DAILY PICS VOL. 262

Margaret, I was using my Canon XTi with the 70-300mm lens.
Nanny, your Blue Jays are sure colorful birds. Cute wp photo too!!
GP beautiful one of the dove. The hawk, tv, and the colorful cardinals and buntings-great variety.
Burd, glad you can enjoy the goldfinches. Cute chickadee and sparrow too. Wow, that's a big flock of starlings!
Tiger, congrats on that gorgeous photo of the kinglet!
Margaret, that wagtail just wanted some equal time with your camera!


How about more of our White Pelicans that I caught on Thanksgiving..

Sac, sorry, we posted at the same time. Your bluebirds look quite happy with your log feeder. Cute one of the flicker too!

Another one of the pelicans.

One more.

I took this photo through a thick glass on the front door, but the Mockingbird sure was enjoying it morning bath.

Then came the House Finch.

Thanks, duc. I have been dissapointed so far on the numbers of birds here this winter season. However, a short while ago I did see five Painted Buntings at one time, which is the most I have seen so far this season. Three can be seen here.

Another one..

Cute GP! Please show them the map so they can start my way!!

Who wouldn't love a bath in that adorable birdbath? Awesome pics of the Pelicans.

I,m really not liking Squirrel's today. lol They are testing my wits and broke one of my feeder's making it useless, they figured out that if a couple of them go to the end of this one branch, their weight bends the limb enough for a good jump to the feeding station. What little pains. New strategy is in the work's on my end. lol

TigerLil-- Kinglets, I can't even get them to sit for a 1/4 second,
must be the coffee:-)
(bad pic, but the best so far)



everyone take a bow, wow great photography.

Oh but look at that crown!!!!

Nice one dirt!!

Great photos everyone!!

Yes, nice one Dirt!!

I think these are House Finches gobbling up the berries.

Another one.

This one was here again with berries all over his mouth.

Just one more.

This Bald Eagle was sat on this limb for at least 35 minutes before it finally took off.

This Mockingbird looked pretty in the sun. I'm amazed they'll allow me to get so close when they're on lower branches. In this case the bird was on the top of the tree watching me.

A pretty White-crowned Sparrow.

that is just not fair duc!! lol

Oh duc the photos are beautiful! Your so lucky to have such a good variety!

A cold weather combined with a couple of snow showers brought in some birds today. One was this Northern Flicker at the suet feeder this morning!

A young male bluebird waits his turn at the meal worm feeder this morning.

The last leaf at the top of the pear tree.

Dave, I am so happy to have some BB's in our back yard. They just brighten the place every morning. I can hardly wait until nesting season.

Some Canadas on one of the ponds.

WOW, I've been in Austin, Tx for the week of Thanksgiving and you all covered me up.

SO many great photos.

nanny_56, love the C wren.

jec6 - that hawk of awesome.

ducbucln - I'm still on the look-out for a turkey vulture.

tigerlily - your male Downy is sweet looking.

dellrose - I'd had a few Goldfinches re-appear, too.

gardenpom - male and female Cardinals are regulars at my feeders.

Burd_Fotos - I have House Sparrows everywhere.

MargaretK - nice wagtail, I've never seen one before.

sacarvounis - My bluejays are not as skittish as yours

Hack

And:

dirt_in_ozone7b - that kinglet looks nice to me.

ducbucln - I have lots of House Finches at my feeders.

2dCousinDave - as always, you BB are striking.

reddirtretiree - I see lots of Canadas, too.

I got to break out the camera and add to this great thread.

Hack

Nanny, glad you're seeing the flickers at your suet feeder. How far from your home is your feeder? Maybe that's why my flickers won't come to mine-because it's pretty close.
Dave, picture perfect bluebirds. Nice job.
Reddirt, cute geese!

Finally caught one of the Ruby crowned Kinglet! There were a few here early this morning and I must have taken at least a hundred photos-most went into never never land!

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This little Lesser Goldfinch was getting a drink of water in the garden.

This Scrub Jay seems to enjoy the suet feeder.

We've seen lots of Black Phoebes here, but they seem to prefer being by themselves when searching for food.

ducbucln, the variey of birds you see makes me envious. Great photos.

Your Lesser GF has a black cap. Is that what separates Lesser from American? I've been wondering about that.

Hack

Starling on a rainy day.

Group which consists of 3 Grackles, a Starling and Cowbird.

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Gee duc, not sure but I would guess maybe in the 35 ft. range from the house. Not really to far since I can easily photograph it. But they do seem to be shy and if they see movement they are gone! They typically only come to it when it is really cold and the last 2 mornings we have been down into the 20's. Same is predicted for tonight...23 right now.

Our male Red-bellied Woodpecker again

This mornings cold temps brought more visitors...like this Cooper's Hawk!

Great Photo's Everyone! Thinking I got the Squirrel situation under control (yeah right), only had time to fill feeders today and get 2 shots. A Red-breasted Nuthatch showed me the suet log was nearly empty, I went outside and he was sitting on top of the suet log, walked to my truck he didn't budge but kept looking at me (ok) so far, went out front and grabbed the mail (couple minutes) went to go back in the house and he's still there just looking at me and not feeding (wondering if he got stuck or something) slowly walked up to the log (still not moving just looking) I,m only 2 feet away, and as any one would do I started to ask questions, looked at the suet log and seen all the wholes were near dry. Yup that's my story and I,m sticking to it. lol

Downy first to get the fresh suet.

Cooper's Hawk hunting

LOL Burd! I can't imagine my little red-breasted nuthatch sitting still for ANY amount of time. I haven't seen her at the suet at all though, she's hooked on the peanuts.

Duc, do you live right on the lake? I'm wondering if the water is what draws all those birds into the area.

Congrats on the flicker nanny. I haven't seen one in ages.

super cold and dreary here. After such a warm November, December has brought us back to reality.
Here's a Brown Creeper… and yes, that's SNOW.