DAILY PICS - Vol. 316

Those Bushtits are adorable duc! They make me think their little teddy bear birds. Nice action shots of the Quail!

Linth beautiful start, I enjoyed you Warblers and Gnatcatcher.
Frank, awesome shot of your Owl. Would love to see one of those.
Meth, thier were lot of Chickadees at the swamp yesterday, and I'm sure they were busy,b/c there were lots of old trees with hole, like your pic is showing, very nice pictures of them.
Gazergirl, I love your Egret.
Nanny,lol I know the feeling with the darn branches in the way. I'm gonna have to go to the river, and see if I can find one of the Catbird.
Pelle the Goldfinch will eventually get on that feeder. They go the one here, where the big birds, were not suppose to be able to get on them, but the Grackle found a way. As soon as the grackles leaves I see them going for it.
Duc, lol, I like the quail digging i the ground for a dust bath, I say the same things for the Robins here, I call them my tillers. Cute Bushtits, they look huggable.


Northern Flicker, drumming for a mate at a nice swamp a few miles from here.

A mate joined him a few minutes later.

The courting ritual has started.

I think they're in love. ;))

Aww, so cute burn!! I love the Flickers, wish I saw them more often! Nice shots!

Great photos of the flickers Burn. I don't recall ever seeing a flicker baby and they're here year round. Hope you'll be able to photograph them later.

duc, I'll trade you a couple of Okie Bobwhites for those California quail.

The bluebird babies are 18 days old today and still in the nest. They are peeking out a lot today, so maybe the time is near.

Shot of Mama who was flying in with a cricket she had caught when she saw me putting out mealworms. She had to stop for a few before she delivered the cricket.

Ran across another bird lover down by the ponds.

Nice ones red!!
Love the Bobwhite and Mama taking advantage of the abundance of food. Beautiful fox too!

Not a very good shot but here is one of the female Red-bellied Woodpeckers coming in for suet. We have 2 or 3 pairs coming in quite frequently for seed and suet.

Two pics of a Tufted Titmouse

Al, may I say your Chickadees are so so cute. Duc, lol with you. Yes those quails can be enlisted to help us gardeners. lol.

A HOSP? Boys it has that stern look doesn't it? It wasn't near my garden but at a nursery.

I wish I could get more pics of them, they are so fast.

Nice ones of the TT. Pelle.

Oh wow Red...a fox...How cool! love the bobwhites too!

Bushtit...is tooooo cute!

Cute TT pelle! Ours are nesting so don't see them much from now thru summer. Just now & then.

Red, great photo of the Bobwhites. I'm all for the trade as long as you include that red furbaby. We have them here, but never have seen one. Cute one of the mom bb mixing the evening meal up for the little ones.

Pelle, I love that wp photo. Gosh, they sure are beautiful birds. Love your Titmice too!

Lily, glad that HS wasn't near your home.

Yes Duc, me too. I'm glad that the HS wasn't any way near my garden. 'Cause I've Carolina Wrens, Brown Thrashers, Cardinals with their youngs around. There is no telling of Brown Nuthatches, Titmouse and Chickadees that having babies nearby, not to mention countless other including the Blue Birds in the neighborhood.

One gotta love this female House Finch, she has a pair of "horns" on her head (molting?). lol.

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Great Blue Heron looking left.

The newest visitor to my backyard...so exciting!

Congrats on your Rose Breasted Grosbeak, LDV.

Thank you Lily

Congratulations LDEV!! Their great looking birds!

Nice ones Lily. I've seen finch with those horns too. Not sure what thats about. :-)

phoebes are nesting in our old barn (small one)--but good for them.

That is great Iris!

Nice shots all!! Flickers are still working on the nest...lol

great photos,I gotta get the bird watching chair out and sit in it .....LOL But because of all of you fine feathered friend watchers Iam seeing more now,you know what I mean ,you have really helped me to open my eyes a little bit more ,except for the day i fell down a step because I was looking for the redtailed hawk That I could hear calling !!!! We have lived here for 20+ yrs,and in the past yr Ive seen more different birds,like seeing my 1st pr of flickers a few weeks ago,I have lived here 20 yrs,I guess my eyes are wide open now . THANKS TO ALL OF YOU AT DAVES.I want more time to sit in the BWC(birdwatching chair) LOL Thanks for the great photos everyone

Burd, at first I thought that was two flickers side by side, then I realized they 'are' but the same bird. Nice! Is that a live tree they're carving the nest from?
Iris it's a wonderful world of feathered friends only when we're ready to receive the gift from above-- litterally.

Great Blue Heron strutting toward the right. :-))

That is so cool about your Flickers Burd. I would love to be witness to their nest building. Nice side by side!

Lily, Great shot of the beautiful Great Blue Heron!!

How true we need to take time to smell the roses-- or watch the birds.

A pic of a goose and a single gosling on one of our ponds.

Oh how sweet red!

Our BB babies are 19-days old today and still in the box. A pic of Mama with a cricket.

I love love to watch those Geese with their gosling(s). They're so protective of them. It warms your heart. The BBs are very nuturing parents to their youngs-- so as many others.

Carolina Wren bringing home the 'bacon'. I just set out a mealworm buffet for them this morning. :-)

...minutes before at the buffet.

Lily, your "horned" finch is cute. It's amazing how long the herons necks are when they're stretched out. That second heron is just beautiful and clear-nice job! Your wren photos are so pretty too among the blooms.

LDE, your Grosbeak is just beautiful. Hope he stays around for a while.

Iris, glad your Phoebes found a good home for their family.

Burd, cute Flickers too.

Huggergirl, sorry about your fall. Be careful, but enjoy your birds.

Red, I really love your photo of mama and baby geese-so cute! Mama bb is beautiful.

The local crows refuse to leave the eagles alone when they come near the house so this is the best shot I've had for a while.

I think this is dad Tree Swallow checking on the little lady.

This little one was just trying to hang on the railing in the wind yesterday morning.

This Acorn Woodpecker just stayed for two clicks of the camera and then he was gone.