Daily pic vol 141

Great pics everyone!

Love the Swans,Osprey and nanny that's a great shot of the Flicker!

Nice Thrush Elphaba. Sure wish I would see them here.

Not many birds are coming in this morning but I was happy to see the
Tufted Titmouse.

I was having alot of problems with light but here he is making a racket.

male Downy Woodpecker on peanut silo.

And just for kicks heres Gary the Groundhog who finnally noticed me and made a beeline to his tunnel under the shed.

Gary the Groundhog. LOL

Nice all!

Well a tan form white throated sparrow showed up today!

Gary is too cute! Nice bird pics too!
Lovely white-throated sparrow shot Mrs. Ed.

My thrasher is sticking around! Here he is on the beautyberry which I am so glad that I bought!

There have been mockingbirds wars over this tiny beautyberry this morning. This was the last winning couple.

This pic was taken in the shadow of a tree so it's not so good. I'm posting it because I'm not sure what species of Hummer it is.

(Adult male Anna's as IDed by Resin)

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Linth what a gorgeous picture of the Kestel. Great to be able to see them close up. They are beautiful!!! Lovely shot of the Egrets also.
Gary I wanted to comment on those wonderful shots of the Swan, on the other thread and these ones, Lovely birds.
Everyone have put in quite an assortment of birds, very nice.
Pelle have to comment on your groundhog, cute

Adel, maybe a Black-chinned

I don't have an Osprey in my backyard like bsharf, but here's a long shot of one.

Red-Bellied Woodpecker going after the suet feeder.

This morning I was deluged by Grackles, must have been at least a hundred of them after the morning rations.

White-winged Dove waiting for an opportunity at the feeder.

This one looks like a cross between Mourning and White-winged. Do they interbreed?

Red-Bellied Woodpecker looking puzzled.

Collared Dove.

Cormorants flying by.

After a Hawk came down trying in vain to capture a Dove, this Woodpecker was frozen in this position for a while.

AAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaargh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I went to the top of the thread and commented on each and every one who's posted, then when I went to send it I'd obviously spent so much time composing my comments, the page had expired and so all I can say is fantastic shots everyone. I really have enjoyed them all.

This is a Twenty Eight. S/he and two others were having a snack on the dandelions on the verge as I was coming home from the swamp yesterday.

Margaret, nice photo .....

Just a thought. I have lost so much work after I have put some time into it that I finally wised up. I leave a blank Word document open so if I have a lot to type, I either type it in Word and do a copy and paste or if I'm afraid I might lose it on a site like Dave's Garden, I might type it but copy it back into Word before sending. I've sent a lot of e-mails that hung up while sending and eventually lost them. I know how you feel but this is the only answer to doing it over.

Thanks linthicum. I just thought it'd teach me a lesson for being so verbose.

Pell, I have to admit your Gary is better looking than I am. LOL

Margaret, I always enjoy seeing your pictures, of birds I will never see in person. Ditto on linthicum's suggestion.

Another Stellers Jay.

Most of the summer migrants have left, so I don't have much verity in subjects to photograph.

We are having Indian Summer. Five consecutive days of sunny blue sky are welcome after three weeks of rain and gray sky.
Trumpeter Swans enjoying the sunny day this afternoon.

Thanks Gary. Don't worry about not having the variety. I would never get tired of looking at the Steller's Jays. The colour of the belly and wing feathers look like the colours of a coral atoll. Beautiful shots. Part of the message I lost was asking if your Trumpeter and Tundra Swans have the occasional spat. What gorgeous birds.

Pelle, your Gary is cute!

One of my perky little Cardinal girls!

Just beautiful pictures everyone. I love those Stellers Jay shots, and I'm so envious of the swans!

This is the only shot I got of this visitor. He and his mate would call to each other every once in a while with a single chirp like a male Cardinal. They were tiny and fast, so again I only go the one shot that I have cropped to varying degrees of blurriness before settling on this one. I think it's a Nashville Warbler which will be a first for me! Correct me if I'm wrong though!

I find the little Carolina Chickadee harder to get a pic of than the warblers!! lol

Nice pics everyone!

Too overcast annd blustery today for taking photos so here's a few from the other day.

male House Sparrow

female House Finch

Congrats Elphaba!!!

Cool! Thanks!

This is only the second time that I've seen a Gray Catbird. Have I mentioned how happy I am that I bought that beautyberry upon which he's perched? Only 400 times? Well, let me make that 401!

I'm going to buy one this weekend because of you!! It's a good time of year in Houston (for bird, not weather). I've had 5 newbies the last 2 weeks. Sorry to all the Northerners who are losing their beauties!!

Too funny! I'm wandering around the yard wondering where I can plant some more! I saw them at the Houston Arboretum and they were full of birds, so I knew I had to have one. My neighbor just gave me a bunch of plumerias and three sunshine trees (that's my name for them b/c I can't remember the real name). My yard will soon be a jungle. There's never enough space!

A heads up warning to those of you farther south, it's noon and the grass on the lawn is still white with frost!

Shush!!!!!!!!