DAILY PICS VOL.178

Another female Canvasback .... Hopefully I didn't post it earlier. It was taken two weeks ago on the eastern shore of Maryland.

Here's a male Canvasback also taken on Sunday ....

The more I look at this photo the more I like it . . . of a group of Canvasbacks just rising from the water ........

Guess why this duck is called a Long-tailed duck ..... formerly known as the Oldsquaw.

Wow you guys have been super busy today. Great pics everyone!

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Gorgeous ducks Linth!

I do wish the pros would stop changing the common names of birds.

The group of Canvasbacks gets my vote for best shot..photography at it's best IMO

Hello, everyone. I don't usually post here but I have a question about robins and I figured if anyone knows the answer people here will! Do they migrate? I ask because I saw a flock of them on groundhog day and it seems very early. This is a good thing if it means Phil was wrong and spring is coming early! I was wondering if it was just a test flock to scope things out? Maybe?
I'd say I haven't seen more than one Robin around here, since sometime about Novemeber. Are they just hiding out though?

Hi Meredith, Some do migrate south but others stay here year round.

Thank you it's good to know, but now I'm sad that my hope of an early spring will only be a hope.

I'm still hoping Meredith. ^_^

Me too : )

Meredith, they just migrate to our area (in Jan or feb) for a few weeks or however long the red berries last on all the native Toyon trees. You could add some sort of berry bush or tree to your yard to attract them as they go by your area.

Outstanding photos everyone!!

Burn, I hope your sick Grosbeak will make it through the winter.

A Dark eyed Junco

Scrub Jay

Scrub Jays love my peanuts

I love this action picture

oooo, I like it too Duc!

Carolina Wren at the suet feeder on tuesday...

Pics from wednesday...

Female Red-bellied Woodpecker

Male Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Tufted Titmouse

I managed to sneak my Blue Jays some peanuts!!

Lighting settings weren't quite right here!! lol

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As funny as this female Red-belled Woodpecker looked on this small suet basket...the flicker looked even funnier on it...but I missed that shot!

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wow nanny, that's a lot of pictures! great activity everyone has at their feeders.

I finally have an exciting thing to share - a hawk! I think it is a Cooper's Hawk. I was sitting at my desk, looked up and saw it. Awesome! Here it is sitting in the sun

Here it is scratching its belly with its beak. Not a great shot, but always fun to see this kind of "mundane" activity (we ALL get itches!)

here it is just finished scratching. you can see the lighter back of the head

it hung out for quite a while, on one branch and then moving to another more in the sun. at one point I looked down and when I looked back up it was gone :( I didn't get to see if fly away. Oh well, it was enough to see it at all!

Hi Evie, and thanks for the pics of your Coopers Hawk. It is a beautiful bird, especially when it flies. We have one who comes around, especially on windy days. Fortunately, I haven't seen him snag any of our birds.

I just noticed that the head is cut off in the small pic they list here. Pls click through to see the whole thing (cropped from the original, so shouldn't be too big).

signed,
evie...who doesn't feel like working :) lol

LOL
Thanks, I already did. Blessings to you, and to the rest of you Birders.

luvsgrtdanes, that's a great photo of the Kinglet. The little guy moves so quickly that you almost have to click the camera before he comes into view. LOL

Oh that nice Evie, I like hawks,
Beautiful pictures Linth.

A few Common Redpolls.

Those Pine Grosbeak are really nice birds. Since the Doves have invaded the place, they eat on the ground, below the deck, where I can't get pictures of them. Once in a while, they'll come up to the flower box. And this is one of those time.

A few Pigeons hangs around also.

That pigeon reminds me of a schmoo. Anyone remember schmoos?

A Blue Jay getting ready to come down to a feeder.

No, can't say that I remember schmoo, boojum.

Another invading characters in my yard, are the Starlings.