Daily Pics Vol. 184

Mockingbird visiting the feeder again.

Love how the Grackles sometimes appear so angry.

Really beautiful here.

With a peanut.

Another "angry" look.

Little Goldfinch.

Female Cowbird posing.

And her male companion.

Blue Jay choosing a peanut from the feeder.

Gull passing overhead.

Brilliant blue Indigo Bunting.

Male Painted Bunting hanging on the feeder.

Immature male Painted Buntings.

Collared Dove.

Last pic...I had to lighten this for a chance to see this Hawk.

--love you pictures pom

those wax wings are great, the seven I saw had no red visible and more gray
lovely birds

crazybirdlady51 and gardenpom Thanks for sharing your pictures with us,,, I see you like to take bird pictures as much as I do,,,,,I have saw some of those collared doves nearby but so far none in my yard,,,,,I would love to get some photos of them,,,,,Roy

Resin......What do you make of this Pine Grosbeak with black spots on its breast? Think it might be crossed with some other Grosbeak or just an anomaly? It also has black on its head. There were two of them, but didn't get a shot of the other one which also had black spots plus a white throat.

This shot shows the black spots. Another pic showing the black head to follow.



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Here's another shot of the same bird showing the black on its head.

Here are a few more pics I took over the weekend,,,,This first one is a yellow rumped warbler I think,,,

And he thought he need to clean up a bit,,,,,,

His toes may get cold but not the rest of him,,,,

And here is a group of cedar wax wings all wanting to drink from the same tiny unfrozen part of the puddle,,

they are so pretty

Cool pix 2V, especially the Waxwings. Beautiful.

Wonderful pics 2V!! Yes that is a Yellow-rumped Warbler. Funny Dove!

Thx avaeads and pelletory,,,,,,,,,,,I got me a chair blind and it makes a world of difference in getting good close shots,,,,,Roy

yw,2v.....luv your pix

pell.....What do you think about the odd Grosbeak? I think it's too late in the UK to hear back from resin tonight.

Hi Ava, I not sure what to think. Unfortunately I don't get them here.

Is there any possibility it could have been something not natural on the bird like a grease type substance? I'm not meaning to offend, I'm just thinking of another possibility.

Yep, I'm also wondering if it is something stuck to the feathers, maybe some resin off a conifer (no, not me, the real thing! ;-) Particularly the black forehead patch, the feathers look as though they might also be a bit matted down.

Resin

Hey Roy, can you post a picture of your chair blind?

Whoopee! Today was the first time that I saw a Pileated Woodpecker in my new yard. Not a good picture, but I had to "capture" the moment. haha

Very cool Julie! I would love to see one of these!

Cool Julie! Congrats on capturing the moment. I rarely see Pileated Woodpeckers, so I know how exciting it is when they appear.

2vernes, great pics. I really love that first one of the Yellow-rumped Warbler. I agree with Mrs. Ed. I'd like to see the chair blind too.

Here's a female blackbird I saw today at Alnwick garden. She's obscured a bit by the rose stems but if you look closely you'll see a worm just disappearing down her throat!

WOW...OUTSTANDING PICS!!!!

Julie, congrats on the Pileated!! I have them too and just love it when I get a glimpse of one. I had one that came to my yard almost everyday over 6 weeks last spring! I am hoping for a repeat this year but who knows.

I have been hoping to spot a Red-winged Blackbird but none yet. But the Purple Finch did make another appearance sunday for lunch!

A bit later in the afternoon was adding some more BOSS seed due to the cold and looked up to see this Cooper's Hawk stting in the tree across the road watching my feeder area!

Nice pic knip!!

Nanny, beautiful hawk!

Wow! Great pics everyone!
Pine siskins are still here..........

A huge flock has been in my yard/woods for a good month now. They are eating so much from the thistle feeders!