Daily Pics Vol. 211

Another one.

Nothing brighter than an Oriole.....love when they come around.

What a variety of birds! I had the usual crowd this a.m. Did have a couple of male Indigo Buntings. I posted a pic on the Bunting thread.

Here is a House Finch.

Great pictures everyone. It's raining pretty hard here, so I can't get any good pictures, but I had a nice Chestnut Sided Warbler and a Blue Headed Vireo new to my yard today. I also had a great experience herding a mother Mallard and her NINE! baby ducklings across a local street. I have 3 kids, I couldn't imagine trying to keep up with 9.

I decided to share a picture I took last winter of a Saw Whet Owl that was wintering in a nearby cemetary. This was one of the cutest little things I've ever seen.

Wow some really great pics everyone,,,,I have not been on for some time now but wife has been telling me about all the great pictures. And today I got to see for myself. I am sending some in that I have taken in recent days,,,,, This first one is of a collared dove that we have just been seeing here this year for the first time altho I hear they are common elsewhere,,,,Roy

A purple Finch poses for me,,,

and then a Indigo bunting

and one more,,,,,,

and a Gold finch,,,,,,,,I hope their heads aren't cut off like these thumbnails are,,,,

Indigo Bunting in flight,,,,,,,

The Bunting and a group of his cantankerous friends

More joisting,,,,,,,,

A female Rose Breasted Grosbeak,,

2Vernes, your photos are gorgeous!! That Blue Bunting is fabulous!
Redirt, great finch picture too.
Jec6, that owl is beautiful!

Another Gold Finch,,,

Great birds here today!!

Thx ducbucln for the nice comment,,,,,,,

And Mrs. . Grosbeaks counterpart,,,,,,

And finally,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,this Bull frog kept close track of me from the edge of the goldfish pond as I was sneaking around to get the bird pics,,,,,Roy

Wow ducbucln,,,,,,,,,,that is a nice Oriole,,,,I have never seen one before. I wish we had them here,,,,,,Roy

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Great shots, Roy. Favorite is the Indigo Buntings on the branch.
Rose1656, nice Woodpeckers
Knip, congratulation on your Shelduck, and love the Swan
Jec6 your Saw Whet Owl is a cutie.

Had a weeding bird this afternoon, pulling out the Sunflower sprout. Here he is doing a fine job.

First time I see the White- crowned Sparrow this Spring. They use to be here at the same time, as the White-throated Sparrow, the other years..

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Chipping Sparrow.

Dark-eyed Junco

Love your chipping sparrow Burn,,,,,,,I have not been able to get a decent pic of one yet,,,,,I just was out and got this pic of a strange fellow,,,,he was eating some corn I had put in a puddle to soften it up for them,,,,,,,

another view

and the last one,,,,,,,,he must be a piebald

The rain just let up here for a minute so I went out back to see if any migrants were passing through. This guy (Scarlet Tanager) was up in a tree. He was beautiful. It's amazing how much more vibrant his red is compared to a cardinal. Sorry for the crappy pic, the lighting was poor. New yard bird for me #84.

"I just was out and got this pic of a strange fellow"

Partial albino Common Grackle

Resin

Well Jec6 I better get back out there,,,,,,,,,I would love to get a pic of one of those,,,,If they are already in Pa. tho they have probably gone thru here long ago........Roy

Thx Resin,,,,,,,,,Were you the one that told me what was the best book for bird identification,,,,male and female,,,,,,I wrote it down but lost it,,,,,,

Wow Great pics Everyone!!!

Love seeing all these Woodpeckers,Owls,Storks,Orioles,Buntings,Grosbeaks and Sparrows!

Congrats on the new birds, love the Scarlet Tanager jec!

Wow great shots!! Love the Grackle~great catch!!

4 day old chickadees.
Nanny, I think your grosbeaks were at my house earlier this week. They only stayed the one day then they were off again. Same as last year. I'm just glad I got to see them during their journey.

Very cute Patty!

Awww!

Awwww on the double! LOL, thanks Patty

Glad you're enjoying the Chickadees as much as I am. I'll try to post every few days until they fledge.
My granddaughter loves the baby "chicken-dees". LOL

Here are some shots of the Rose Breasted Grosbeaks that stopped by on a rainy day to brighten things up. Here's the male:

And the female:

LOL, Chicken-dee's.

Good ones Patty!