DAILY PICS VOL. 33

Hi everyone! I just wanted to thank all of you for the wonderful pics you share daily. I appreciate all of you and the wonderful knowledge you are willing to share. Each time I see a pic I want you to know that I silently thank you but get so anxious to see the next post etc. and usually don't get back to acknowledge how much I am enjoying this forum. Your pics are so good and I hope to get a good enough camera with a zoom so I can share too.l In the meantime I have to tell you that a Pileated WP has finally found our "bird feeding tree" and we are thrilled!! We have observed him doing flyovers for some time and have been hoping that he would become one of our visitors and this morning he stopped and pecked on the tree and even flew onto another tree that is closer to my viewing window. We have seen a Northern Flicker recently and if he visits that will be 5 types of WP that visit. Can you tell I am excited? Sorry to be so windy...just had to tell someone!!

Hey, congratulations dellrose! That is one WP that I have NOT seen yet, but would love to. As for the camera, I don't have a great one, but I set up feeding stations right next to my window. Some are still too fast or elusive for me though! Darn Chickadees just zip zip zip. In fact, to prove the point… here is this picture.

Great news dellrose; Congratulations!!

LOL; I have alot of those Mrs_Ed!

This must be the spotted dove. Caught this pic in the lake yesterday.

I hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving!!
Gorgeous pictures everyone!! And, congratulations on the Northern Flicker Dellrose! Aren't they awesome? Mrs. Ed, I was beginning to think I was the only one who has problems photographing chickadees!! But, I got him today!! It seems that the birds are celebrating Thanksgiving today in my yard because it's so sunny out.
Here's Mr. Hard to get Chickadee...

I thought I'd squeeze it in here as it is relevant.

NOT MY PICTURE, but received from a friend through e-mail titled "this is how nature smiles". I just loved this shot whoever has taken it, wherever! Seems actually 'real'!

How very cool, Dinu!!

Here's a bluejay that's not been playing fair today. He keeps warning birds of a hawk when there isn't one. I think he's just trying to keep all the food to himself!!

Here's a cardinal caught in the act....

a cute little downy...

my "tuxedo" guy :) ...

and my clown, the titmouse... now, if I culd just be in the right place at the right time to catch the eastern towhee, I'd be happy!!

Awww, Titmouse!! I love those. Never get them here in town though. Boo!

Night time temp. is now in the 20s and it's givimg the birds an appetite. The Steller's Jays have come back and joined with the Scrub Jays eating goobers, but what surprised me was a Spotted Towhee was carting off the peanuts. I wasn't able to get a pic of the Towhee grabbing the peanuts. He would dash in and out too fast. The Dark-eyed Juncos are out in force along with a couple of Sparrows and a few Lesser Goldfinch.

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Nice pics adel!

I once saw a Tufted Titmouse take a whole peanut in a shell.


I had a few around today. Heres The female Downy Woodpecker being the first to try out the Sandwich Suet feeder.

You can see she's eyeing that other suet feeder; thats because it has her favorite type of suet; Almond suet.

After just a few moments she goes over to her favorite.

Next up was a Red-tailed Hawk; there was a partner of theirs up in the tree somewhere but I couldn't see them till they took off.

All these pics were taken from inside and this tree is in the next yard.

Looking on the other side.

Last one.

I love the smiling face on nature Dinu, it reminds me of the happy face of Humpty Dumpty! Now all it needs is an egg head around it, lol. Oh maybe some arms and legs, and a wall too!

Lots of great pics everyone!

Good capture pelle, they are not stupid are they!


We had sunshine!

Blue Tit cutie.

Wow pelle, good shots of the Hawk!

The blackbirds were feasting on fallen apples,

Robin made a brief appearance only today, I think he wanted to be a Wren with his pose! The Wren was there soon after but the pic was blurry in the shadows, and it was a lovely pose!

Blue Tit flew to the lower branches of the oak,

This one in the apple tree had a darker cap.

Great Tit high up in the oak, luckily in the sun!

In flight!

Wood Pigeon high up at the back of hte oaks...

And there was two of these things high in my Horse Chestnut. Maybe THIS time they are the babies! lol, I did see the ring on the neck of the others but they didn't look the right colour for doves, and these things change so much, well they were cute anyway.

Mr Blackbird was all puffed up, sat at the edge of an old pigeon nest.

Hohum, does he think I am impressed?

Nice pics wallaby; love the Blue Tit!

Glad we both had sun today!

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Mourning Dove at the dirty bird bath.

Winter has finally arrived here. Today was cold and rainy ... not a good day for sitting outside watching my birds. Periodically, I'd peek out the window; and much to my surprise, I had a new visitior ... a ladder-backed woodpecker. I shot some pictures of him through my dining room window and they actually came out better than I'd anticipated.

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