Daily pics #229

a few new pictures, tree swallow

downy wp on a finch sock

Mourning dove

pelicans

red headed wp

Wonderful pics Chris! I love the Tree Swallow.

Me too, love that tree swallow Chris. Your Redheaded wp makes me smile. Since I couldn't get one that clear to share. :-)

I wish I cold have got a better shot of him. It was one of those times when you see a glimpse and stop the car, then jump out for a to get a quick shot. I also missed a great chance to get some pictures of a Least Bitterns this morning. I guess you win some and lose some.

I was unloading the dryer a while ago and heard an the unmistakable sound of a Great Crested Flycatcher. It was getting dark out, got a few bad pics. Here is one.

Beautiful photos Chris! That baby Tree Swallow is adorable and the wps are so cute. Love that attitude look on the dove. Great job!!

I have only once seen a red-headed wp. Pleased to see the photo--quite a bill. Makes are little downies look useless. although the one which hammers on the house is not.

That what I need next to come...a Red-headed Woodpecker. We have only ever seen one once in the yard and that was the first summer we were here.

So many cool pics...

I love the shot of the tree Swallow Chris.
Thanks duc, nothing but the best for the birds. ;0)

Grackles have multiply big time. They can clean out a feeder in no time.

Yellow Warbler, wanting to take a bath.

Eurasion Collared Dove.

A Gray Treefrog on one of my HB feeders in the shade bed.

Great Pic's Everyone!! :))

Love looking at all of your pics.
Had to share from AZ

Brown Thrasher

Female Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Indigo

Blue Jays

Aquane, Good to see you! Great shot of the Dove and her baby!

Wonderful pics everyone!

Here is a immature Common Grackle.

My babies are back, my babies are back! The redheaded woodpeckers were heard hard at work for the past few days. Today I was successful capture a few picts. to share. There is more than one working, but I was able to catch but this one. I'm so happy!!!

Beautiful shots everyone and Lily congrats on the return of your babies!!

No pictures, but female oriole working over the tulip tree. They are one of the birds that really like them & you would have to have the right camera & be very quick to get a photo.

Nice pix everyone. Good to see birds I don't often see.

Pretty quiet here these days. There was a pair of blue jays getting some nesting material at the base of the compost bin.

Here's one that came looking for a peanut.

Gray catbird getting ready to take a bath early evening. It did LOTS of looking around before making the plunge.

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Love all the photos this morning!!

This young oriole reminded me of a Roadrunner's stance.

Sorry Mrs. Ed, guess we posted at the same time. Love your water and the Catbird!

A juve House Finch. I watched the male bring his two fledgelings to this feeder. They refused to eat, kept begging him, but he would not feed them. After leaving a couple of times, they got the hang of things.

Marna, I love those shots of the Catbird!

Great pics guys!

Thanks pelle and duc. I have to do some work in the pond to get a spot that is a bit more shallow for the smaller birds. I see nothing smaller than house finches and house sparrows bathing there. I'd like to get the wrens, chickadees and goldfinches to partake.

These Bald Eagle's flew over our 4th of July get together. It was kool, everyone got to see them to. Funny after they flew over they split up and went diff. directions, and it was the first sunset in 5 day's, been cloudy the whole time.

Cropped, they must have been saying see ya tommorrow before they split off. lol

Can't beat eagles showing up for the 4th of July!! It rained all day here...

Burd, great shots of the eagles!

The Oriole babies have completely taken over this hummer feeder.

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These Bushtits were here bright and early this morning for their showers in the tabletop fountain. I had to get the photos through the window on the door.

This Spotted Towhee enjoys the backyard fountain every day.