DAILY PICS VOL. 180

Oh Rose, the image of the female Bluebird speaks volumes. Gorgeous.

Burn, I love the shot of the Mourning Doves in the snow.

GP, you still hogging those Painted Buntings? I check every day for my delivery. Alas.....

Roy, they are really fabulous shots. I enjoyed every one. Just wait until Duckmother sees the shots of the Wood Ducks!

I was debating on which sparrow I had here...another shot of it. I though it a bit early for the Chipping Sparrow too..but guess not! I even thought it might be a Field Sparrow at first.



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Thanks Margaret and One!

Yes Mrs. Ed...I did notice the similarities!

News Flash...just back from walking the dogs and saw a Horned Lark! It was on the ground in front of me and didn't notice it until it flew off and landed about 20 feet away on the ground. I got a good look so no doubt about the ID...if the weather cooperates I will stake out that area today and hopefully get some pics!! Yippee!!!

Nanny...I wondered about that Sparrow also!

2vernes, I don't even know which one of your pics I like the best. Just amazing! I will pick one out for a special tribute -- "Fly robin, fly. Up, up to the sky!" (Silver Convention)

GP, I love your bunting pics as always, but I must comment on your White-Winged Dove. In the immortal words of Stevie Nicks, "Just like the White-winged Dove sings a song sounds like she's sing, 'whoo, whoo, whoo.'" I just did a White-winged dove count for the backyard bird count -- 33 at my feeder!

Oh, one more, just because I can't resist. This is from yesterday. Today is cloudy and yucky, so you will be spared my song psychosis. "Black bird singing in the dead of night..." -- Ya, OK, it's not the dead of night and Red-winged blackbirds don't sing!

Yay on the Horned Lark.I'm going to look for some of those on Sunday. Oooh, and you can COUNT it too!

I read on the IL bird net that they were going to look for Horned Larks, Lapland Longspurs and Snow Buntings, as if they were hanging out together.

Great pics Rose! I love the Titmouse and Meadowlark! The Blues are always gorgeous!

Cute sparrow nanny!

Elphaba, Nice Blackbird!

Yes, Elphaba, I was hearing those words to Stevie Nicks' song as I was posting the White-Winged Dove pic. Welcome Roy...and what a collection of terrific bird pics you have!

male cardinal

male Downy Woodpecker, the red patch is hidden in this photo.

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Nice shots bsharf!

A shot of the European Starlings being swung around by wind gusts yesterday on the suet feeder.

WE ARE OFF TO VOLUME 181 ALREADY.

THE FOLLOWING LINK WILL TAKE YOU TO VOLUME 181:

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/952319/

Well Resin, you know Rose had that Dicksissel, so who knows!