow in colour and the male has reddish streaks on his chest. The Yellow Warbler stands around 12 – 13 centimetres (5 – 6 inches) in height, has a wing-span of 16 – 20 centimetres (6 – 8 inches), and weighs approximately 9 – 11 grams (0.32 – 0.39 ounces).

The Yellow Warbler has indistinct yellow wing bars, yellow spots on its tail and black eyes which are surrounded by indistinct yellow eye rings.

I love to tell stories. About twenty years ago I had my first freelance travel article accepted by a magazine. Much to my surprise, the magazine expected photos along with words. I had not taken any during the preliminary work for my article. I drove back to the site and took the photos for the article with my little Olympus digital camera. The article was published with those very amateur photos. In time, I bought an Olympus OMD-EM5, a great camera for nature and travel photographers and discovered that I enjoyed telling stories with pictures more than I did with words. The last twenty year have been an incredibly exciting time as resources for photographers have exploded. I have been lucky enough to have some great teachers along the way...