DAILY BIRD PICTURES, VOLUME 388

The other morning there were eight Turkey Vultures circling overhead.

A male Northern Cardinal enjoying himself to a morning snack .....

Another Hairy Woodpecker shot from two days ago ...

A Tufted Titmouse. They sure like their peanuts.

Great photos, everyone!

Burn, I love the beautiful dove and the chickadee. Chickadees are some of my favorite little birds. My kids think I'm nuts because I talk to them. I whistle, "Woooo-hoooo!" and they whistle back. :)

And then I can get in my car and drive 2 minutes to a local park and photograph the Osprey.

Kayla, here is a Carolina Chickadee. This morning I was outside pulling weeds and I observed a Chickadee going in and out of a Wren house. I've seen them do that other years but never wound up building a nest. The House Wren is the only one that has nested in it.

linthicum, the chickadee is sweet! And that osprey is amazing.

Nice variety of gorgeous photos Linth, loved seeing them all.
Kayly, lol your kids would think I a nut case too, I talk to them all the time when I fill the feeders. They're friendly little darlings. Thanks for your comment.
Good looking Magpie Adel, I drive by some cow pastures, in hope of seeing our not so colorful ones.
I miss the YR Warblers, so goood to see some on this thread, Lily

VA_Wild_Rose - pat your hubby on the back. That's a great shot! You can even see a bit of sap on its bill.
Burn, really nice ones especially in bad weather.
Linthicum!!! WOW! Those shots are gorgeous!
Adelbertcat, that magpie is beautiful. The colors are just fabulous.
Lily_love, nice one of the yellow-rumped!

OK, this has me puzzled. Not a great shot 'cause stick in the eye, but check out the tail. I don't think I've ever seen a red-winged blackbird with white tail feathers. What's up with that? Do juvies have white tail feathers? I'm puzzled.

Wonderful shots everyone!

Rose, love all those grackles!

Lily, just set a piece of driftwood on a table, dig out a hole in the top and put some chunky peanut butter in the hole. Your warbler will love it and it will make a great photo for you. You're getting cute pictures already.

Elphaba, love your owl and glad you've located a heron nest. I can't wait to check our rookery next month.

VA, tell your husband he did wonderful- great sapsucker shot!
Burn, cute dove, starling, grackle and chickadee shots. They can really brighten a rainy day.

Linth, great photos of all your birds. My Downy won't go to the peanut feeder like your Hairy, but at least she's here daily for the peanut butter. That osprey eating the fish-awesome!!

Elphaba, that white tail must be a bit of leucism. Great eye for noticing that! That's what makes bird watching fun.

Too much rain here today so here's a photo from last week. This Canada Goose was sure telling off the mate.

Here's a Graylag (barnyard) Goose. Love the big belly!

I had no idea the geese had so many teeth!

wow...look at all those teeth..ouch! lol

We have had a mystery with the finch feeder all winter. This feeder is located right outside of the fenced area. When I would go out to refill it I was shocked at all the seed on the ground. Also, I would fill it and it would seem to be emptying on at a normal rate fro the small number of Gold Finch I have during the winter...and then I would get up and the dang thing would be empty! I pretty much gave the raccoons the credit what with all the bad weather.

Boy was I wrong!! Yesterday morning when DH got up and let the dog out. This is like at 4:30 am....dark. Slowly he realizes our band of deer are out there and one has hold of the feeder shaking it to get seed to fall out!! Never would have thought that!!

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LOL, I caught one of our mama deer doing the same thing! I walked out to the fence and watched her-do you know she just kept shaking the feeder????

Wonderful pictures.

I had no idea geese had teeth like that!!

You have smart deer folks.

Guys, don't let "look" fool ya. Ducks and Geese have no real bony teeth I don't think. Those are like soft tendon ridges that run along the inside of the beak. They're really benign. lol Though, I would run of the Mama Geese come after me. Awww, it would be nice to have deers come to visit.

Male Downy woodpecker and friend at the feeders.

Went for a walk aorund the neighborhood after lunch today and saw several Cedar Waxwings!

Peeking out....

another nearby.... almost missed it!

darn branch in the way of this one!

I have been hearing lots of Blue Birds the last few days. He played hard to get for a photo tho!

Yellowbellied Sapsucker has been around again. I am really hoping they will nest close by and bring some youngsters by in a couple of months!

Four pics take on a very gloomy day.

Snow Geese

Sandhill Crane

Great White- fronted Geese.....Snow Geese.......Egrets and I think Sadhill Cranes in the back ground.

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American Avocet

Love the avocet. Never seen one. I saw my first sandhill cranes in Wisconsin last June.

Agreed Resin, I meant to say "Though, if the Mama Goose comes after me...I would run." So you're correct, they are NOT benign after all. Thanks for the correction.

Great pix Adel. Thanks Nan for sharing the YBSS. I'm still looking for one.

Nice Adel...love seeing the Sandhills and the Snow Geese!

This little gray Junco, came for a short visit today.

Big event around here today. Our first bluebird egg!

Congratulation grandpa!!! Errr I meant Red. How exciting, I'm so jealuous! My pair (BBs) appear to be teasing me, they haven't even attempted at their nest building.

This big guy has been hanging around a lot, I guess he has found a lot of worms, he looks like he is posing for me. He is one of the biggest Robins I have seen.

The recent warm weather has the Bradford Pear blossoms finally about to pop. Here are two shots before I head back to the TV for more basketball.

And it seems the bluebird always perches at the tip top.

Yahoooo! Spring is arriving there for you and your beautiful BBs Dave! The Cardinal is gorgeous too!

Lily, cute photo of your wp and finch at the feed station.

Nanny, your waxwings are pretty, especially that last one-the branch is fine! Love that sapsucker too-hope they do nest for you.

Adel, great shots of all the geese. Love that Avocet too!

Teddy, looks like your little junco is happy with the food.

Red, congrats on the egg!!

Dave, that pear tree is perfect for your birds-great photos!! It's so nice to see photos with the sunlight. All we're seeing is rain.

One of my crows hunting for food.