DAILY PICS VOL. 152

Sorry they're not very good pics!

Here's most of the flock (there were 31 altogether, but didn't quite get them all in the pic)

Resin

Cool Waxwings, I love seeing them here. Our red berries are just now getting ripe, but I don't think the Waxwings will be here until late next month.

Man, that Anna hummer is RED, duc!!

Margaret your Honeyeater looks like a pretty little thing.

Resin, glad you have the waxwings too!!

I got this bad shot of Canada Geese taking off last down at the lake..not a s nice as yours burn!

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here they are before take off!

the rest of the mob...

I forgot we saw some Bluebirds down there too!

The initial cardinal is great. I admire it everytime I hit the thread.

OK Nanny, is there any bird that you don't have?!!! Some of us might think you're hogging them a little bit! Nice pics!

Love those Cedar Waxwings Resin. I can't wait for them to come visit.

Ducbucin, my thrashers left when the beautyberry ran out of berries. I miss them, so enjoyed your pic. That hummer is gorgeous!

This picture is horrible. I enhanced it like you wouldn't believe. I'm posting anyway b/c this little one is almost impossible for me to get a shot of at all, a blue/gray gnatcatcher.

I love those bohemian ones! I had never heard of them until Gary posted last year.

Elph, those blue/gray gnatcatchers always seem to be in the same position, leaning and looking downward.

Have you ever notice how all the Waxwings are always facing in the same direction, when they're in the tree? I wonder why they do that.
Nanny thanks nice bunch of geese there too. Sweet little Bluebird.
Elphaba,very curious Gnatcatcher ;)
Closed up the pond for the winter, had no running water for the birds, so got them a heated dog bowl, takers the same day it went up.

Blue Jay's turn.

Oh there are lots of birds I don't have!!

More from down at the lake here...This Red-bellied Woodpecker was very persistent.

It was a little chilly the day we went...

A flock of Starlings on my lawn.

Nice pics everyone!

Turkey Vulture. Most of the birds I saw today were soaring in the skies.

Black Vulture.

This Northern Harrier Hawk was high up with Vultures.

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Dove silhouette.

Mockingbird looking at me.

Buntings chasing each other.

what a great idea Burn.... the dog dish will be an easy way of changing the water in the winter..... I have a heated bird bath but have to lug the water from the house all the way into the back yard... the dog dish will be so much easier to clean and fill.... thank you!

I see the difference now, the tail does not fan out on the Harrier. I just read the male is gray and white...I guess if I saw one of those I would assume it was a gull of some sort. Thanks, Resin.

Don't have much fror yesterday. Another busy day, which included having to go get my flu shot ...ugh!!!

I took several shots of this female Cardinal. I think by this point she was really tired of posing and was telling me it was time to move on.


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I was trying to get pics of the sparrows that were in this shrub. They were not cooperating , but this Robin came out to pose for me.

Whitebreasted Nuthatch at the feeder grabbing a peanut.

Not focused real good since I grabbed the camera fast and took the pic.

Blue Jay's love their corn!!

I think my best Tukey Vulture inflight shot yet!

Look, Mrs Ed, a gnatcatcher in a different position! The only other photo that worked out was the same old position. If only they would stand still long enough for me to zoom in more.

Burn, cool idea with the water bowl. I have a coffee pot on the patio where I'm rooting stuff. This squirrel drinks from it every day even though there are two ponds nearby. It's glass too and he stands on the rim of it. I can't believe it hasn't tipped over yet.

Nanny, I really like that nuthatch and all the rest.

GP, congrats on the Northern Harrier! I don't know how you get those in flight shots.

The turks have been around and now they have found the feeder...

more!

I love turkeys. Great shots.

I begged this robin to sit somewhere pretty, but he refused, so I immortalized him on the wire!

Nice pic Elphaba! We've had hundreds around.

Nice shots, everyone. Nanny your pic of the Turkey Vulture shows really well just what impressive wings they have. BTW, what's the score now?

LOL Elpaba...you can't bribe 'em!

Thanks Margaret...I am hanging at 96. I had hope to go to a couple places this week but I just didn't have time. Will see if the weather improves next week and maybe get somewhere and spot a new one!!

My neighbors tree that has been my backdrop has lost just about all it's leaves the last couple of days. Darn it! lol

Female Cardinal enjoying a late morning snack on a cold day.

Oh, I can't take credit for the heated bowl, onewish and Elphaba, that came from Dellrose last year, when she did her bluebird thread. Just decided to get one this year.
great picture sharing everyody.

Had another peeping tom yesterday at my livingroom window. It was really raining hard at the time.
Here's the wet BlueJay peeking in.

Got an itch.

American Goldfinches .