last shot...Warbler's will be migrating through Sheldon's Marsh in a few weeks...my goal...the Connecticut Warbler.
New birds since my last post...Bobolink, Cattle Egret, Ruddy Turnstone, Wilson's Phalarope and may have a new Sandpiper but its in the Id forum yet.
Sorry about all the shots but i was just getting caught up some. See you soon.
Wonderful shots, everyone. Thanks for the great start to the new thread, Dave. Love the upside down Nuthatch. Well captured action shot.
New Holland Honeyeater on the pole branch at the Osprey nest this afternoon.
Wow!! Burd. So many great shots! Loved the in flight shots, especially the Belted Kingfisher, but so many of them were first rate.
Super pics Burd!! Enjoyed them all....and great timing on the Shovelers...now I know for positive what flew over me the other evening!!
New Holland Honeyeater is on of my favorites...Love it Margaret!!
Saw these 2 female Pileated Woodpeckers on yesterdays walk.....they were really working this tree!
aarrrgh that darn water mark!
got it covered back there.....
Blue Bird on the wire....
Blue Bird came down to get the caterpillar on the road!
Chipping Sparrows are busy now...think they are migrating thru. Sure seems to be lots of them all of a sudden!
Still have Baltimore Orioles hanging around! I am ready for them to go. The jelly is attracting bees really, really bad now!
Three baby Calif. Quail.........the garden hose gives an idea of size............they were in heavy shadow, so not a very good pic....seems late in the year for babies.
Wow great shots everyone!!!
Sure are nice pics. of all your birds during migratory process. I wsaw some Red-winged blackbirds 1st time since late Spring yesterday.
I know this is a bird forum, but I forgot which one to go to identify this animal, is it a garter snake or something more dangerous? I took this close a picture and it did not seem to be agressive, so I am thinking it might be a garter, if so, he can eat all the crickets he can catch!
If I remember right, round eye = safe, vertical slit-eye = venomous, so this one's safe.
Resin
Thanks Resin, I appreciate the info, as I said before I am sorry it was not a bird or flower, but just wanted to make sure.
Wow, I got behind again and there are so many great photos-well done everyone!
I was sitting close to this fountain and photographing a hummer enjoying the water when this chipmunk jumped up, looked at me and proceeded to drink some water.
We're beginning to see American White Pelicans return to our lake. These were pretty far away, but they sure were pretty.
Oh Duc, that's chipmunk is so cute sneaking in a drink. And the Pelicans are so pretty. Which direction are they coming from please.
Duc, That is a wonderful shot with the hummer and chippie!
Great catch there duc with the hummer & chippie!! Love the Pelicans....they are so cool!
Got this hummer in the shade of the maple tree...made a nice silhouette!
My crows are really starting to molt but I do really like these birds, especially because they chase off the hawks and keep my smaller birds safe.
It looks like my Western Scrub Jays are still producing young. This one showed up with another juvenile to get some nuts.
Here's one of my younger orioles waiting for me to move away from a feeder.
Lily, to answer your question on the white pelicans, some of them are here year round depending on how much bait fish are in the lake and we have read that the fish are just now beginning to show up. That means we'll be seeing more pelicans, egrets and herons-yahoo! Sorry I can't say exactly where these pelicans have been.
The berries are beginning to turn colors on my Virginia Creeper and this Calif. Thrasher is taking advantage early.
Got a new bird today. How about a Road Runner? And for those inclined to ask, no, it didn't say "Beep Beep".
Great photos, everyone. Adelbertcat, those Quail babies are adorable.
Carla
Great pics, all! I haven't been on DG much recently, nor have I been taking any bird pics in this triple digit heat. I'm heading back to the mountains this w/e. The San Juans of SW Colorado for 6 days and then a couple of nights in Santa Fe on the way home. Maybe I'll see something interesting out there.
Here's a ringneck from the archives. I processed it with Photomatix Pro and gave it a painterly effect.
Nice one of the Road Runner chicochi!
Great shots guys!
Chicochi, nice RR, Red. How colorful the Ringneck is!
Great shot of the roadrunner Chicochi.
Red, wow on that ringneck.
I don't have many photos to share either so I'll show a couple of my hummers.
This little Anna's female love the daily showers.
Thank you Duc for the info. on the Pellicans. Lovely shots of your local birds. I love them all. Nan, nice silhouette of the hummer!
Saw this Eastern Towhee on the rooftop among 3 Cardinals. They appear to co-exist peacefully.
I've been trying to get some hummingbird photos like you guys have on here, but they always seem to leave when I take the camera out.
Chicochi3...we love Road Runner...very cool!
Red...beautiful pheasant too!
I still have orioles here...have never had them this late...really move on! lol
Went down to the lake but not a whole lot . It is better after the Marina closes which will be the 25th of this month.
Best I could get of this Great Blue Heron......
so I tried to get closer. I walked my way around to where it was hanging out, trying to come in behind it. But it heard me and peeked up!
and off it went! lol
This group of Mallards didn't hang around long either....
That just left me and this Killdeer hanging out on the shore......
Wonderful, wonderful photos everyone. So enjoyed seeing all your different birds. I don't have many different birds now. The orioles have left. I saw one humming bird this morning, a tiny Caliope, still tasting the flowers and checking to see that there is still nectar in the feeder. thanks everyone for sending along the different bird photos.
Donna
