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Rufous-capped warbler        Images © Mark A. Chappell

These lovely and rather confiding little warblers are fairly common in Central America.   These individuals were nesting -- which I did not realize until the female ducked into a small hole in the leaf litter less than two meters from my feet (the shadowed opening of the nest cavity is visible behind the bird at upper left).   I took the photos near Cerro Azul, Panama.

  • Canon 30D, 500 mm IS lens with 1.4X converter and extension tubes, fill-in flash (2006)