Wonderful shots, as always, duc.
Burn, love your little sparrows.
Nanny, you are the woodpecker queen. Cute Hairy. I agree with your comments about the rescue ducks. If they'd just left them for an hour, they'd have found their own way to water, but despite this, they've done a superb job. Thanks for the link, Pelle.
Wow, GP, the second shot of the bittern is fantastic.
Singing Honeyeater from yesterday afternoon.
Thanks Margaret and duc....I had to go out for a while and when I came home the Bittern was gone. I was relieved, since I began to wonder if he was injured, just sitting the the shrub for such a long time.
Thanks Margaret and duc....I had to go out for a while and when I came home the Bittern was gone. I was relieved, since I began to wonder if he was injured, just sitting the the shrub for such a long time.
Yes, he was using his "alarmed" stance for me.
I am soooooooooo far behind on this thread. Fantastic photos everyone.
Margaret, love your honeyeater photo.
GP, word must have gotten to that bittern that your garden was a safe place to rest.
Here's a northern flicker, a mockingbird, one of two osprey that flew past me this morning.
The tufted titmice & chickadees have been emptying our tube feeder at a great rate. I suspect that they are this summer's families.
Starting to see more birds the last few days. I also have my first Buntings this Fall. So far 1 male Painted, 1 female Painted and1 male Indigo Bunting. Saw a beautiful Baltimore Oriole fly by. I'll have a few pics later.
Indigo w/ male Painted Bunting Hummingbird Starling Sparrow Blue Jay
It's so nice to see those bunting again, GP.
Nice shots everyone.
Song Sparrow, Female Evening Grosbeak, immature male Evening Grosbeak, Junco, and a Robin.
I think that the tufted titmice nested here. The small flock which is clearing us of birdfood (with help from black capped chickadees) Is probably one or two families.
Spotted my first Dark-eyed Junco of the season this morning!!
Have not seen juncos here as yet. They may have stopped off in Maine.
i had my first Junco on October 2, but have not seen one since.
I've been pretty much MIA lately, but still lurking… Here are a few pics I've taken in the past few weeks (sorry for the grainy, high ISO!)
1. Dark-eyed Junco (first of season)
2. Juvie Yellow-bellied sapsucker vs. House sparrow.
3. Yellow-rumped (myrtle) warbler. I had a bunch of these this year!
4. Common Flicker
4. Cedar Waxwing and Robin
The Junco have been here for about 2 weeks now. Seen only one immature White-crowned Sparrow so far, Iots of White-throated Sparrows, but no warblers this fall.
Sacred Kingfisher.
Oh, wow. I haven't checked in for a while, so I had quite a treat waiting for me. Wonderful photos everyone!
Duc, The CA Quail is gorgeous! Fantastic capture. That White-crowned Sparrow you posted on Sep 24 posed adorably. I am so enjoying all of your Northern Flicker shots, especially the one on Oct 11 showing off that vibrantly colored tail. The Mocker on that same day is in beautiful light! Love that shot. The Hermit Thrush in flight is an awesome capture.
Nanny, Those Red-breasted Nuthatches are so cute! Cool to see the Hairy Woodpecker and that cute litte Blue Bird.
Kim, Cool to see that GBHeron all fluffed up.
Mrs. Ed, Nice shot of the Palm Warbler! I love the variety you posted on Oct 16th. Great catch on the interaction between the Sapsucker and Sparrow. You had to be quick on the draw to get that one! And it must be quite a treat to see the Cedar Waxwings. They are such beautiful and unique looking birds. They come through here, but don’t stay in any one place very long.
Linth, Beautiful photos! The cormorant with the beautiful water and reflection is my favorite of the first Sept 18 series, but I also really like to see the birds in habitat as in your last image of that series. I’m curious about the first image in your second series on Sept 18. Everything about it looks like a Great Egret except the bill color. The bill color looks like a juvi white morph of the Reddish Egret. But, that would be rare in MD, right? If it’s the same bird as in the second photo, then it is probably just weird lighting or maybe a muddy bill?
Burn, Cute shot of that Blue Jay with his peanut. They do love them. My Dad used to feed birds by hand when he worked in his vegetable garden every morning. He walked up and down each aisle and checked each plant, removing worms and bugs and held them out in his hand. Usually it was Robins that would get them, but Mockingbirds would play too. I love that shot on Oct 15 with the Robin and the berry. Beautiful bird and cute pose!
Dave, Cool to see the Cardinals and especially the feeding behavior with the fledgling.
Hack, Cute little chickadee patiently waiting for a refill on that feeder! ^_^
Margaret, As always, I love seeing the birds you post since I will likely never see them except in a zoo, if that. That Red-tailed Black Cockatoo is a beautiful bird! I hope, as Resin suggests, that it will adapt and do well. Interesting how that Honeyeater sort of blends into that flowering tree. I had never even heard of a Sacred Kingfisher, so had to look it up. Interesting bird! It prefers to nest in termite mounds! Strange.
Gary, Another bird I don’t see - those Trumpeter Swans are so beautiful.
GP, How cool to see a Bittern in your yard!
Patti
Great recap Patti, I haven't many pic. to share but have been enjoyed everyone's sharings on this thread--indeed a nice treat. Thanks all. In our backyard I haven't seen any Juncos, or Warblers, nor various Sparrows yet. However, I've seen some yellow...or those could be pines warblers on the mountain when DH ran his half marathon this past weekend. There, while I stayed and cheered hubby on the run, I spotted many different birds, and was so thrilled to have captured a glimpse of this male Rose-breasted Grosbeak. It could be a juvie? For the red 'bib' on its chest was smaller than what I remembered seeing them in years past. Oh, BTW, there are many Phoebes singing in our area this time of the year.
Happy birding everyone, keep those gorgeous photos coming please.
I got behind again but glad more and more of you are discovering more birds in your area. Loved all the photos.
My dark-eyed juncos finally arrived too.
This is the first eagle I've seen in a month.
Here's a northern flicker that is an intergrade. Most of our flickers have the red malar (mustache).
More and more great blue herons are showing up on the lake.
Last one is a black phoebe.
Nice pics, all!
Nearly 100 posts, can someone start Volume 446, please?
Thanks!
Resin
Wait, wait, may I please post one more comment and pic. before someone will start a new thread please. Duc, I'm so glad you've mentioned of the intergrade Northern Flicker. For most of what I've seen apparently are the intergrade ones. When I saw your red malar flickers on previous posts I was be-puzzled. lol
Here is and example of a flicker that I often see down here. Never have I seen one with a red malar around here.
Really nice photos, everyone. Lots of variety.
Patti, you commented on the first Great Egret photo (Post #9279527). I actually altered the image to Black and White in post processing. I do that sometimes if the original image is lacking proper color. You are right about the Reddish Egret. It would be extremely rare to see one in Maryland.
Resin, I will be happy to start a new thread unless someone beats me to it. Just give me some time to set it up. The last couple of times that I have tried to post, I have had problems. After preparing the message, I hit Preview and it prepares the message to send. However, my original comments are missing underneath in case I wanted to make any corrections. I then hit Send and nothing happened ?
Here is a link to the new thread .......
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1285041/
