Baby hummingbirds in my courtyard. The one on the right was half out of the nest. The picture is not that clear because I did not want to disturb them. He finally got back in the nest. After they fledged, they came back every early morning to say hello for the majority of the summer. .
Wow sk that's wonderful!
That would be favorite for me too!
Love the color from the Inca Dove grits!
Grits, I have tried and tried to get a pic of an Inca dove with its wings open like that!
Angele, love the Roadrunner. When my parents lived in California, a Roadrunner used to come to their yard in the morning, pick up snails, bring them to the patio, smash them on the cement and eat them. They are so much fun to watch.
Your Grosbeak is one of my favs, Mrs. Ed. Everyone's pics are really fun.
I had a hard time choosing my 3rd favorite because I couldn't decide if I should pick the best photo or the favorite experience! I love that this thread has both. I was leaning toward favorite experience of standing on a ladder while a hawk ate baby squirrels just above me, but then that cute little hummingbird nest changed my mind.
For you hummer lovers -- and who isn't? Ruby-throated in October.
WOW, that is a lovely photo Elph!
I love you guys.
(oops did I just say that out loud?)
((((group hug))))
awww....
LOL, Okay I love you guys too because your all so wonderfully sappy and quite a bit nuts too! ^_^
~snif
Well shoot, ya gotta love that...LOL
Heehee
Alright I guess I'm ready to post at least one shot. The reason it's one of my favorites is because it was the first time I ever saw a Baltimore Oriole. There was a whole family but I only saw the female for a second. The male came back to eat some of the
Trumpetvine blooms. It lasted just a few minutes. I look forward to seeing them again this year.
Beautiful pelle! I almost put up an oriole shot too! I was soooooo thrilled that I got them to come everyday to the little buffet I put out for them. And when they brought the fledglings... I was over the moon!!
What a remarkable year we all had. Grits neat flight shot, Skwinter those baby hummers just are so sweet, Elphaba that hummer in flight is the shot I've been trying for for years! Pelle Orioles are awesome! They will be back and will probably bring friends!
Can't wait to see what photos are yet to be posted. :-)
Looking at all the beautiful shots here brings back so many memories from last year!
One of my favorites is the Yellow-billed Cuckoo..it took me many weeks to finally spot one and after that saw it many times throughout the summer.
Another favorite was the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher!
My favorites would not be complete without my favorite bird the Eastern Bluebird. They have given me many hours of enjoyment and I love them the most.
oh Rose, you have so many kinds of birds at your place. You really MUST open that Bed, Bird and Breakfast soon!
That Oriole is just beautiful. I have been debating as to my third choice for year's favourites and I finally settled on another rail. I have seen the Buff-banded Rail several times over the last two years despite their secretive behaviour and have seen them with young in two successive springs. I was sitting on the bank of the creek hoping that the young would show themselves again. It was overcast, and suddenly the sun broke through and shone on the creek bank opposite to me. Almost immediately a Buff-banded Rail stepped out of the sedges and immediately turned round and spread its wings out (presumably to catch the sun). It held this position for half a minute and I was able to get this picture, which shows how colourful its wings are.
Dellrose, what is that in front of your Yellow-billed Cuckoo? Is the Cuckoo there to eat it? The beautiful birds you hugging lovable gardeners get to see and photograph is unbelievable. The majority of our birds look like our desert. I live on a greenbelt and the golf course is at the end of the greenbelt, about 12 houses down. I am in charge of the landscaping as a liaison with the landscape crew because I am on the board. At the end of the greenbelt, near the golf course, every year we have about fifteen families of Quail. (I walk on the golf cart paths every morning when it is warm. Very early before the golfers start. Made friends with all the maintenance/landscape personnel and they warn me when upper management was on its way in a golf cart. I think they call it trespassing. You must remember I was a nationwide top producer for JP Morgan Chase for 35 years. I can sell you your own shoes.) LOL... I see them all over the golf course. I will start taking my camera. Sorry for the bragging but it comes with love and hugs.
Great pics Rose and Ken!
Yep, cuckoos specialise in eating caterpillars, particularly the poisonous hairy ones that most other birds won't touch. They have a special stomach lining that deals with the poisonous hairs.
Resin
Thanks for answering that question Resin...I wasn't sure!
dellrose. Love your picture of the Scissor-tailed flycatcher, have never seen one in real life.
Kennedy, such a good picture of the Buff -banded Rail, have never seen one of those either. Nice that the sun came out to entice the Rail for you to see.
Donna
I must confess that I wasn't sure what the Incas were untill I looked at the picyure on the monitor// they are rare for this part of Oklahoma and on that particular day i had 4 specie of Dove at my feeder at the same time..The incas travel in a flock of six birds but for the last 2 days there have only been 2 at my feeder...
Have Yellow-billed Cuckoo on my look for list..would loce to see a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher... He is beautiful!
What with all of the ice and other frozen precip we have been getting I have a hard time going out and sitting in my blind so maybe today will get out there ,I have a beautiful Red Bellied Wood pecker coming to the feeder and I need some suggestions as to what to feed it ...the Inca doves get more tame each day and are now feeding on a flat board that I have attached to the porch railing and it is only 8' from the dining room window....
Peanuts In The Shell in an open feeder. (make sure their no salt)
Very nice pic!
And suet. I have females daily at the suet.
Pretty doves. Don't have doves here this time of year. Still at least 10" of frozen crusted snow in undisturbed areas. My lanes is about 2" of frozen packed icy snow and quite slick, about 1/8 mile long is my estimate.
Donna
Pelletory and Mrs Ed thank you for the advice on what to feed the Red Bellied Woodoecker anything special about the Suet have tried it before with not much luck I have at least a dozen specie feeding together but mostly on the ground ,that seems to eliminate a lot of the fighting gives them more room to seperate ...I should mention that the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher is very plentiful in this part of Oklahoma and in mid to late Sep. They use my trees as a staging for the fall migration ,seems like they be the first bird to leave in the fall...
I thought this was such a cool photo with the snow...Not as nice as most of yours, but it's my fav.
It is truly beautiful. I love birds with snow :-)
Thanks, angele!
Nice job jen!
My yard in the spring is full of bluebirds. This handsome male was out hunting.
#2 - Immature Yellow Crowned Night Heron
#3 Gray Hawk
Gorgeous pics Mz! All so nice I can't pick a favorite!
