Daily Pics Vol. 158

Wonderful shots in the last thread everyone!

Here's a visit from male Red-bellied Woodpecker.

And a rare visit from the female Red-bellied Woodpecker. She's so pretty!

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A Blue Jay wolfing down tree nuts.

A pretty female Northern Cardinal.

American Robins are still around. This was the only pic I could manage.

A male House Finch.

Here's a bit of an argument that happened between the female and male
Red-bellied Woodpeckers. Apparently she is overstepping her boundaries.
You go girl!!

Wish I could have gotten them both in the shot better but it happened so fast.

Pelle, they are absolutely beautiful images of some gorgeous birds. I also really loved the picture on the previous thread of the Starling and the Woodpecker. The last pic here is a beauty. It's a high action shot which shows the Woodpeckers specially designed feet so well.

Thanks Margaret! The Red-bellieds are such charcters you can almost be assured of some action if their around.

BTW, has anyone heard from original_sybil lately?

great shots Pelletory..... man that shot of the woodpeckers is really amazing

Beautiful start for the new thread Pelle...thank you for starting it! I love that female RB Woodpecker...they have such an elegant look . Great action shot of the two of them!!

It has been so dark and gloomy here and I tried to take pics yesterday but they were all very bad!! I took a few early evening Friday of the Bluebirds with an ISO of 1000, something I rarely do but they didn't turn out too "noisy"!

Here is the female Bluebird.

another of the female.

Here is the male Bluebird on the mealworm crock.

Here is a Robin taken in the treeline the other day when I spent the day out in the "field"!! There were several Robins but this is the only shot I could get.

This is female Cardinal who landed in the brush pile. Wish I could have gotten an eye hightlight but I liked the crest up anyway.

A male Cardinal landed in the same brush pile.

Carolina Wren in the same brush!

Here is the same Wren singing! They sing around the house also and were so loud the other day DH thought the phone was ringing...LOL!!

Not a very good pic but this little Junco was in the same brush and I thought it looked so cute!

Last one...same Junco.

Beautiful shots, Rose. I particularly like the one of the Carolina Wren singing. Good capture.

I haven't been out much recently to take any shots but I went out today with my sister to try out my new camera. Very cold today, frost at the beach.. The frost has persisted all day which is quite unusual here.

I liked this duck with her fancy hair-do.

A pretty mallard hybrid

The cygnets are so beautiful!

And this adorable robin at the garden centre.

Knip, beautiful shot of the cygnet!!

We had a family dinner here on friday. Of course, in the midst of eating, an adult Yellow-bellied Sap Sucker landed on the tree. But couldn't just jump up and grab the camera...well, okay I did, but not fast enough though!! lol

Yesterday morning had a beautiful Blue Bird come to the water dish, Didn't get a pic of it but that is promising that they will come here looking for water. I did pic up the blue heated bowl from Tractor Supply last week!

I haven't seem original_sybil post in a really long time now that you mention it pelle.

good going Nanny!!

enjoyable pix everyone.

Beautiful pics from everyone....and I love that English Robin. I spent a few hours outside before a front moved in with rain and wind. Here are the Woodpecker pair.

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One mature and three immature male Painted Buntings.

Immature male Painted Bunting in the shrubbery.

Saw a solitary Goldfinch, but he did not come down to eat.

Series of pics of a Blue Jay bathing.

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Drying off.

Another immature Painted Bunting male. Seems I have one adult with several young males so far.

3 young males bathing.

If you look closely you can see the start of the bright colors coming in on their feathers.