Cetti's Warbler, Cettia cetti

[KevinA]

This has to be one of the most frustrating birds I've photographed. Their song is explosive and very loud, so no problem finding them, but... they skulk in the undergrowth, sing, then move along their territory, all the while hiding, and then start singing again. Early morning is the time to catch them as they sometimes come out of cover for a few seconds before moving on again. A bit of a rarity in my area.
From Wikipedia 'Cetti's warbler /ˈtʃɛti/ (Cettia cetti) is a small, brown bush-warbler which breeds in southern and central Europe, northwest Africa and the east Palearctic as far as Afghanistan and northwest Pakistan. The sexes are alike. The bird is named after the 18th century Italian zoologist, Francesco Cetti. This species is very difficult to see because of its skulking habits'

Cetti's Warbler, Cettia cetti

Cetti's Warbler, Cettia cetti

Cetti's Warbler, Cettia cetti

 

[AlanLichty]

Cute little birds and some really nice portraits of them.

 

[JimFox]

Well done Kevin!

Birds like this are really frustrating. The camera can often AF on them fine, but all of the branches in the way for me mess up the image. So I like that you got these nice clean images of this musical bird!

 

[Trent Watts]

Patience does pay off. You nailed these shots.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Great images, Kevin. These remind me of ovenbirds here in the US. They skulk along the ground and thus are difficult to photograph.