DAILY PICS VOL. 292

Correct Lily, White-throated Sparrow.

Thanks for the new thread Duc...Beautiful shots as always...love the Eagles and Tree Swallows. You live in a wonderful part of Cal...wish I had known that when I lived there.

Nice shots everyone, Nanny..congrats on finding the Horned Larks on the previous thread. GP, love the Collared Dove and blue skies. Al, nice to see you back with those shots of the Brant..I've never seen one. Red...those Blues didn't waste any time finding the pink dish...best of luck in having them nest. Pelle..good grief, so sorry about your snow...again!! Lily..you have such a wonderful variety of birds and nice catch on the Towhee! Have the Blues found your worms yet?

We have had some beautiful sun shine lately...just makes you want to do something!! It is still cold but will be in the 40's today. I have a few shots from the past few days to share...

First up is an American Tree Sparrow,

another,

I know that spring is on the way as the Red-winged Blackbirds are making all kinds of noise...everywhere!

The Starlings are everywhere also...I see flocks of them in the fields (and sometimes the yard).

Last one...the very beautiful female Eastern Bluebird.

Rose, All the shots are wonderful! I love those cute American Tree Sparrows.
Such a handsome Red-winged Blackbird. Lovely Bluebird!

Thanks Pelle...this is the first year I have seen the Tree Sparrows...they are in the yard and the brush piles. Now if I could just find those Horned Larks...LOL!

Well the snow is picking up strength now, we're supposed to get very high winds. Large flocks of Starling and Common Grackle along with some Brown headed Cowbirds.
Pic of part of the yard.

European Starling at the log suet feeder.

Lily, glad you're seeing the Eastern Towhee. I don't have that species here, but from my book, it looks like the females are a browner color on their backs. Good one of the white-throat too-another one we don't see here in the west. That's what so great with this board, I get to enjoy the birds I never see.

Rose, spectacular colors on that first sparrow. Love the red-winged, starling and bb too. All are so clear.

Pelle, haven't you had enough snow yet? I hope it hasn't broken any of the branches on that beautiful large tree. Cute starling.

ducbucln - nice start. I reall yenjoyed the three Bald Eagles. You are lucky.

nanny_56 - that's a nice pic of th Dark-eyed Junco. And nice foxy Song Sparrow, too.

gardenpom - I like the snap of the Blue Jay with the peanut.

Methodical - I've never seen a Brant Goose before, body makes me think of a Canada.

reddirtretiree - your Daddy BB long sure has nice color.

ducbucln - I've never seen a Tree Swallow either. nice looking birds.

Lily_love - sweet shot of the male Eastern Towhee. I see 'em often. The male has a much darker coloring than the female.

dellrose - I've got lots of Red-winged Blackbirds around here, too.

Hach

It was real cold here, but I did manage to get some pix. I made my first batch of peanut butter suet today. Got a few singles and combined multiples into collages.

Here is a Carolina Chickadee at a feeder with a Black Oil Sunflower seed.

Hack

Saw lots of Cardinals, here's a male.

Hack

The Chipping Sparrows are all around.

Hack

I saw this Yellow-rumped Warbler perched on a limb.

Hack

Several Cedar Waxwings were hanging around, too.

Hack

Saw this Mourning Dove and got a snap is it took off, also.

Hack

Small flock of Waxwings here today . . . too dull for photos so here's one from last year

Resin

Saw a White-throated Sparrow ground feeding, I don't think I've ever seen on at a feeder.

Hack

Put together a collage of shots of a Yellow-rumped Warbler at the feeder.

Hack

I was taken by the iridescence of this Common Grackle.

Hack

Saw this Dark-eyed Junco feeding with a couple of Chipping Sparrows.

Hack

Female House Sparrow eating suet.

Hack

My Pine Warbler dropped by.

Hack

Here's my last pic.

This Robin flew in and landed in the shadows. Wasn't sure if the 40D would get him.

Hack

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Very nice shots Hack! Is there something wrong with that Cardinals beak? Enjoyed the Warblers, Waxwings, Chipping Sparrow and Robin!

I hope it's just a picture fluke. It looks like the bottom beak is broken and I can't see the top beak at all.

I like the Chipping Sparrows, I've had them here in years past but not at all for the past 12 months.

Wonderful collection of shots everyone!! Duc, thanks for starting the new thread! Really liked the Eagle shots and the female Brewer's Blackbird is superb!
Nice shots Nanny!!
Reddirt, nice shot! The dish definitely doesn't hinder the color's of the Bluebird, looking forward to seeing future shots as well!
GP, really nice job on your bird's especially the Red-bellied WP!
Lily, nice shots! Like the variety you have!
Met, great shots of the Brant Goose!, first time to see one.
Pelle, snowing here too...and that just brings the Starling's back here to wipe out the suet. Ive went through 9 blocks (of suet) in just over a month.
Dellrose, really nice shots again! I think you have more kind's of Sparrow's than anyone. Go and get that Horned Lark! lol
Hack, heck of a job on all those pictures!! Your not lacking birds that's for sure! Really like your Yellow-rumped Warbler's and Waxwing shots!
Resin, nice shot of your Waxwings! And from a couple of threads ago nice shots of the Eider, first time Ive ever seen one. They look a little more serious than your average duck. lol

With the snow I get more visitor's but not much time to take it in. Got one shot today that I think is one of my better Red-breasted Nuthatch shot's considering the weather.

Beautiful shot of the Nuthatch Burd!

Thanks Burd, I'm waiting for your next series of pix. Always enjoy seeing your work.

Hack

I just thought I'd post this… because I'm really in the mood for spring.

Beautiful! The Grosbeak male is so lovely.

The grosbeak is a beautiful bird. Snowing again here today. Where is Spring?

I did have a pair of Killdeer show up yesterday. Haven't seen any for a few months.

Pine Siskin and American Goldfinch. The siskin isn't here every day and when it is, it's alone.

Boy's Day Out.

Once in a while I'll get a group of Brown-headed Cowbirds. Most of the time just the males.

Can't wait until it's warmer so I can stop shooting through the window.

Puffy Cardinal.

Hack, sorry it's still so cold there. Great shots of the chickadee and sparrow. Hope the cardinal's beak is just turned down and holding a seed. I loved the collages of the warbler and waxwings-fantastic! Loved the feeder collage too! And, thanks for my morning "eye candy"-the grackle. Love them!

Resin, great shot of the Waxwing!

Burd, that's a gorgeous photo of the nuthatch.

Mrs Ed, another gorgeous photo of the grosbeak! Beautiful photo of Ms. Cardinal and the cowbirds too.

Red, hope it warms up there. Great shot of the kildeer.

Here's an immature Bald Eagle just about to land.