It's time for a new thread, we've had a fabulous collections of so many interesting birds and their offsprings on the last thread, if you haven't seen them. Please go here: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1100143/
Great Blue Heron with his catch:
I couldn't believe my good fortune when the GBH arrived with food in his beak! What a sight! It was but 30 feet away from the window where I was. This fella isn't into sharing. A second GBH soon arrived at the spot, he then took off with his prize.
Roughly 100 yards away by the pier, an egret was awaiting for breakfast to surface.
Mallard ducks occassionally frequent the area. Here is a female, her mate remains nearby.
Carolina Wren's checking out the gourd bird house, and various flower pots for nesting sites on another spot in the garden.
Last pic. for now, Lord Byron (my Redheaded Woodpecker) is so happy I put his favorite shelled peanuts back into the feeder. Here he's working on a peanut he's found.
Wonderful shots Lily!! Love the Great Blue Heron pic! Thanks for starting the new thread!
From The Last Thread Mike, Beautiful shot of the Goldfinch!! Duc, Lovely Oriole and Jay!!
From this morning, Turkey Vulture on a neighbors roof. (Sorry for the back lighting but can't be helped).
We're walking!
Last one. Notice the upset Grackles around.
My goodness! Look at that orifice for a nostril on the T.Vulture! Pelle, the pics. with such clarity. Thank you. And here one can see the difference with the sizes contrast on the two types of birds, Grackles and Vulture. Wow!
Love the GB Herons Lily.
My goodness only a mother could love that Turkey Vulture. UGLY! I wish one would visit my yard. The number of Grackles is horrible this year. 25 to 30 at one time!
Same here GG, mine never seem to leave. I'm glad they didn't give my Chickadee family any trouble.
Great start Lily! Love that first shot of your GBH with fish!
Pelle... I love that shot of the TV walking! That looks like a caption shot to me!
Thanks for the new thread Liliy! Where you live just looks so beautiful....and to see those herons right there...so nice!
LOL... at pelles TV!! Love it! ^_^
Adult White-breasted Nuthatch with fledgling!!
Very cute nanny!! I would love to see that!
Thanks for the new start Lily!! Your first heron photo is wonderful! What a great sight for you to enjoy! Great shots of the wren and Lord Byron too!!
Pelle, great catches on the vultures! My crows are chasing the eagles and vultures here, but what's funny to see is when the little Tree Swallows dive at the crows at the feeder because the nest is a few feet away.
I'm so behind on downloading my photos. This Oriole looked like it was as tired of the rain as I am.
Some of the older Orioles are spreading their wings to either keep warm or keep off the rain.
Dad brought this young oriole to the feeder this morning.
This pair of Calif. Towhees found a ray of sunlight yesterday.
My orioles still won't use the nectar feeder this year. Darn birds! lol
This poor Baltimore Oriole is still switching to his big boy feathers!
Wonderful pics duc!! Love Dad with his young one!
Cute one nanny!
I found these two lovely's in my park reserve. I have been looking for 12 years and finally got a photo op. :)
You all have posted up some fine images!!! Well done!
Although the pics are good...I have to agree about the Turkey Vulture....that thing is just ugly!! LOL
lagerfran - Great shot of the owls!! I am still waiting for my op with an owl..;^(
Nanny, your oriole is so cute. Maybe the perch on your feeder is too close to the feeding hole. Or maybe you have finicky birds. My orioles won't touch orange slices or grape jelly where others in other areas flock to them.
Lagerfran, fantastic photo of your owls. Good grief, I'd be so excited to see these birds that I'd probably forget to lift the camera. Congratulations on this great capture, I think it was worth the wait!
Lager, Outstanding pic of those beauties!! Thanks so much for posting it!!
Woooow! I agreed with Pelle, the Owls are awesome!!!! I think I'd faint if I saw them in person.
Great Crested Grebe pair with 3 chicks (different pair to the nesting bird I posted last week, its chicks are 2-3 weeks old)
Resin
I posted these on the old thread as I didn't realize that you had moved on. On the way to Walmart we came across this nesting colony of Wood Storks.
To us Northerners coming across a scene like this is pretty exciting. BTW we are down in Fl.
That's such a nice view there Holly. Thank you for sharing those with us.
You may see a few Egrets in the group as there were a few in there just not sure if any of them are in the pictures.
My favorite pic.
Resin, Thats a lovely pic with the Grebe chicks!!
Holly, Wonderful shots! So nice to see them close up!
Lagerfan....2 owls is very cool!
Holly...looks beautiful and great pics!
I went to check if rookery was appropriate for wood storks before I made a post and this jumped out at me. LOL Holly's Ric http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkyyC0e0Mnc
Lily, Thanks for starting this thread and I especially loved your Carolina Wren pic!
Pelle, "And we're walking"...Too Funny! I immediately thought of that commercial! You should put that caption on that pic :D
Duc, Your capture of Dad and young one at the feeder is wonderful!!!
Nanny, Big Boy is a tad naked...adorable!...Bless it's heart :D
Resin, A wonderful family of GCG...Thanks for sharing!!!
Lager, Awesome Owl pic!!!
Holly, What a neat surprise seeing all of them :D
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It's been a busy day here with so much activity I can barely keep up with it...Whew! The Goldfinches have been investigating "I Spying" the Coneflowers already...impatient for the seeds and they are just starting to have a single bloom on them...silly birds! Tonight I spent about an hour on our patio watching about a dozen fly from the thistle feeders, to the birdbath, or over to the honeysuckle eating aphids or checking out the coneflowers. It was quite a show!
Here's a couple of garden pics...
This one with 2 males and a female...
This one has 4 males...
View of the thistle feeders from our bedroom window...
