Love seeing the RWB Wild Rose. I haven't had any in the yard for a while now. Geart one of the Pileated too!
Tori was here this weekend and took a pic of one & she was so excited! She has seen them before but it was hHER first photo of one! I got this shot of ours last Thursday for Lily!! Sorry I am late Lily!! LOL
Great shots Duc! I absolutely adore that Tree Sparrow chick!!
Beautiful shots VA! Love the Hummingbird and especially the Pileated juvenile!
Nanny, Good one of your Pileated!
A Great-crested Flycatcher pair was checking out a nestbox we had just put up. Here's one of them. I hope they stay:)
Oh Missy, that would be cool!
This baby Titmouse had both parents rushing in with food for it!
awwww.....so cute GG!!
After taking over a 100 shots of Purple Martins on the beach....I have decided they are very difficult to photograph!!
Great shots all. Ducbucln I really like the photo of the Western Grebe...great capture. Here's Mockingbird
Thats great Missy! Keep us posted.
GG, Sweet pic!
Nanny, Nice one but I know exactly what you mean.
Met, Nice quality shot!
Nice shots everyone!!
A few from the backyard today.
Cardinal
this Grackle was showing off his catch...
better lighting..sun was in and out during the day...female House Sparrow
Mourning Dove
lastly a female Brown-headed Cowbird...the 2 pairs I have are not shy and don't mind me getting close to them when I,m outside..and they are always very talkative.
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Very nice shots Burd!
Neat Grackle shot Burd!
Pair of Common Grackles..adult feeding a fledgling.
I really hope to be seeing juvie Red-bellied Woodpeckers before long.....in the mean time the adults are amusing!
This male Hairy has been coming around every now & then. He hangs out on the fence going up & down all over it looking for bugs!
anything up there??
hmmm.....that tree looks awfully big.....
Wild Rose, that baby Pileated is the cutest little thing!! What a great moment to have a camera in your hand.
Nanny, I envy you and Wild Rose being able to see those beautiful wps! Great picture.
Missey, hope you get to see the little Flycatchers too.
Granny, your baby Titmouse is another cutie.
Nanny, I have the same problem with our local Barn Swallows. You got a great shot of the Purple Martins. Cute grackles too! All your wps are adorable!
Met, your Mockingbird is incredible!
Burd, great job with all your birds. I love that dove and the female cowbird's closeup.
Our young House Sparrows continue to just sit and beg for food from the parents.
One of my Tree Swallow parents just resting.
I love the big eyes on the Tree Swallow.
Forgot to say this is one of my older juveniles.
This California Towhee really enjoyed the late morning bath.
huggergirl - I've seen that cowbirds certainly have a grand time in the bath.
duc - seems to me like the juvy HOSP is big enough to be feeding mom. AND your Tree Swallows look real nice.
Rose - that sure is a pretty hummer, I'm still waiting on my first one (one that hangs around long enough for me to snap a pic, that is)
nanny_56 - Tori did a good job with the Pileated Wp.
bestmissy - looks like that Great-crested Flycatcher has nesting materials, maybe they'll nest for you.
GrannyGrunt - what a sweet pic of the baby Titmouse. Love it.
nanny - I don't find them Purple Martins hard to photograph at all - probably because I've never seen one :-) AND your Woodpecker shots were real nice, esp, the Hairy.
Wow, Methodical, that Mockingbird pic is great.
Lots of nice pics Burd, but I think I like the one of the Grackle was showing off his catch the best.
Hack
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Nanny, Love those Woodpeckers!
Duc, Your shots are excellent. The juvenile Tree Swallow's are precious!
Oh Hack...you so funny!!!
The pileated pic is one I took....I will post Tori's a litte later after I download the camera.
Duc, you are right the swallows do present a similar challenge. I just was so bummed I did get any REALLY GOOD ones! LOL
Not so pretty from this angle either!
Not a pretty face..LOL!
He's looking at you as to say hey can you give me a hand here with these little ones. Can put the camera down and help me out here. Nice shots
One of my Tree Swallow parents just resting.
Oh Hack...you so funny!!!
The pileated pic is one I took....I will post Tori's a litte later after I download the camera.
Well, I have some 6 more pics.
My Brown-headed Cowbirds are normally on the ground, but they will visit a feeder.
Hack
Lots of female Cardinals around here.
Hack
I don't see bunches of Goldfinches, but I have a few visit every day. I'm been seeing males and females about equally, here's a male.
Hack
I have lots of male, and even more female, House Finches around. Here's a male.
Hack
Bully, but handsome, just the same.
Male House Sparrow.
Hack
Here's my last one for now.
I kept seeing something moving about in the bushes and finally this Gray Catbird presented itself.
Hack
Good ones Hack! My Catbirds are a little shy too.
Later on Ducbucin will be starting the new thread.
No pictures, but I saw sandhill cranes for the first time on the way to the airport in Madison, WI.
Nice shots all!
Not like a Red-winged Blackbird can't handle a simple crow but its nice to have back-up.lol
