DAILY PICS VOL 207

Congrats! Next up, ED!

Nanny...I think you stole my Oriole!! LOL...congratulations!! Hope Ed shows soon!

Great shots all!

Met, I love the White-breasted Nuthatch their such a friendly little bird! The Junco's go further north and/or to higher elevations.

Nanny, Congrats on your returning Orioles! Love the Flicker!

Here's a few shots of the newest visitor; Chipping Sparrow

Thanks and thanks for the info Pelletory

Nice shot Nanny. I love the shot of it sitting on the post. Love the Oriole. I have not gotten a shot of them yet.








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2nd shot of Chipping Sparrow

3rd shot of Sparrow

Last shot of Sparrow

Just gorgeous Al. Please send me your camera and lens!!

Oh those are nice....

Great job Met!

Very well done Met!! I want your lens!

oh boy the day is still young... and all these great shots already!

OMG NEW BIRD!!!!! female Rose-breasted Grosbeak here today!!! I'm trying to get a shot of her but she is so darn skittish!!!

That's Great Helen!!! The boys won't be far behind! Congrats!

And glad to say that I had a new bird too. I believe its an ovenbird.

And another… I chased it around the yard.

Beautiful shots Marna! Congratulations!

Congratulations Pelle and Marna!! Marna...cool looking bird and great shots!

I saw "my" Baltimore Oriole again today so I guess Nanny is off the hook! LOL! I'll bet we're all working out in the garden today!

Congrats to both pelle & Mrs. Ed!!!!!!

Glad you found your oriole Rose! LOL

We have been watching them all day...not sure how many there are but it seems to be several. I have seen at least 3 different males that I am sure of!

While I was trying to get oriole pics in the dark first thing this morning with my eyes barely open, I caught these Blue Jays. Is'nt that soooo sweet!

Not here, we're at 87 degrees right now...yuk!!!

This particular American Crow is such a character...it literally hops & skips across the yard sometimes. It is hysterical!!!

Very cute nanny!

Nice Ovenbird! Worth adding to BirdFiles: http://davesgarden.com/guides/birdfiles/go/60/

Resin

Lots of really great shots being posted by everyone. So many, I'm having difficulty keeping up the pace.

Meth, I don't know if you mentioned it but what new lens did you buy ? Some nice shots !!!

Okay I FINALLY got a pic of Mrs Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Wow it was a test of wills but after sitting in the back of the apple tree for 30 minutes she finally came down to the feeder and at least part way to the front of the tree.

Nice shot Pelle...she is beautiful!

Yes Pelle. I think that girl is beautiful!

Thanks Resin. I'll do that. Maybe I'll get a better picture though.

this one is blurry but shows the chest streaks well. this bird would NOT stay still. Always on the move and with today's overcast it was difficult to get a decent pix.

Nice shot pelle!

Mrs. There are only 3 pics there and that is a fabulous shot up there!!

Nice shot pell! And Everyone Else! What great photo's everyones been posting!!!!! I have a hard time keeping up with them all, But, Sure am enjoying them!!!

Yay, you two got some new birds, Pelle and Mrs Ed ,congratulation. Lovely shot of the Ovenbird, Marna.
There's some great shots here, and thanks for sharing them.
Most of the season's birds have arrived, I have Junco, Goldfinch, Purple finches Sparrows, Still waiting on the Orioles hummers and Warblers.
So nice to see them all.
A Pine Sisken on the suet, first time I see this.

White-throated Sparrow.

Wish I had a better shot of this" first for me" Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.

Purple finch

Here are my first babies of 2009. Every year a Say's Phoebe builds her nest on my front porch. A few days ago, I noticed mama wasn't on her nest. She must have been out out collecting bugs for her babies. Today was the first day I actually saw the babies. Their eyes are still closed; but their mouths opened wide when they heard the chirping sound of my camera's autofocus indicater.

Feed me mama!

that is cute and funny Jane

Jane, that's lovely. Good photo

sweet babie,cant wait till our birds start nesting,any time now,darn fox squirrel had babies in 1of the bird houses. Margaret,how are the osprey doing ??

Aw Jane, that's cute. They are all beak!

I'm on the lookout for warblers too, Burn. I read that the Ovenbird often travels with them. I love this time of year when the migrants come through. Friday I had about 8 White-throated sparrows show up. Today who knows, it's very stormy in this region.

Lithicum, I purchased the Canon 400 f5.6 lens. I was a bit slow on the purchase because it does not have IS; but kept seeing great shots from this lens on the Canon and Fred Miranda forum, so I pulled the trigger and have not regret one moment. The shots I posted on this thread were all hand held except for a couple of the Juncos. As long as the light is good and the shutter speed, at least for me anyway, is 400 and up I am ok, even though I have gotten a few shots at 1/60 hand held with some support.

Mrs. Ed congrats and I like the new bird. I've heard of them but have never seen one. Kind of looks like the Hermit Thrush. I had the same experience when I got my first and only shots of the Brown Thrasher; chased around a bush for about 20 minutes before getting the shots




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Burn that last shot of the Purple Finch is so cute. He looks like he has claimed that bird feeder!

Jane...how adorable!

Met...I think you made a wise choice in that lens...it is on my wish list!! I think you did great hand holding!