Time to make a new start. Hope you all checked out all the great photos in the last thread. We came from:
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1227188/
I'm going to start off with a bird that arrives at my feeders in the fall and stays through the winter, a White-crowned Sparrow.
The younger Cedar Waxwings got here to check out the berries on the trees.
I love seeing the fast moving Wrentits in the garden.
Wonderful shots duc!
Thanks for starting the new thread!
Thank you Duc for the new thread, I'm longing to see those White-crowned Sparrows return for the winter as well. How nice it's to have Cedar waxwings at different time through the year! I've not seen one this year as I've seen many the year before. Cute Wrentit. Nan, I so wished that I would get a Brown Creeper one of these days. I like Burd's Redtailed Hawk from our last thread. Also I adore all the birds from Margaret as well. Ladi_burd has been sharing quite a few 'lifers' being new at this. Great Blue Heron outside the window;
A pair of Pileated Woodpeckers were chipping away at this dead pine behind my house. The female was shy, but the male was posing for me.
Another photo of the male. Its been too hot this summer to do much birding. Hope to get out again with my camera this winter.
Very nice start duc...Thanks!!
Great shots of the Pileated bsharf....nice to see ya around!
Took a walk yesterday morning.....was surprise to still see Chipping Sparrows around!
Spotted a Northern Flicker
and a Red-bellied Woodpecker.....couldn't get them together likes Mrs. Ed!
Myrtle Warbler paused long enough for a good shot!
Almost to close...White-throated Sparrow
Not a great shot or even really good....Cedar Waxwing! lol
Lovely start Duc. I took about a dozen shots of White-crowned Sparrows yesterday and they were all awful! Nice to see your pretty one.
Nanny, nice assortment! That was some walk.
Bsharf, love that pileated.
Lily, nice!
This is the first time I've gotten a decent shot or a White-tailed Hawk.
Tons of sparrows came in with the cold front and few even came to my backyard including this White-throated sparrow.
and a Lincoln's Sparrow.
Orange-crowned Warbler has arrived for the winter.
I'll stop with the Caracara.
This is the first time I've gotten a decent shot or a White-tailed Hawk.
We had a heap of birds land on our place. Even though you don't see it, I am guessing there were hundreds. I tolerated them for a couple reasons. One, maybe there might be a lifer in there and two, I didn't want to scare off our resident Flicker who seemed to hang around right then. The children get a kick out of scattering these large flocks of birds.
I have to admit I am a smidge jealous of the Pileated photos. We finally got to claim that as a lifer bird, but the two we saw were kind of wary of us. You pictures are very nice, bsharf.
Do all those sparrows stay for the winter, Elphaba? Or are they going further south yet?
Here's the Flicker I mentioned. She doesn't mind sharing with the Blue Jay, but she would not tolerate the Red-bellied who came by.
Great start to a thread. Too many good shots and birds to comment on them all. We birded Red Slough in SE OK yesterday and saw 66 species, but the highpoint to me was finding a brood of baby alligators. I got some close up pics without being chased off by mama who never came out of her den just a few feet away. The gators there hibernate and are pretty slow this time of year.
A Common Snipe with a snail in his beak.
Double Crested Cormarant.
lily, I saw a sapsucker down at Red Slough. Even got a pic.
Edit. Looks like I cropped that a bit too much.
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Chily, many sparrow varieties winter here.
Red, really nice snipe shot. I took some at Galveston last weekend but they just looked weird to me!
Red's shots reminded me that I forgot to share some of my Galveston shots from last weekend -- probably b/c it took me all week to go through them! This was a lifer for me a Long-billed Curlew.
Black Skimmer bathing.
I'll stop with another sparrow pic taken on Galveston Island. This may look like a bad pic but you have no idea how deep he was in the shrub. I can't believe that I got a pic at all. Wish it were a better pic though b/c this is such a pretty sparrow -- a Le Conte's Sparrow.
Impressive photos. Especially the Le Conte's Sparrow. Considering its location, that is a great photo.
Wow so many wonderful shots from everyone!!!
Elphaba, I love that White-tailed Hawk and Long-billed Curlew!
Had my first sighting of a Dark-eyed Junco today.
Lily, cute photo of your heron.
Bsharf, love that pileated-how lucky you are!
Nanny, so many pretty birds-wow!
Elphaba, that white-tailed hawl is beautiful-congrats. I don't recall ever seeing a photo of one here. And that caracara is gorgeous! Congrats on the la conte's sparrow-it is beautiful.
Chillbean, cute photo showing all the birds.
Red, great shots-love that snipe!
Pelle, glad the juncos are showing up there too.
One of my Oak Titmice.
Sweet one duc!
Well at least a dozen more Junco's have shown up here.
Great pics guys!! Love that Hawk Elphaba!!
We have had about 6 juncos in the yard the last 2 mornings....got some pics but have to get them on the computer.
Speaking of juncos, here's one I took through the window yesterday.
Love that Pileated shot....I would love to get one that good. Very dreary here, this shot of the Bunting feeder includes 1 male Painted, female Painted and an Indigo. This was the sharpest pic in the bad light.
Great shots all!! Look's like everyone is getting some sunshine, lots of great pics and some bird's that we don't normally see...great stuff!
Duc, thanks for starting the new thread!
Ive seen more Junco's than Ive ever seen since Ive been birdwatching this fall.
Golden-crowned Kinglet...counted about a dozen during yesterdays outing.
Been hanging around a place called Eagle Point...lol
last for now...more birdwatching to do this weekend!
Sweet Junco duc!
Good to see your Buntings GP!
Love that Kinglet Burd!
Great pics everyone
I will have a few to add in the next day or so
Love the Eagle shot Burd!!
