Daily Pics. Vol. #51

I wish this would have turned out better. A tufted titmouse (that I wish shows more of his face) and a carolina chickadee...

and I think I'm getting the hang of getting decent shots of my cardinals...

Great shots everyone! linth, the Bald Eagle pics are superb, I wouldn't mind going bird watching your way either!

Sun today! This looks like the young Thrush on the lower branches of the Horse Chestnut, it has a sweet expression.

Spotted. Oh, I meant it spotted me, but yes it is spotted!

You would look silly too if you had to hang upside down on trees.. Great Tit.

Hello...big baby Wood Pigeon..

Oh yes I know you don't I..

Chaffinch comes into the picture..

LOL Lily! & Yes you are getting the hang of it! ...enabling again, (I know, I know)..lol....

Sweet Thrush wallaby! Kinda reminds me of our Robins.. Their spring babies look a bit like the spotted thrush... adorable! Love the GT and the WP too!

Here are some Robins congregating while I had the sprinkler going..

Such a quiet, reflective little thing..

Awe sweet little chaffinch too!


Blue Jay hanging onto this Desert Willow

Were they getting a free shower Deb?

I wonder if I can get up there..

Good under the belly shot of the Blue Jay Deb!

On my favourie branch..

A pair of Great Tits...

Thx wallaby. Yeah they like to poke around in the wet dirt for worms when the water is going too.

Little tail-wagging Bewick at the window...

He's saying 'Mine!' lol.

Bottoms up..

Those GTs are pretty big for a little bird... You get some really fun birds wallaby!

Now that Robin found the hot tub, the shower is old news, lol!

Blue Tit was having a great time climbing around the oak branches,

Lol Deb, funny expression on the Robin!

Woops, nearly fell..Blue Tit is a bit smaller than Great Tit..

Now you see why Blue Tit needs those long claws..

Wonderful pics guys!!

Indiana, Glad you were able to make it over to the smorgasbord at WBU!
Those Tufted Titmouse and Chickadee are so quick; aren't they? The Chickadees are always a challenge for me.

wallaby,I always Love seeing your variety of birds!

debnes,very nice pics!

Heres the male White- breasted Nuthatch at the Peanut Silo again. The female was there before him.


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You know, Pelle, it seems that just when I give up, they come, and I'm unprepared. :)
It was a nice store, and we'll definitely go again.
Nice shots, Wallaby & Debnes, liked your comments too. :)
Here's a chickadee diving into the new feeder "bottoms up!!" ....

Thanks pelle, the WBN has peanut coloured legs, nice pic!

Blue Tit was sat near the top of an oak later singing his head off, he's a bit quieter than Robin.
I know I got some with his beak open, but this looks very wide open for such a tiny beak.

Thats definitely their way indiana! :-)

We went to a small park near where we live for just a short while so I took some pics of the Ducks.
They may just be mutts; I'll see what Resin has to say.

2 pics

Last one. They weren't being very cooperative! :-)

Neat Mallards Pelle!

Thanks indiana_lily, your post was late to appear to me. Keep on taking pics, you're doing well!

How did you get a herd of Mallards to stay together pelle, lol, all but one look like male mallards, one of those in the last pic looks a different colour on the head. The pale one I would label as a mutt.

Punk Blue Tit



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Sometimes I go by WM and get some inexpensive food (small animal) mix. I pour out lines of it. (If it is piled they hit each other getting to it.) This gathers a huge crowd of ducks. and they are a little more cooperative.

LOL,a herd?
The DH blocked them from crossing the path by just standing there.

LOL, I thought of food when we were starting to approach them. :-)

Next time!

Well they do look like they have been herded, and they had!

Your right!!

Bet that was a lot of fun Pelle!

Hi everyone! Third time posting this. lol! I've been trying to find the current thread. Anyway, I love taking bird pics and have a LOT of them. Is it allowed to post pictures from the past year? ;-) Here is a Red Headed Woodpecker that I finally got. Usually they are really shy and won't come near but this one was a brave one. He actually joined the other birds at the feeder. Nice to meet you all!

WELCOME Creekwalker!!!

Beautiful Pic!

Here's another one of him. I have a lot of him. Took advantage of it every time I saw him. lol

Thanks :-)

You are welcome to post pics from any month or year!

How cool that he actually came to the feeder!!

I would go crazy taking pics of a beauty like him!

That is a good pic of the RHW, they seem to be making a comeback. I thought I heard years ago that their numbers were low from getting hit by cars.

Heres what it says at the Cornell site.

Conservation Status
Breeding Bird Survey data show the species is declining over much of its breeding range. An edge species, it declines where forests mature. It is increasing in areas where beavers are increasing and creating more flooded beaver meadows with dead snags

I think their numbers are still pretty low though. We have some who nest here then leave for the winter.

Here is another rare one here. Haven't seen them except briefly in the spring. A Baltimore Oriole.