Glorious Morning

Oil on Panel - 4 x 4 inches

     I wanted to do a colorful painting, so I paired a Northern Yellow Warbler that I photographed in Beaver Creek Valley State Park, MN, this spring with Heavenly Blue Morning Glory, Ipomoea tricolor, that I planted in my yard in 2021. Blues and yellows go well together, and the background shade of violet adds to the powerhouse of hues. 

     These warblers are commonly associated with willows near sources of water, but if you’re trying to attract them to your yard with something other than willows, they also like American Hazelnut, Corylus Americana. 

     Northern Yellow Warblers’ nests are frequently parasitized by cowbirds. So, in order to prevent themselves from having to rear another species, they’ll build another nest on top of the parasitic egg. Sometimes their nests have several layers, or floors, to keep any additional cowbirds’ eggs from hatching. 

     Stay wild, my friends!

References

Devokaitis, M. (2024, Summer). Grow the Right Plants for Birds. Living Bird, 43(3), Foldout. Illustrations by Holden, C.

Pearson, T.G. (1936). Birds of America. Garden City Books.

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