Nice range of birds on the last volume, please go back if you missed any.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1128955
Went to an autumn festival the other day where there were Raptor rehabbers and Falconers.
Here is a picture of a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk. This one is being trained for Falconry. Beautiful bird.
Back at home, seeing the downies more frequently. This one was through the window with some shade.
Nice ones Mrs Ed! My Downy male has been going into the nest boxes lately, I think he was just searching for insects. Beautiful Red-tailed Hawk!
Thanks for starting the new thread!
Burn, Nice shots at the end of the last thread. Love those Purple Finch!
Mrs. Ed, that hawk is a beauty...wow!
Yes...burn would love to have a purple finch or two here!!
OH MY GOSH.....I got me a lifer today!!!!!!!
A female Scarlet Tanager!!!! I had know idea what this bird was from this morning and had it on the Bird Identification. Resin was able to ID it for me!!
and I even got 2 pics of it!! lol
A Blue-headed Vireo ID'd today too but not a new bird for me....this was taken on the 15th.
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Congratulations on the Tanager nanny!!
Mrs_Ed, that hawk was a good start for the new thread. AND your male Downy was super nice.
nanny, congrats of the A female Scarlet Tanager. Every time I find a new bird, I remember day to my boyhood days, collecting baseball cards and the thrill I got to get a new player.
Hack
I was out with the Canon100mm macro prime trying to get a shot of a butterfly when I saw a Mockingbird and a male House Finch at the feeder, a long ways away.
So I snapped a pic, figuring later at the computer I'd crop it.
Here the original
Hack
Here's the cropped version. The 100mm did okay. Even with a 1/500 shutter speed
Hack
Love the hawk Mrs Ed. Congrats on the lifer Nanny...I know it is always special.
Nice shots everyone!! Thanks Mrs_Ed for starting the new thread, and with a great shot of the Red-tailed Hawk!
The last thread had a very good variety of birds and great shots too boot! Thought I seen a moose. lol
Congrats nanny on your Scarlet Tanager!
Hack that 100mm did a heck of a job...Nice shot!
A couple shots to share but quality isn't the greatest. I happen to also come across a female Scarlet Tanager...that was eating a bug.
Here's one we haven't seen in awhile. A female Golden-crowned Kinglet...I tried very hard to get good shots..but it wouldn't happen today. lol
here's one showing the crown.
a Blackpoll Warbler
last shot is of a Blue Jay from the other day.
Nice photo of the Hawk Ms_Ed. Nanny, you are having a great time aren't you with all those variety of warblers. I need to spend the weekend out there. Burd nice shots.
Here's a few shots of the Black Skimmer
The young'n doing the skimming thing
An adult Skimmer in flight
The young Skimmer in flight
The adult Skimmer catching a fish
The adult Skimmer missing a fish
Wonderful photos! What did we ever do before we got this forum?
Congrats nanny! I got a lifer today too, and it's been suggested that it might be a northernmost record for the county. The Oak Titmouse is seldom seen outside of California. duc must have sent a few up to visit me!
Another shot to show the little crest.
Sweet! Congratulations Tiger!
Beautiful hawk, Mrs Ed.
Tiger, the Titmouse is heartmeltingly pretty.
Beautiful skimmer shots, Al.
Lovely, Burd. First time I've seen a Golden-crowned Kinglet. That Jay is really giving you the eye.
That is a good crop, Hack.
Nanny, congratulations on your new bird.
There was a Sacred Kingfisher sitting on one of the lower nest branches whilst I was watching the Ospreys this afternoon. It stayed there a while until a Rainbow Lorikeet bullied it off.
Shortly after the Kingfisher vacated the spot, a Singing Honeyeater took its place. A popular place, it seems
I grabbed a few shots of a Laughing Turtledoves doing an aerial swan dive.
A couple of days ago, a sight I've never seen before. A formation of Mountain Shelducks.
And from a few days back, an Australian White Ibis.
Last, a Magpie Lark.
Everyones shots are terrific. The Grackles have returned in force.
Great Egret flyover.
Red Bellied Woodpecker landed on the antenna and the Mockingbird did not like it.
Nice Kinglet Burd!
Met...cool skimmers!
Magaret...all great shots!
GP...I love that last! lol
I really was going to go somewhere else yesterday and look for birds...but I changed my mind and I am sure glad I did! It is just so easy to walk here where I live. So no big desire to go looking I guess.
Another Flycatcher back on the 15th....
Seeing fewer Robins right now....
Noticing fewer Tennessee Warblers....but still have enough around!
Mrs. Ed, thanks for starting this new thread and with such a beautiful hawk-wow. That wp is a great shot too.
Wonderful photos everyone!!
Nanny, congratulations on the new lifer. That's really exciting.
Hack, nice one of the mocker and finch!! Looks like that birdbath is in the perfect spot.
Burd, great shots of your birds too! Cute kinglet pics. They're supposed to be here year round, but so far I've just photographed a ruby-crowned. Love the jay!!
Met, the Skimmers are just beautiful.
Tigerlily, what a wonderful surprise to see the titmouse there. Congratulations, I have lots of them if you'd like more. You must have some oak, sycamores or pine trees that they love.
Margaret, I'm in love with all your birds!! Love all your photos, especially that turtledove-wow!
GP, now that's a bunch of grackles. You're still welcome to tell them to come to my house!! That mocker/wp photo is cute!
Nanny, I love it when others, like me, find so many birds right at their homes. Sure is a pretty robin. Great job on the warbler photo.
My little Brewer's Blackbird "Stubby" sure is a regular visitor to the back deck. The more I photograph him, the more I think his beak is more deformed than broken off both the top and bottom.
Another regular visitor is the House Finches.
