Daily Pics Vol. 183

I am taking photos from an opened window, the feeder is about 20 feet away. You can tell that the birds are looking for the location of the sound from the very noisy motor on the camera.

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Love your Titmouse Met!

bsharf, So cute of them looking at you.

The sun and the birds were out at the same time for a change...............Steller's Jay

Scrub Jay

Dark-eyed Junco

Calif. Quail

and a Spotted Towhee

Grackle with a peanut.

Indigo Bunting in the garden.

And an Indigo Bunting at the birdbath.

Finally a few Goldfinch showed up today.

Another Goldfinch.

Blue Jay at the bath.

An Osprey flew over.

Turkey Vultures are always good practice subjects.

I am getting so anxious for the return of the Indigo Buntings for summer!!

American Crow on the fence...

Mrs. Cardinal sporting the "Don King" do

This pair of White-breasted Nuthatches are so busy and so cute to watch!

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Mr. & Mrs. Cardinal

Love your birds adel!!



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GP, I like the Goldfinch on the bird bath and the Indigo Bunting.

Nanny, Handsome American Crow!

I thought this male cardinal pic turned out SO cute. He's so round and red. :))

Here's some birdwatching up close and personal.......

Pine Siskins (fearless little buggers)....

one more shot

I've been hoping to see a yellow-headed blackbird for quite awhile. This afternoon, I finally saw ... not one; but two of them ... in with a bunch of grackles and brewer's blackbirds. I managed to get this one picture; but they flew off to another tree as I was zooming in for a closer shot.

Here's another picture of the yellow-headed blackbird; but the lighting doesn't do justice to it.

CB, Looks like your Cardinal is on a swing; very nice!

Wow Ava, That is up close and personal;they are brave!

Jane, I love those Yellow-headed Blackbirds!

Wow..they really stand out, cool!

Nanny, love that Don King do!!

Ava, love the up close and personal shots!!

Jane, outstanding Yellow-headed!! We have them here, but I've just been able to get one photo of them. They love staying out in the tullies along the lake.


One of my Bewick's Wrens.

A Dark-eyed Junco on the move.

Yes, pell, I have an old swing set that I hang my feeders on and this cardinal was perched on, what I think is called, the chin-up bar.
Oh, aveads, I love your pics of the Siskins on your (?) legs! How cool!

My Lesser Goldfinches were eating the thistle seed faster than I could keep the feeder filled.

LOL, Wow duc that's incredible!

Oh Duc, that is a great picture. Taking it from that angle really shows the piggies.

The goldfinches disappeared from my feeder for a few days. It turns out that they are eating bugs in the trees instead. I saw at least two dozen land in this willow oak this morning. When that pollen falls, it's always full of nasty, biting bugs, so I'm assuming that's what they are eating. Not one finch went to my feeder.

This is a bad pic b/c it clouded over, but you'll see what I mean. There are parts of at least 4 goldfinches in the pic.

Avaeads, you're like Snow White with your little bird friends. Do they do your housework and tie bows around your waste?

Duc, fab pictures of the titmouse and wren!

GG, I don't know when I've seen a titmouse that was having a good hair day. Maybe Duc's! They always look surprised.

Love everyone's shots as usual. Here's a Robin.

A blackbird eating bugs off of the Willow Oak.

Yellow-rumped Warbler.

One more of the Yellow-rumped.

Elphaba, I love the Yellow-rumped and your Blackbird and Robin look good with the newly opened leaves. My Goldfinches will disappear for a few hours if there is a cat in the area, they love eating the bugs on the shrubs too.