WHOSE PHOTOS HAVE I TAKEN?

1)  Bird one…maybe he best of the photos overall. 

I am bird stymied. A double whammy, mind you…two different birds (or maybe both members of the same species, for all I know) that appeared at my window late yesterday, maybe ten minutes apart, when the light was almost gone—neither of which do I feel certain of correctly identifying. Vireo? Warbler? Two species? One? Male? Female? Immature? Adult? Summer plumage? Fall cloak? 

I have plenty of questions and no firm answers. 

2)  Bird two…the only usable shot of this bird of the lot.

I did manage quick shots of both birds—and yes, I know the shots are of wretched quality. The light was really low and I was afraid there wasn't time enough to change the ISO settings on the camera—so I shot with my usual 200 setting. Obviously, the images are seriously underexposed. 

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After uploading the images, I looked through various field guides and a number of online images…but the more I looked, the more confused and uncertain I became. They were both small birds, though bird two was smaller than bird one. 

Below is the one of the straight–out-of-the-camera images I had to work with, just so you can see the degree of underexposure. 

4) The is a typical underexposed shot—way too dark to be usable.

I've manipulated and tweaked the recorded images to the best of my very limited post-production technical skills and possibly the software I possess—though whining about a software upgrade is just an excuse; I dopubtless couldn't do an iota better if I owned the full version of PhotoShop and a dozen plugs-ins, incompetence rather than equipment being the limiting factor.

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Not only was the light low, but the bird which appears in photos 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6, was under the dense canopy of my canna lilies, and in shadows which added an overall green cast to what little light there was. I've tried to correct for that cast, though I'd say the bird's head and cape feathers were somewhat more golden than in my images.  

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My best guess for bird number two is a female Northern Parula. Bird number one might be a female Prothonotary Warbler. If you can figure out whose portraits I've take—albeit badly—whether I'm wrong (the smart money bet) or right (a miracle!) I'd appreciate your input and help.   

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