Great job on the last thread everyone! If you would like a look back here is the link. http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1189102/
While we were at the Meadows in Cape May we came upon a Mute Swan with 4 little ones. Here is one while the other is searching for food.
Thank you Pelle for the new thread with a rare Mute Swan babies pic. This morning; A Pekin duck and several families of Canadian Geese.
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Ooops, pic. above was shown two ducks among the geese. Here the Geese are seen with a Great Blue Heron.
Swans are a good way to start a thread. Beautiful birds. This is a mute swan that I have a print on canvas. This bird was a fixture to birders at Lake Hefner in OKC. She always hung out with a domestic goose around a canal outlet. Last winter someone shot her twice. She was taken to WildCare Oklahoma where she recuperated. Her friend was captured and they were relocated on a neighborhood lake where they will be safer. A happy ending to a near tragic story.
Looks like a beautiful morning on the lake, lily.
Another shot of the same bird.
Loved the Mute Swans pic. Glad the one that was shot recuperated.
Donna
Red, that mockingbird juvie is just so cute.
Granny, great pictures of your grackle and wp. Glad the wp stood it's ground and they decided to share.
Lilly, sure pretty photos of the geese and heron.
Pelle, thank you for the great new start. The mute swans are so pretty.
Red, that swan is beautiful. I'm glad the incident ended well and that they're safe now.
I love watching the younger orioles discover new things each day. Finally after three years of trying, I've found a few juvies that are loving the oranges on the branches.
This oriole had me laughing as I watched it trying to figure out how to get to the sugar water down below. It would watch the other birds drinking, but just couldn't figure out how to get down that far. It finally drank the water in the ant guard and flew off to another feeder where it was finally successful in figuring everything out.
This male House Sparrow is constantly keeping watch over his brood in the nest above him.
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Mama hosp is feeding at least three young ones.
LOL re. that Oriole duc.
Love the swans too. Great shots all.
Great shots all!
ducbucln, I really like that Oriole. It is fun watching the birds trying to figure out the feeders. I once had a Goldfinch on top of our tube feeder not quite understanding the concept. It kept seeing its reflection on the shiny metal top, or something.
Here is a Brown Thrasher singing its heart out.
Not a great picture, but this one cracks me up. It looks like the Cardinal just noticed something was not quite right with her tail.
I stepped out on the front porch yesterday morning with the camera in hand. I was really peeking around the corner of the house to see if any new daylilies had opened up. But this little Indigo Bunting came and landed in my birch tree so had to take his pic!! He has been very elusive this year. I see him out except when ever I have the camera! lol
Nanny_56,
That is a great picture. We've only seen them a couple times this year and never got great pictures. Our daylilies are starting to explode.
Very nice I. Bunting Nan. CB, cute cardinal and Brown Thrasher, Duc the Sparrows seem to be devoted parents. some writer even have mentioned that, "They don't mean to be a bother..." seeing your sparrow moma, that helps confirmed that I've seen a pair--both a male and a female HOSP at the feeder today.
GBH
Great shots everyone!
Nice pictures. Here is a Male Cardinal feeding at my relatively new feeder; note that the fat butted squirrel has broken it!!
What a peaceful scene Lily with your heron.
Oh...bad squirrel...but nice shot of your cardinal GG!
Darn those Tree Rats!!
Nice pic GG; sorry about the feeder.
Chillybean, cute photos of your thrasher and cardinal.
Nanny, so glad you finally caught that beautiful bunting-he's just gorgeous.
Lily, your heron and the water look so tranquil-great job.
Granny, such a pretty cardinal. Naughty squirrel!
I was so happy to see my little Brewer's Blackbird I call Stubbie. He was gone for a few weeks but returned for just one day to eat some peanuts. Looks like his shorter bill isn't bothering him at all.
Nanny, please note that I am green with envy over that bunting! LOL
Duc, hooray for Stubbie. Reminds me of little Scooter the white-tailed Junco from last winter. LOL
Nice shots Chillybean. Lily, that water and heron make me wish I were sitting there with it! On second thought, my legs are much shorter than his, so I would probably need a snorkle tube!! Still it is tempting. This humidity stinks!
Nice shots everyone. Pelle thanks for the new thread. Nice start with the Swan.
Lots of new ones, following their parents around.
A young Robin taking a bath.
A Chickadee came in and sat on the Arbor a few feet away .
This Song Sparrow is raising a Cowbird.
To much light in this picture, but you can see the Cowbird and Song Sparrow.
Grackle feeding her young.
poor Song Sparrow! So far I have not seen any birds bringing juvie cowbirds but it is early. Just have gotten the first juvie orioles and cardinals coming this week
Lovely shots, everyone. There was no activity at the osprey nest this afternoon. I managed two quick shots of a flock of Little Corellas flying across the bay. Cropped and cloned (badly) to exclude distracting vegetation.
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An Australian Raven checking out the nest.
Wow...that shot of the Raven really puts the size of the nest in prospective!!
Adult male Baltimore Oriole with a fledgling...
I find it very interesting how quickly the orioles get the young to feed themselves! Of course they are on the fast track to develop before it is time to migrate south.....so all the more amazing to me.
This one is already on its own to come down and get the jelly instead of being fed by an adult. Doesn't seem to mind the Red-bellied Woodpecker at all.
A family of Cardinals enjoying a meal of sunflower hearts last night.
Helen... thanks for the new start! Beautiful swan babies!
Lily... I always enjoy the view from your deck!
reddirtretiree... those are some beautiful swans too! Love the close-up!
Duc... I know many don't like the HoSp, but I think your close-up of the male is beautiful! Great lighting!
Chillybean... nice shots of the female cardinal and the thrasher!
Nanny.... beautiful bunting shot! So many around here see them, but I never have! :o(
Lily again... that is a gorgeous silhouette shot of the heron!
GrannyGrunt... I really like your male cardinal shot. My male cardinal is so skittish, he can hear me get up from the chair and is gone before I can get the shot!
Duc again... fabulous feather deatil on the blackbird! Wow!
Burn... I like your whole set, but that one of the song sparrow on the pine limb is stunning!
Margaret... I always enjoy seeing "your" birds! Those corellas are beautiful!
Nanny again... love your "sharing" photo of the red-bellied and oriole. I like the family of cardinals too!
Hope everyone has been well!
After much searching, I finally found the family of Green Herons. The babes had already fledged, but they are still hanging out on the nest tree!
Here's one with fuzzy britches!
And here he is, all riled up by my presence!
There appear to be three chicks this year, but I may not have seen them all.
Here is a different view, and different chick.
