DAILY PICS VOL. 179

Here is a Wood Stork.

Back down to earth with this darling Indigo Bunting.

This Red-Bellied Woodpecker was "pooping".

A couple of Grackles.

And a single Cowbird.

The buntings are just so pretty!!

It was great, to look at all your pictures today, nice variety.
Thanks Wallaby for this thread. I enjoy your Pheasants.

We all got some birds that are not always a welcome sight, especially if they're big gluttons, or come in great numbers, and scare the smaller one. In my yard, these 3 are the ones ......... Ah well, they gotta eat too, to survive .

GP, That first hawk is a Red-shouldered Hawk.

Love the Bunting!

Nice pic burn!

thanks Pelle.
A few Raven yesterday across the street.

A Blue Jay enjoying his peanut.

Another very nice day today, thoigh not quite as warm. So really the yard was very quiet. But this Yellow-bellied Sapsucker stopped in for a bite!

Thanks for the ID Pelle, I don't try anymore....I just know I have Hawks, quite a few, in fact. I'm pretty sure I have seen the Peregrine Falcon a few more times recently also.

Too bad there are no pictures here as there was a flock of 18 turkeys in the front garden this morning. They were working under the bird feeder & picking up grit from the driveway. I'm sure that all the snow has been cramping their style.

Great pictures everyone!

I found my first banded House Finch yesterday. So far I've found our locals birders haven't done any banding. Found an email address on the internet and sent a photo and asked for any available information. Unfortunately, I couldn't read the band number, but they still may be able to track the bird.

wow, I've never seen a banded bird at my feeders.

He's a cutie!!

Nice pics duc,burn and nanny!

Too cool to have a banded bird duc! That's a really clear pic too. Love it.

This orange-crowned warbler is completely addicted to the sugar water that I put out for the bees. It chases away any other bird that even comes close.

That's neat Elphaba!

That is cool Elphaba!!

Is that a hummingbird feeder? Looks like there is just a tray there. Would love to see more of the feeder since it's so neat that the bird uses it.

Yep, hummingbird feeder. I took this part off though so it would just be a tray of sugar water at the bottom.

pretty

OHHHH, I gave that one to a friend! Okay, now I get it. Good idea.

Lots of interesting shots!

It has rained here and most of the snow for the moment has gone but we might get more, still cold but warmer at 38F max. This is the female Pheasant 5 days ago that ran to me for peanuts, she does look young, the head feathers and her 'face' look different.

She is sooo pretty!!

ooohhh very pretty

Elphaba, you did a good job with that feeder. Do you think it would help to keep the bees away from the hummingbird's feeder? My friend has a bad problem with bees.

Wallaby1, your pheasant is really beautiful.

This Amer. Robin was enjoying the light rain we had.

This Robin didn't care about the rain. It just wanted more berries.

White crowned Sparrow

another shot

This little Sparrow was just enjoying the moring sun.

Pretty Robin and sparrow pics Duc! Wow!

I don't know if an easier feeder would draw the bees away from a hummer feeder. The winning photo in Birds and Blooms magazine contest last year was a pic of a hummer attacking a bee. I doubt hummers would be detered by bees.

Here's my Orange-crowned warbler again. She let the Pine Warbler have a sip but I missed the pic. At first, the Pine Warbler would attack her over the sugar-water and she would have to sneak around him. Now that she's an addict, she defends her fix so fiercely that she chases him away. It looks like now they've reached an agreement.

I took some photos today at the retention pond behind the local grocery store. Little Blue Heron

It decided to finally get its feet wet.

7 Hooded Mergansers spent the winter in this retention pond. I imagine that 2 of them were the pair that spent last winter in this pond. I guess that it was such a good spot, that they invited a few of their "Northern Neighbors" to join them.

I found out saturday that someone has bought a lot down along where I get alot of my bird pics on my walks. I was not a happy camper. This is exacly where I got my Swainson's Thrush late last summer. I almost cried...I know it is bound to happen..not like this is all mine...but man I am BUMMED OUT!!!

They have already started to clear it out. At least they didn't wait until nesting season to do that. This was also the main trail for the deer too. I have a feeling we won't be seeing many of those at all any more either. :(

Oooo pretty!!!


A Hairy Woodpecker I spotted out yesterday

and a Red- bellied Woodpecker and a Tufted Titmouse...bit of a stretch it was!

This little American Goldfinch paid me no mind while we were both out yesterday. I was trying to cleanup more of the BOSS.