Daily piccies #283

Dark-eyed Junco female...
The Juncos were our most regular visitors during this snowstorm.

And a Dark-eyed Junco male... super fluffed!

Love the snow pics, since I don't have to deal with it....pretty to look at. When I came home from work, I noticed the Woodpeckers tree had been taken down further. It is now about 20 feet tall, with no branches. I'm not sure if the Woodpeckers have any nests in the remaining part. But if it stays, perhaps they can make one.

Congratulations Julie! I love the Yellow-rumped Warblers.

VA, Very nice shots! That is one sweet looking Song Sparrow.

You guys are getting our snow and yours in the same storm. Hope nobody get hurt from shoveling and driving.
I do love the landscape, when everything is over though.
Lovely pics of the birds and snow, everyone.
Here's a Black-capped Chickadee on the peanut feeder. They seem to have a hard time with this feeder. Haven't refilled it all winter.

A Mourning Dove trying to get warmed, by the sun's rays.

Love the Dove pic burn! The tail looks nice.

Blue Jay

Thanks Pelle, I did like the tail too. I'm hoping to get one in flight.

The goldfinch never left the area for the winter. That's unusual.

I've been away for awhile in Farmville...someone got me hooked on it at facebook...Looks like I missed a ton
of great photos. You guys are amazing!!!!!


Here is a picture of a Chickadee at my bird bath

A female housefinch at the feeder

A happy dark eyed junco in the grass.

Ca. Towhee

This Towhee looks grumpy in my planter!

White crown sparrow in the grass.

This is the only picture I could get of a male woodpecker before he flew off...I'm not sure which one he is...not
a good photo!

So many great pictures. I had lots of ordinary birds ll day here too--we measured 27 inches on our deck at the end of the snow. My camera doesn't get good pics through the window
A huge flock of robins stayed in our sycamore all day today- wondering why--are they on their way through, or came out from the forest during the snow?.

Great shots on this and the previous thread everyone!!

Had some sun this afternoon and had my usual visitor's.

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Female Brown-headed Cowbird

a male...B-h CB

Couple shots of a Dark-eyed Junco

2nd of the Junco

Starling

Male Downy

Sharp-shinned Hawk.... he missed hi catch, a Cooper's Hawk had caught a Starling about 20 minute's earlier, but missed getting shots.

One more of the Sharp-shinned

Elvis decided today was the day to visit the suet log, my closest shots ever of him. :)

Last photo for today

2dCousinDave - thanks for the info on the Canon 200mm f1.8. Sure does take great pics in low light.

ducbucln - nice Goldfinch capture

pelletory - by the look of your feeders, it sure must be cold in NJ.

flowerjen - NJ, too. man you guys are have it rough.

JulieQ - congrats on you new bird - the Yellow-rumped warbler. I've seen some around here.

VA_Wild_Rose - that's a nice snap of a Dark-eyed Junco male. I saw one here today, but didn't have the 40D at the time.

burn_2007 - You say your goldfinch never left your area for the winter - mine left, but that have returned in great numbers.

claudcat - Oh yeah, if you've been away for awhile, a lot has gone down. I like the White-crowned Sparrow

Burd_Fotos - You posted a lot of great shots, but that pic of Elvis is super.

This afternoon, I went to the Hollonville Opry Barn and played some bluegrass with my guitar and harmonicas. But I did get some shots this AM.

I haven't seen many of these, but I think this is a Ruby-crowned Kinglet. If I'm wrong, please correct me.

Hack

Made a composition of a couple of Chipping sparrows.

Hack

This is representative of the numbers of Goldfinch I have draining my feeders - and these are on the ground, you ought to see the feeders and the surrounding trees.

Told you I had a lot of them. How many do you count?

Hack

Here's a composite to the trees.

Hack

I still have my usual Brown-headed Nuthatches. They don't stay in one place long.

Hack

Here's a composite of the same Pine Warbler.

Hack

I don't know if the male Cardinal knows what to think of all the Goldfinches hogging the seed - not just thistle, the Goldfinches are also devouring regular wild bird seed, as well as, Black Oil Sunflower seeds.

Hack

2nd yr that we have not had goldfinches. There used to be tons & no I have not seen any hawks.

Hack, good one of the Ruby-crowned Kinglet. I tried to get this one today. He kept showing his crown like he is here, but I just couldn't get a good photo.

Iris, I have some goldfinches, maybe half a dozen at a time. Like you though, this is the second year with diminished numbers.

Red-bellied woodpecker.

Orange-crowned Warbler