Daily Bird Pics # 400

A Scrub Jay running off a Steller's Jay.

Wonderful shots adel!

Adel, some fun action-shots you've. I love that one of the Jays chasing each other. And the Scrub Jay landing by the Ca. Quail. I'm so fond of those quails. Next move, I think I'd want to live in Ca. to see all your western birds. lol Thanks.

Mississippi Kite Hawk this morning.

Great shots everyone.

We've had two days of rain and cold temps. It sure doesn't feel like spring!
Here's a regular visitor to the "eagle's tree", a juvenile Bald Eagle that looked like it had just come out of the lake. Instead it just sat in the rain for an hour and a half while the crows dove at it and attempted to move it away from their nests.

One of my pretty House Finches.

Another pair of House Finches waiting for a spot on the feeder.

Beautiful Kite Lew!

LOL duc, That is one sorry looking eagle all drenched with rain. Handsome House Finch!

The Tree Swallows continue to keep me smiling.

Thanks Pelle. I found one more photo of a California Quail.

Had a lifer today. Was terribly excited this morning to get this Scarlet Tanager. The sun wasn't in this are though, so not a crisp as I wanted, but wowee. what a fun bird to have in the yard.

He had a bath.

Wow love that over the shoulder shot! Congratulations Mrs Ed!

OOOOOOOhhhhhh....that is not fair!! lol man, I can't believe all of you guys that are seeing Summer & Scarlet Tanagers!! A big congratulations to you Mrs. Ed!!


I found a very cute Eastern Phoebe today who was very willing to pose for me!!

How about this side....

am I cute????

trying to glean bugs off the leaves....

RAIN or SHINE, a guy has to eat.

Steller's Jay.

Dark-eyed Junco.

Scrub Jay.

Couldn't be any wetter than that, Adel, but they'll be squeaky clean after that rain.
Mrs-Ed, what a good looking bird to have in the yard, Congratulation on your lifer. You can tell him to come on up here now.
He's a cutie for sure Nanny, love all the poses.

The female Evening Grosbeak waiting patiently, for the me to leave, so she can come down for a bite to eat.

The gathering place.

Male Evening Grosbeaks

Congrats on your 'Lifer' Marna, that's a beauty! To top that off posing among the 'Bleeding Hearts' It's sooooooo pretty. Ahhhh burn, the 'gathering place' is a nice gathering place! I just love those. Aw I love every single one of them. lol
Nan, please send some of those Phoebes to me. I miss their joyfull call in the morning around here. Very nice pics. everyone.

Congrats, mrs ed. Great looking tanager. burn, you know I love those Evening Grosbeaks.

Took another drive out to Lake Thunderbird today. Got some shots of another Great Blue Heron on the wing.

Another.

A hen turkey.

A Yellow Warbler.

A Cedar Waxwing.

An Orchard Oriole.

I mistakenly posted this last night as a Western Kingbird. Sometimes looking at those little postage stamp-sized pics when I select them is difficult for old eyes. This is a Great Crested Flycatcher-- a much better bird for me to see. This is my FOS GC, there are always kingbirds in the field behind the house.

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Wow great shots everyone!

Nanny, Sweet Eastern Phoebe!!

Love the Stellers Jay adel!

burn, Those Evening Grosbeaks are stunning!

Nice ones Red! Love the Western Kingbird and Waxwing!

Two Eurasian Whimbrel at Brigantine and a White-faced Ibis in Cape May!
Shame the weather is so awful or I would make the trip.

Mrs Ed, congratulations on the new lifer-he's gorgeous and looks so pretty in your photos.

Nanny, love your sweet little phoebe too.

Adel, great shots of your rain soaked birds.

Burn, I'm in love with those evening grosbeaks!

Red, beautiful photos of all your birds, especially the heron. Congrats on your FOS flycatcher.

Pelle, you and I will have our photo ops soon-at least I hope the rain stops soon!

Here's a House Finch that looked pretty on top of the gate.

Something I don't see often, a House Finch sitting close to one of several chipmunks.

For some reason this younger Bullock's Oriole is really becoming a bully.

I watched this young one push off three adults from the perch.

Here's a young Hooded Oriole.

Loved the shots of the Bullock's, duc

Wonderful shots duc! Love the Chippy with House Finch too!