Northern waterthrushes are not brightly colored, but have a certain graceful charm as well as a pretty song.   I photographed these in a boggy area along the Hydro Road, near Churchill, Manitoba, Fairbanks, Alaska, and near Riverside, California.  This species closely resembles its close relative, the more southerly-breeding Louisiana waterthrush.

• Canon 10D, 1D4, or 7D2; 500 mm f4 IS + 1.4X converter or 800 mm IS + 1.4X converter, electronic flash (2003, 2011, 2015, 2019)
• Canon EOS 1v, 500 mm f4 IS + 2X converter, Elite Chrome Extra Color with electronic flash (2003)