Daily Pictures Volume # 198

they moved in and now they come and wait for me to feed them everyday

Great photos everyone. I bet those geese sound wonderful in the fields.
Love the yellow Flicker too Mrs.Ed.
Nanny, glad you like to photograph the Crows! Great wren too!
PNW, great owl photo. I'd love to see one like that.
Scic. your birds look quite satisfied too.

So… a bunch of starlings were doing their usually thing — being piggies and fighting…

… when something must have flown into the area, because they all froze and looked up.

Nice catch Mrs Ed!

scic, Nice Goldfinch!

I'm no starling fan but that is a heck of a shot Mrs!!

I agree, great shots Mrs Ed. I think they're pretty with all those dots.

Has everyone seen this video of a Prothonotary Warbler at the nest box. Filmed in MO.

http://www.sialis.org/video.htm

took a ride to Lido Beach yesterday and captured a few water birds

I like the way the reflection showed

just landing

Loved the video!
That's a great shot of the landing!!


Edited to add kudos.

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Great shots gw!

Nice GW, you should put that in the reflection thread at the photo forum!!

thank you all
goodness--another thread to participate in?

this one has yellow feet

This morning I was feeling so bad to have found my Pheobe found its way into the green house and kept flying into the glass window until it was exhausted. Luckily, hubby was finally able to coax it back outdoor. Here, it rested on the pine, tired and couldn't fly any further.

these two were very cute to watch

the iden board informed me that they are reddish egrets

lily--did it recover and fly off after restin g?

Snowy egret.
My phoebe has arrived. Brings back memories of my first spring here. The phoebe was singing while I yanked out all the barberry here.

GW, Such great shots!!! The one with the yellow feet is a Snowy Egret. The Reddish Egrets are beautiful!

Lily, Sorry to hear that happened but I'm glad your DH was able to get him out and he's okay!

Yes, yes, thank goodness it was alright. After a brief rest it flew off. I've house finches came inside in search of places for nesting, but never seen Pheobes indoor.

two shore birds

good news lily

thanks pele
I was in my glory with so many subjects to choose from
this area is about 6 miles away

It's so exciting when you go to a good birding spot. Even better when it's close to home.

A pair of Crows found the suet, but couldn't get to it. Nice to see all those southern shore birds. Patti

Nice one Patti! Crows never come into my yard for some reason.

I'm new to birding, ... I'm quite embarrassed to come home after a day outing at the national park -- a birding trail -- without one sighting of any one bird. lol. I've got to join a club and learn, have I got a volunteer to be my mentor? LOL.

They usually fly over my yard too. Here is the attempt. Beak is too big. DH figured he would be clever enough to open the cage, but no such luck.

Lily_love, do what I did at first, just earnestly whip your binoc up to your eyes as if you saw something and eventually you will. Time of day is everything, hook up with an early morning birding walk group and you will see birds and wacky birders at the same time. Enjoy. Patti

The Titmice at their nesting box.

A pair of Mourning Doves.

My Bluebirds.

All ruffled.

Red-winged Blackbird.

Lady Cardinal

Nice pics Frank!

Red-winged Blackbirds and a Brown-headed Cowbird.

Some of the gang.

f_chisolm--great pics!

here is a pelican

many of the birds were laying in wait for a snack since people were fishing on the shore

"two shore birds" - Willet

Resin