Daily Pics Volume 133

We had a hawk...not sure which one, pass through one day last week. Do believe it may have gotten a dove.

This little Goldfinch's black top head feathers look like their really smashed down towards his eyes. :-)

good looking guy there Pelle, and thank you.

Very nice pic of Downy Wp Nanny

Love your Blue Jay GP
Goldfinches and I think, a purple finch at the stream.

Chipping Sparrow

Yellow Warbler

Mallard Ducks

Nanny, well done for trying to save the little bird.

A pair of Osprey at their nest this afternoon.

New Holland Honeyeater.

Another photo of the New Holland Honeyeater.

Nice going burn! I love the stream too!

Margaret,Your doing a fantastic job with the new lens! The Ospreys are so regal and the New Holland Honeyeaters are such a handsome bird!

Nice burn & pelle!

Margaret..that last shot of your Honeyeaters is a knockout!

Here's a Mourning Dove from today.

A Blue Jay eating hot pepper suet.

A female American Goldfinch

This is a little yellow bird that lives in it's nest outside my son's house in SC, but what is it?

I'm sure Resin will have an idea seemama.

Heres a Black-capped Chickadee today.

Not a lot in view there. but I'd say American Goldfinch.

Resin

Not a yellow warbler?

Not with that big thick seed-eating bill!

Resin

Pine Sisken eating thistle seeds.

American Goldfinches.

American Goldfinch near the pond

Black-Capped Chickadee eating peanutbutter suet.

Well gee, let me throw in some more Gold Finch ...how about a four-fer??

One handsome adult

cute juvie??

Sitting sentinel in the back yard.

You got nothing better to do than watch me eat?

Nice pics guys! Love the quail adel.

Thanks Pelle and nanny for your encouraging comments. I'm so happy with the new lens (es). Yep went and impulsively bought a 300mm yesterday. There's a story behind it which justifies the purchase, (to me anyway).

This is a shot of a Black Swan cygnet on the Swan River today. It was looking up at a jet flying over.

Oops.

Another shot a few seconds after the first. Still following the jet.

Blue Billed Duck. The blue bill intensifies in colour during the mating season. This little fellow was swimming around at a cracking pace. I see him most days I go down the local swamp. I haven't seen a female this year.

Lots of great pics!

Margaret, I love the expression on the cygnet's face in the second pic! So cute, the young Blue Tits did the same with planes going above, must think they are large brids, lol. Lucky you getting a 300mm, useful for bird pics.

This young Wood Pigeon was sunning in the Acacia a couple of days ago, and whoopee the sun is shining again in patches today!

Oooo, there's that cute quail from adel!! hey...that rhymes!! :)

Margaret...any reason to get a new Lens is justified to us!! lol
That cygnet is adorable!

Wish us luck!

When I was letting the dogs out this morning, I noticed some odd bird behavior. A Black-headed Grosbeak was able to fly only very short distances barely off the ground and flopped belly-up each time it landed. It was being harrassed/attacked by a Scrub Jay. I couldn't just let nature take it's course and watch it be murdered, so I set about to rescue. Bird is now in a small dog kennel, and quite fiesty. I've spoken to a bird rehab person, and she said there's likely a head injury that might take a few days to right itself, but since bird can use it's feet full recovery is likely, though it might take a few days.

Ill try to get some pictures later in the day.

Wish you the best of luck!!

Wonderful pics Margaret! That cygnet is precious! The Blue Billed Duck is

such a handsome guy can't imagine why a female hasn't come to call.

Love the Wood Pigeon wallaby!

Good Luck tiger! Can't wait to see the pics.

It's grey and misting here, (we need rain very badly, so that's a good thing!) so it's not a good day for photos. Even up close I could not get the catchlight in the eyes.

The Black-headed Grosbeak seems to be doing okay. I gave it BOSS and picked a few blackberries. It ate berries unassisted as I was holding it, which I take as a good sign. It is more able to stay upright now, but still needs some time.

The rehab gal told me that these birds have a very good recovery rate, so things are looking good.

I think it's a young bird, as there's still some spots or stripes on the outer part of the breast.

Nice one tiger! Keep us posted.