Daily Pics 95

This Brown Thrasher has turned into quite a singer...love the tree tops.

A Common Grackle...I think they have chased off the flock of Starlings!

I just love the Eastern Phoebe and found out that they have shared barn space with Barn Swallows during nesting.

Barn Swallow

I think the Carolina Chickadees are nesting in our wooded area!

They are very entertaining!

The Yellow Rumped Warbler doesn't want to be photographed.

Female Cardinal

Male Cardinal at the ground feeder.

Mourning Dove!

Another trip to the St. Augustine Alligator Farm. Tricolored heron

Great White Egret with chicks.

Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret.

Cattle Egret

Around the first week in April my backyard was flooded with gold finch. I had never seen so many. I didn't know what they were at first, since I am fairly new at birding, I grabed my book to look them up. They were in droves for two days. Now they are gone. Too bad they were beautiful.....

Red-bellied Woodpecker spotted on my walk wednesday.

I find myself sometimes holding my breath looking at these pictures. They are incredible.

Came back from my walk this morning to find a pair of swans wandered into the territory of some nesting geese.

Neither wanted to back down. There was some fighting while I grabbed the camera, but after they kept one eye on each other, the other eye on me and my big chocolate lab who was also watching the action.

Here is one with the male swan still puffed for action.

I have never seen a swan back down, but he calmed some and let these two swim by (quickly)
By the racket they made after swimming by, I think they felt they made their point. LOL

I ended up taking quite a few pictures, more geese came in to "help". Funny how the geese all fight, but when there comes a threat, they stand by each other.
In this picture, one of the geese would swim close and then quickly back, just to tease.

The goose is still laying her eggs and is not yet sitting on the nest. Just a few minutes ago I looked out and saw a male mallard sleeping on the nest. The geese were no where around.

Must be white day. Beautiful photos of the swans and egrets. A real treat to view. Thanks all.

Red-shouldered Hawk

I find myself just Ohing and Ahing on this thread. Beautiful pictures. I love the hawks and the swans and chickadeesand the yellow-rumps and ... shoot all of them!

Here's a female(?) Hooded Warbler on my patio chair looking in the window.

This is her shaking her tail after her bath.

I am oooing& ahing at bsharf's hawk & your warbler Elphaba!!

Beautiful pics everybody!!!

Absolutely wonderful pictures everyone!

GG

Great pics Everyone!!!

Great shot of the Tri coloreded Heron, Bsharf! And the baby egrets.

Elphaba, love your Hooded Warbler taking a bath.

Cparts, great swan shots.

Delrose, You were busy today! Love the sun on the Cardinal and the silly Chickadee.

Wow, Nice shots of Egrets and Swans.

finally able to get a pic of the gold finch. I can officially say, they have arrived.

The downy Woodpecker doesn't come as often as the Hairy WP, always a joy to see them.

A Redpoll enjoying a seed.

A bit crowded inside the feeder. I almost missed the Goldfinch, didn't notice it when I took the picture.

Super pics everyone!

The official greeter at Arcata Marsh

(Canada Goose)

This message was edited Apr 17, 2008 8:45 PM

Wonderful assortment of pics! Thanks nanny and Shan any anyone else. nanny, I want your blue skies, lol, had sun yesterday then winter came back later in the day, today is freezing and dull.

Always a pleasure to see your great pics Rose, and bsharfs amazing water birds.

Nice swan pics too cparts!

Elphaba, good captures of the Hooded Warbler.

Burn, I guess the Goldfinch means spring? lol, still got snow there.

Granny. your feeder looks like a 5 star job, that's where all the best birds go!

adelbert, I got a smile from that.

Good news! I found the victor Pheasant's broken off tail feather yesterday against the back fence!

My Blackbirds are feeding babies, yesterday the male had his mouthfull of worms, struggling to get more maybe on the ground but the tree is leafing out and making shadows now so they weren't so good. Luckily he sat on the fence for a while posing for me while I got some better pics.

Well whaddya think? Good stuff?

Hey I'm feeling pretty proud of myself!

A two stop journey to the nest, first to the little bird bath in the neighbour's garden.