Daily Pics Vol. 277

Female Red-Bellied Woodpecker.

Blue Jay.

Darling Goldfinch.

Mockingbird adores the hanging birdbath.

adelbertcat - Those are some good looking gobblers!

claudcat - some many great pics. But the one that got my attention was the one showing the Chickadee on the suet feeder. I have lots of Carolina Chickadees and lots of suet feeders, containing a variety of suet. But I have never seen a Chickadee on one of the suet feeders.

hel - you asked adelbertcat if we ate our wild turkeys. I do - when I am fortunate enough to get one. They are difficult to get the drop on.

gardenpom - I liked all your photos - great captures. You said that your Mockingbird adores the hanging birdbath. I doesn't look too large to me. How often do you have to re-fill it during the summer?

Hack

I just bought the hanging bath in the last two weeks, and try to clean and fill it daily, even now , in the winter. It is on the small side...I mainly got it for the Painted Buntings, so they would feel safe and secure using a bath close to shrubbery. It has a small ceramic frog in the bottom.

Wonderful pictures everyone!! Wish I could add to the thread but its been cloudy for days and low light, plus I wasn't feeling that great for a few days. Vacation is over and back to work now, will try to contribute when the weather cooperates, whenever that is. lol

A great selection of photos.

adelbertcat, Good looking group of gobblers. It is raining here this morning and I forgot to close the chicken yard gate so I guess they and the guineas will be out running around in the rainy mud. So no pictures today. Yesterday in the little sunshine we had i went for a short drive, forgot to take my camera and of course saw 3 Bald Eagles.

Donna

Great pics GP!!

Wow they have some claws hel!

CC, your birds are cute. Good one of the dove and that House Finch looks pretty. I haven't seen a chickadee here that I recall so could you send one of yours north please. Glad you saw the red wing! Last year was my first time for seeing them at my house, although we see them everywhere else. We're over 8 inches on the rain gauge now which is wonderful for our lake and trees. Keep dry!

Hel, your turkey looks more meaty too! Love the ruffle around the neck, but those talons look pretty deadly.

GP, beautiful photo of the mocker. Love that wp, she looks so sweet. Glad you're seeing the osprey. Thought I saw one here the other day, but it's a little early for them. Love your hanging bath!

I think my birds are starting to get more used to the rain coming down. This White crowned Sparrow just wanted to get some nuts.

I'm trying to get one action shot a day and this was my best even though it's still blurry. The birds are so fast that they don't give me a chance to set up for the flight.

This Ruby crowned Kinglet had it's sights on the suet above it.

Here's a pretty Dark eyed Junco.

This little sparrow was looking to see where the rain was coming from.

Wonderful pics duc!

Love the rainy day hairdo on the first wc sparrow! The Junco and Kinglet are adorable!

Nice shots everyone...wow what a variety especially the turkey shots from the US and Aus!!

Duc...that last shot of the Sparrow is just darling and I sure would love to see a Kinglet again. I have never seen one in the yard!!

LOVE those turkey's adel!! Those Austrailian ones are neat too Hel!!

Nice variety GP...mockingbird is great!

Duc....that Juco looks sp pretty in that tree!

Hack, don't wear yourself out and make sure you all your nothing done before your start something else! LOL

Still no camera here so I am daylily shopping online.....dreaming that eventually the sun will shine again!

Not to fret, nanny, I always set a nice, easy, pace when I'm busy doing nothing. : - )

Hack

Bewick's Swan

Resin

Bewick's Swans are small swans, not much larger than a big goose - here's one together with a Mute Swan for size comparison

Resin

Their beautiful! Thanks for posting them Resin!

interesting, Resin.

Got me a card reader so I could get the few I had on there...

Mr. Cardianl at the platform

Now at the tray feeder in front of the window!

Look who was smiling down at me today :)

PC, that is special, what a beauty!!! Have you seen any Redpolls or Grosbeaks this winter?
I would like to say thanks, to everyone who post. So many great shots and interesting comments.
Black-capped Chickadee are very chatty, when I go out to fill the feeders, or change the water. They always have to go investigate, what I put in their feeders.

One of the Hairy Woodpeckers.

One of the many Mourning Doves.

The little Downy checking out, if any has seen him, where he hid his seed.

Resin - That Bewick's Swan is a pretty bird.

nanny_56 - Nice Cardinals. All I ever use is a card reader.

PanamonCreel - Let me try to ID it, is that a Barred Owl?

Hey, burn_2007 - Looks like your Mourning Dove was in a fight.


I went sat on the porch for a little while and snapped a few pics.

Chipping Sparrow feeding.

Here's a female Downy Woodpecker enjoying some suet.

Hack

I saw movement up in a oak and watched this Mourning Dove strolling down a limb.

Hack

Below, there were two more Mourning Doves feeding on the ground.

hack

Of course, I always have House Sparrows, here's a male throwing seed everywhere.

Hack

Nice shots all!! The sun peaked out for about 5 seconds today, but my remote for my camera arrived and took a few shots. Overall with the remote I got a better percentage of keeper shots.

Male House Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

This Black-capped Chickadee had his eye to the sky. Shortly afterward a Sharp-shinned Hawk took a Starling.

Sharp-shinned Hawk. The Starling could not get deep enough into the bush.

Last one is of the Red-breasted Nuthatch.

Wow, Burd, I just tonight ordered me a remote shutter release for my 40D. I got the CanonRS60 E3. It's not wireless.

Hack