Daily Pictures Volume # 199

Time for a new thread... We came from http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/969045/

My little chickadee

The purple finches have been really beautiful this year

Thanks for starting the new thread! Chickadee is a Black-capped Chickadee

Resin

The neighborhood bullies. There are four of them, one was out of picture. They take great delight in scattering the feeding doves every morning. My cockatiel Peaches hates them. She sounds her alarm any time she sees them around. :)

I so enjoy looking at everyones photos. I agree that the purple finches are really pretty this year.

I wish I could take better pictures and add photos more. I will add this of a pair of mute swans that were feeding out front of the house yesterday morning.

Beautiful pics bebop! Thanks for starting the new thread!

Red, Nice pic! My parrot yells when hawks come into the yard.

Cparts, Beautiful scene.

Cparts, I love that photo of the swans. What a peaceful scene.

That's so interesting about the inside birds freaking out at the outside birds.

cparts---framable!

the blue jays are calling they want their breakfast right now hahahahhaha

Blue Jays... calling for breakfast....oh yeah!

Mrs Red-bellied Woodpecker arriving...

working down to the suet....

FOOD!!!

Brown-head Cowbird...male

and breakfast is up for the jays!!

Another beautiful start with the new thread! Thanks everyone. Yesterday I had this one single goldfinch visited the feeder briefly. So I didn't get another chance for a better pix.

one just landing

Great photos in the last thread and this one too.

The Crows are still making their nests in the pine trees below our house and it's so windy, I don't know why they're building them so high up in the trees. Guess they just want me to worry about them.

This Crow was talking to his pals.

This Peregrin Falcon was on patrol for food. At least I think it's a Peregrine.

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The banded pigeons just arrived yesterday. About a dozen of them and they will stay till June sometime. There goes my birdseed budget!

there were a flock of these smaller ones

ducb--nice crow pic

"one just landing", "there were a flock of these smaller ones" - Sanderling

"At least I think it's a Peregrine" - Yep, Peregrine Falcon

Resin

The Great Blue Heron with a bad hair day:

Cute little Goldfinch visitor.

Mourning Dove.

Immature male Painted Buntings.

Male Cardinal.

Male Painted Bunting in the shadows.

Mockingbird collecting materials for nesting.

Love the heron! Duc those crow pics are wonderful!

Here are a couple of jackdaws in my garden (taken through the window so a little blurry).

Wow the buntings are so colorful!

A robin takes a break on my back rail

thanks resin

gp--love your dove shot

A couple of greenfinches.

Wow! wished I had some painted buntings, or any other kind for that matter.
It is snowing! again here. (April Fool). The birds are feeding like it is going to get worse, too. Here is a Spotted Towhee on the ground under my feeder. They are full time residents here.

Ahd here is a varied thrush sharing the same feeder ground.

Whoops, wanted the closer up of the varied thrush.