DAILY PICS. VOLUME 220

DAILY PICS. VOLUME 220

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Adel...you are hysterical! What a great start for a new thread and thanks for starting it! LOL!

I was going to say the same thing!! Adel, you bird and the comments are perfect!!

Cute!!

So much pressure to get daily bird pics. LOL I keep following the Robins around then DH says "haven't you got enough Robin pics yet?"...he just doesn't understand!
Due to a dead battery I can't shut my car off, DH boosts me with the lawn tractor when I go to town...last week while I was getting the Swan pics. I was so involved with them I almost ran myself out of gas having left the car idling on the side of the road while I went traipsing off around the pond for a good shot!!

3Gardener, at least we can say we're avid birders! Tehehehehe. Adel, great opening and thank you for the new thread.

Adel, You are a treasure! such cute shots.

Thanks for starting the new thread!

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duc, Those shots at the end of the last thread were great of the California Towhee and the Tree Swallows!

Yes Duc...I forgot to mention how great those shots were and that Tree Swallow was wonderful!

The birds are cold today...male American Goldfinch!

Male Downy Woodpecker.

Female Downy Woodpecker.

Male Red-winged Blackbird!

Rose, That Goldfinch pic is a stunner!

LOL...Fantastic start Adel!!

Gray Catbird in silhouette...

Nice silhouette Nanny.
Dellrose, that Goldfinch is gorgeous! Love mr. and mrs wp and the redwing too! Nice work!!

The gold finch is a stunner, but the wood peckers are sooooo cute. The redwinged blackbird is nice as well.

Look at this find, I was so thrilled to find this bird this evening on a skiing trip few miles from where we're. Yippies!!!! A common loon. Which is not very commonly found here.

Wow, we're on to a new thread already. What a cute and clever start Adel ... Thanks! Great pictures on the last thread everyone; and we're off to a great start on this one too.

I have so many house finches that I tend to take them for granted. This male was particularly colorful; so I decided to take a picture of him.

Next, here's a pyrrhuloxia ... one of my favorite birds. I have a few of them that come around regularly; but they are very shy birds.

I was pleasantly surprised to see this ladder-backed woodpecker today. I've only had one other in my yard before this one.

My yard has turned into a maternity ward lately. This afternoon, I saw my first Gambel's Quail chicks of the season. There were 6 smaller ones and 2 slightly larger ones; and all of them were just adorable.

Here's one of the larger chicks.

And, here's one more shot of the larger chick.

Birds for the week. Yellow-rumped Warbler.

Lunch pail buddies.

Red and yellow bellies. (Shot through a screen).

Reb-breasted Gross Beak

Adel, smart way to start the new thread, love it.
Jane, they Quails are so cute, love the babies, and the pyrrhuloxia .
Lily Congrat on the Loon.

Woke up to this, this morning. They were eating flowers in the CA tree.
Cedar Waxwings

Indigo Bunting

Oriole

Burn, what a sweet sight to wake up to! How beautiful both the flowers and the waxwings. Ma_McGee beautiful WPs, I haven't seen a bunting here....longing for one. Jane, I'm fascinated with bird from out West, next time I visit my daughter in Albuquerque, I'd like to explore the area for birds.

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And this afternoon, I had another pleasant surprise. The female Rose-breasted Grosbeak was in my yard.

Burn, is that a 'castle' for bird housing? The leaf, are those ornamental mulberries? The female G.B. appears currious. :-)

Ma-Mcgee, great pictures, a good variety in your yard.
Thanks Lily.

A peeping tom at my window. Purple finch

Lily that a food bank for the birds, it up in a birch tree. The female was a bit on her guard, because it was a strange place for her, it's her first time visiting., Hope she comes back with her mate..:0)

This Song Sparrow was following me around the yard today. It was trying to communicate with me. will have to learn a new language.

Nice start, Adel. The captions are great.

Rose, nice sharp photos, as always.

Jane, fine collection of birds we never get to see here in the East.

Ma, also a nice group of photos.

Just great photos, everyone .....

Here's a close-up photo of a male Orchard Oriole taken earlier in the week.

Burn. It's noble idea, lol. Did you remember to refill the feeders? LOL.

Nice Oriole Linth.

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All these photos show so much personality. I love looking at them. :)

Congratulations Lily!!

Jane, Those chicks are adorable!! Love the Pyrrhuloxia and woodpecker!

McGee, Linth and Burn, Wonderful shots!!