Daily Pictures, Volume 81

I'm just a little early starting the new thread, but I'm about to leave for the day, so I didn't want to wait. Here's where we came from: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/824921/

Our owl is back! I was a little worried that he had decided to find another place since I only saw him that one Sunday. But yesterday he was back in the owl house. My daughter went out to practice her violin on the deck and she said he must have liked her music because he stuck his head out as soon as she started playing.

Here is one of the pics I took last Sunday. He was dozing with the morning sun on his face. The guy at Wild Birds Unlmt said you're supposed to put the house on a large diameter branch, facing East. I guess they like to do this.

Here's another with his ear tufts up. I'm pretty sure he's an Eastern Screech, but correct me if I'm wrong.

Oh, here's a cool owl website I found if you want to learn more about owls:
www.owlpages.com

Oops, posted the same pic twice. Here he is with his tufts up.

I was in the back area stacking lumber when I noticed an America Robin bouncing around about forty feet away. He let me go into the house and get the camera and take some pics. I've been seeing Robins around for a few days, but the weather has been too rotten for photographing them.

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from the previous thread:

What are you getting, Mrs_Ed? I am also shopping for a camera. Its very confusing. GM

Peeper...Thanks for starting the new thread and I love your pics of the owl! I've never seen one in a house before...very cool!

Adel...I feel for our poor Robin's...it is supposed to get cold again!

Way to go Mrs. Ed!! ;0)

I was finally able to get into my files and retrieve some pics I took the other day (for some reason my computer wouldn't let me look at them)!!

Here is a Male Northern Cardinal.

My current camera is not too bad… but has a lot of exposure options, but it is a point and shoot and has limited lens range.

So now I am getting the Pentax K100D super. http://www.pentaxslr.com/bodies/k100super

Why? Well, I have a couple of screw-mount lenses (manual focus) from my old Pentax SLR (film). With just a 40$ adapter, I can use them on this. Pentax is very friendly that way, in my opinion. I can even pick up cheap lenses on ebay or something! And I think it is a huge asset that I can use a manual focus if i want to. This is a 6.1 MP camera; in my opinion, it was not worth the extra bucks to get a few more pixels (10).

If I had not gone the Pentax route, I would have gotten the Nikon D70.

For reviews on most cameras, check out http://www.dpreview.com/. Also, I spent a good deal of time reading the reviews on amazon.com.

Good luck GG!!

Here is a Female Cardinal (I think she has a little scab by her eye)

One more female.

Congrats Mrs. Ed...I'm sure you will love it!

Oh I love the owl ... and the birds too..

These are my friends here, Momma and baby.. yesterday she took it to sit in the sun on the fence. I was really close, but don't know how to zoom. I'll try again.. they sit there for a long time and listen to the Josh Groban CD..lol there are other couples making nests in the other trees. A huge roadrunner came by the other day and hopped from limb to limb looking for nests.. I hope he doesn't find the ones closer to the house.

Very nice pics Peeper! Thanks for starting the new thread!

adel, I loved the painted feather in the last thread and these Robins are nice!

Rose, Lovely shots!

Congrats Mrs Ed!

Gourd,Nice pic of the Doves!!

Thanks everyone!!!

This kinda cracked me up… A Crow stealing all my old grass clippings in the raised tomato bed!

That is funny!

BTW, we have robins year round here so you don't hafta worry about the cold, delrose.

That's a sweet pic Gourd, thanks for sharing it!

Thanks Pelle!

Thanks for the info boojum!

Mrs. Ed...LOL! I guess that will show you to try and hide old grass clippings from him! Too funny!

I had that crow pegged for a large grass, small twig man, myself!!

On your mark..............get ready............

(Steller's Jay)

Wonderful pic adel!!

Thanks peeper for the new thread! Your owl is so cute! I need to look into an owl house next year.....

Cool adel!

Way to go Mrs. Ed!! We'll be waiting for new great pics! love the crow.

Good as alway, rose!


This handsome Red-bellied Woodpecker showed up this afternoon.

The Hairy Woopecker was here yesterday. Really bad pic!!


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Adel, I NEVER tire of the colors on those Jays of yours. That picture is just great too. Love the glint in the eye!

Nice pics nanny!

Two of my Red-bellieds got into a bit of a fight today and the feathers were flying,or maybe I should say falling!
They were fighting over who was going to the feeder; after the victor ate at the feeder I saw him fly into a tree where the other one was and chase him out of there! Geez!

LOL, and i'm sure you have PLENTY of feeders out for them all! Sheesh!

Actually no I don't.

Theres only 2 seed feeders out since the Starlings and Grackles started coming around and the one has just safflower in it which they (Red-bellieds) don't like.

I might start putting some other seed out and see what happens.

Ah… Well then. Fights ensue.

Where's the hair spray when you need it?

Thats cute!

Oh too funny, adel!!

I took my application in for WBU today. He is waiting to see what this highschool senior decides to do. She has worked there during the summers for 4yrs. But she is off to college this fall and may try to find something that pays more to help pay for school. I told him no rush and whenever something is available I will be there!

Song Sparrow..boy I thought it was something different so had it one the ID thread...oh well...

Nice pic nanny!

Yah, you'll be there Nanny, awaiting your EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT.

Peeper, you are so lucky to have a resident owl. I got some pics while outside today, this first shot is a Hawk, pretty far up so the shot is not great.

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Grackles are daily visitors.

Turkey Vulture above.

Mockingbird.

Mockingbird again.

Red-Bellied Woodpeckers.

Swallow flying by.