Daily Pics Vol 192

A red-whiskered bulbul is now coming frequently to cool itself. Summer heat. So I make it a point to see the shallow water level is maintained. Evaporation rate is high nowadays.

This female Red-Bellied Woodpecker decided to do a little sunning in the tree.

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Water is a good idea, especially during dry periods.

Cool shot Dinu!

Rose 1656, congrats on the BB!

Still not much going on here. Maybe after the storms and rains in the south pass the birds will start to move. But all the locals do seem to be pairing up and getting twitter patted (from Bambi movie...)

My Song Sparrow has been coming everyday this past week...that really has surprised me!

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A common Grackle

This pair of Grackles were duking it out yesterday!!

LOTS of Turkey Vultures around...I get a stiff neck looking up and watching them!!

Group heading off...

Watched this pair for awhile...

This one came my way!!!!

Great pic Rose!!! Very pretty Bluebird!

Dinu, Love the bulbul!

GP, Nice Red-bellied Woodpecker!

Nanny, Nice pics; love the Grackle!

Great pics everyone!

Northern Mockingbird, not just any Mockingbird, but THE resident Mockingbird!
- Same bird, same branch, every day! lol!

Hi WC, I've noticed their quite creatures of habit. Nice pic!

Hi Pelle! thanks, I think he/she is one of the ones I rescued last year when their nest fell down. He's always hanging around even though I don't put out berries. I would give the mother waxworms from the pet shop to save her a trip now and then when they were little.
Luckily he doesnt bother the other birds.
- I got a feeling I'm going to have another MockB nest this summer in my yard... ☺

Nanny you may have a good sparrow nesting sight, so it will stick around.

Wonderful pictures. Too many to comment on individually--and I am enjoying all of them! Gosh, these threads keep getting better and better.

White-Throated Sparrow.

Female Downy enjoying suet.

At least I think it is a Downy, judging from the fuzzy nose and the bars on the side of the tail feathers.

Nice pics GG!

I finally saw a Grackle today on our feeder and snapped a few good pictures.

Don't ask me how, but I finally got a Titmouse in flight!

And, one more. This one is my favorite shot of the day.

Very nice Rose!!

Just love the Redpolls!!
Lovely bluebird Rose!
Looks like the red-whiskered bulbul is having a bad hair day!
Very nice shot of the Mockingbird!

Female downy?

A titmouse being still for once!!

This pinesiskin needs a napkin!!

Hey Rose1656. Your Pentax K10D does a very good job. The female bluebird is very nice.

Here is my titmouse in flight. Raining here today and very gloomy, so there's not a lot of detail.

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Great pictures, everyone. Love the feather action on that titmouse, 2CD.
I've had a couple of Red-bellied Woodpeckers eating from my hanging platform feeder but lately they have begun eating from this jar feeder that has the little chick feeder base on it. They really have to do some amusing acrobatics to get to the seed.

They are great acrobats aren't they cb!

Wonderful pics everyone!

Dave,

My Pentax isn't doing as good of a job as your Canon! I love your little Titmouse in the rain. Can't imagine any detail that wasn't captured in that shot.

been out at the creek again

from the canoe

gorgeous day and many birds

we were out for 3 hours

some type of heron

Wow what a great bunch of pictures , the flying titmouse and goldfinch and a heron that sat very very still-
so many ... great job.

my little contribution --
not sure if this is a Cooper's Hawk--
suave scary.... I think it is.

on the other hand,
this sharpie is something that I look like
after a plate full of refried beans and a swallow burrito el grande.
eyes bulging and looking both ways....SBD.

"been out at the creek again" – Red-winged Blackbird

"from the canoe" and "some type of heron" – both Tricolored Herons

"gorgeous day and many birds" – Brown Pelican (immature)

"we were out for 3 hours" – Snowy Egret

"not sure if this is a Cooper's Hawk", "this sharpie" – think they're both Sharp-shinned, but not 100% sure on the first

Resin

Great pics gardn and dirt!!!!

thanks for the id's resin
thanks pelle

more of the day's pics

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