identifying a black and white warbler at bass lake park, holly springs n.c.

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Usually Warblers tend to be a little shy when I’m out hiking. This one was not worried one little bit by my presence in the woods. He followed silently for several hundred feet and allowed me to photograph him without so much as a chirp of concern 🙂 Black and White Warblers are surprisingly common here in North Carolina and are easily identifiable dressed with those bold black & white stripes. Black-and-white Warblers crawl along tree trunks and thick limbs as they probe methodically between bark fibers for grubs and insects. Unlike Brown Creepers, which tend to move up a tree as they feed, or nuthatches, which typically move downward, this warbler moves in every direction. Photo by @sally_siko . . . #birdnerd #birdsofinsta #birdsofinstagram #ncwildlife #birding #birdwatching #Birdbehavior #bird #birds #warbler #ncbirding #ncbirds #ncbirdwatching #canon #canon5ds #blackandwhitewarbler #birdsofeasternunitedstates #eastcoastbirds #eastcoastbirding #hiking #nchiking #ncoutdoors #ncnature #silvercordeventphotography #silvercordphotodaily #ncwildlifephotographer #naturelovers #birdwatchingnc #northcarolinabirds

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