Yellow warbler in Canada Apr 20, 2025

Yellow warbler—featured in today"s image—is a tiny songbird that brightens the landscape with its vibrant colour. Hopping from branch to branch, it spends its days feasting on insects like caterpillars and beetles. These birds thrive in wetlands, woodlands and gardens, making their homes in shrubs and small trees. During the breeding season, males turn into tireless singers, hoping to win a mate with their sweet tunes. When it"s time to nest, females carefully weave small cup-shaped homes from grass, plant fibres and feathers, ensuring a cosy spot for their eggs. But here"s something impressive—yellow warblers won"t tolerate freeloaders. If a brown-headed cowbird sneaks an egg into their nest, these clever birds simply build a new layer over it, protecting their own offspring. As summer ends, they embark on a journey south to Central and South America, spending the colder months basking in warmer climates before returning.

© mirceax/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Apr 20, 2024Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Oct 6, 2023Taughannock Falls State Park, New York, USA
Oct 19, 2023Castell y Gwynt, Snowdonia, Wales, United Kingdom
Apr 6, 2024Himeji Castle, Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Mar 17, 2024St. Finians Bay, County Kerry, Ireland
Jul 6, 2025Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in Death Valley National Park, United States
Sep 22, 2024Buttermere, Lake District National Park, England, United Kingdom
Jun 7, 2024Family of humpback whales, Dutch Harbour, Alaska
Dec 9, 2025Guanaco, Argentina
Mar 21, 2024Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda
Apr 12, 2024Arches National Park, Utah, USA
Oct 5, 2025Boreal owl
May 25, 2024Aït Benhaddou, Morocco
Nov 25, 2025Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
Jul 28, 2024Skåne County, Sweden
Jun 26, 2024Banggai cardinalfish
Oct 18, 2024Central Park, New York, United States
May 9, 2025Common chameleon
Dec 12, 2025Spotted poinsettia
Jan 29, 2026Milwaukee City Hall, Wisconsin, United States
May 24, 2025Jotunheimen National Park in Norway
Apr 15, 2024Château de Chambord, France
Oct 20, 2023Pygmy three-toed sloth
Apr 21, 2025Joshua trees under the Milky Way, California, United States
Jun 23, 2025Elbe river in Dresden, Saxony, Germany
May 19, 2025Mount Hamilton, San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
Sep 28, 2025Town of Pienza in Tuscany, Italy
Dec 2, 2025Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, United States
Apr 13, 2025Wat Tang Sai Temple, Thailand
May 12, 2025An iris garden in Tokyo, Japan
Sep 1, 2024River Thames, England, United Kingdom