Daily Bird Pics #379

Sun is out, the thaw is on and I am enjoying it. Took a walk and discovered the GH Owl appears to be sitting in the abandoned RT nest. Maybe she will raise there again this year.

This guy is a little big for the finch feeder, but at times both he and his mate get up there.

Red...that feeder really makes his butt look big!! LOL!!

OK...I got a Cardinal in the snow...now it can all go away and not come back!

That is a nice one rose!

I love the Cardinals in the snow! My hubby took this one!

It's amazing how fast this thread is going. I enjoy the show.

I went hunting for the Snow Bunting today, found many, but not at all easy to photograph. They are so skittish. Had to sit in the car for some time before they finally landed. But couldn't get close enough and most were in shade. I know where I can find them now and will be returning.

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This one I cropped quite a bit.

Of course these Starlings were there too.

Burn,
I'm so envious of you being able to see and take pics of Snow Buntings...
The closest to us they seem to be is about 50 miles west of us on a good day, and only in the winter...big sigh

Bunting looks very proud of itself. I can do without starlings.

Man, oh, man, this thread got by me.

Margaret, nice start with the New Holland Honeyeater

Granny, Mrs. Flicker was sure looking pretty.

burn, I wonder if your Black-capped Chickadees as hard to snap as my Carolina dees?

CousinDave, I love you Cedar Waxwings and I also think the BIF is a Junco.

JulieQ, you are covered up with Cards Iike I am.

Wild_Rose, nice W-t Sparrow, I have some, too.

tigerlily, thanks for sharing the Bushtit, I've never seen one in person.

Hey Rose, that's a nice shot of the Rusty Blackbirds!

SusanLouise, I loved the series of the baby Cooper's Hawk - sweet.

Wow, Rose1656, that sure is an unusual looking female Card.

teddy_8905, yep, that's a female R-belly Wp. Nice.

reddirtretiree - congrats on your Fox Sparrow lifer.

gardenpom, nice snap of the male R-belly.

nanny_56 - that American Tree Sparrow was maybe wondering where to build the snowman, lol.

huggergirl, I've only seen one Dark-eyed Junco so far, I wonder where they are.

Elphaba, that Orange-crowned Warbler is pretty. Good pic.

duc, that is a really nice pic of the Red-breasted Nuthatch.

Burd, nice pic of the young male Red-winged Blackbird. I snapped my first one of the year today.

I hope I didn't leave anybody out, so many great shots.

Hack

Reckon I'll finish this thread out.

Here's a Brown-headed Nuthatch in a conmon pose.

Hack

I just love my Chipping Sparrows, so dainty.

Here's a sharp looking male Downy Wp.

First Mockingbird of the year.

Another of my Pine Warblers

I'm not saving as tiff's anymore, jpeg's upload a LOT faster.

Here's a Ruby-crowned Kinglet.

My last one tonight, like many others I have an abundance of Red-bellied Wp's. Here's a gal showing her red belly.

Bye,
Hack

I ve got all the Juncos here ,lots of them..Nice photos as always Hack,Susan love your Hawk,Burd love the RB thats too funny .

Hack, those pictures are just beautiful! I love the Nuthatch and the Chipping Sparrow and you really have THE prettiest Pine Warblers!

Burn, congrats on finding the Snow Buntings.

Duc, beautiful eagle shot!

Rose, gorgeous shots. I just love flickers! Any time someone posts a pic of one, I'm just all gaga about it! Yours is lovely.

Great pics everybody!

Burn your Snow Bunting is so cute and how lucky that you can go out and find them. I would love to see one but would have to drive too far north!!

Teddy...your male Cardinal is a handsome fella.

Hack...you always have such a good variety and some of them we don't get here. Love the Nuthatch...I've never seen one!

Hugger...we have lots of Juncos here too since the snow arrived, here is one of them.

Thanks Elphaba. That is the first time I've ever seen a Flicker land that close to the house. I felt just like Nanny when I shot that pic through the window!!

Here is another one of my many male Cardinals.

I particularly enjoyed the Snow Buntings and Horned Larks. Don't get a chance to see them here. I have seen several flocks of Lapland and Smith's Longspurs this winter, but they are very spooky and active. No pics.

A female Downy on the suet cake.

A Mourning Dove on the study steps. I have a mess on this porch and the patio from too many birds holing up out of the blizzard. I need so sweep some bird poop today .:)

I'm going to start a new thread, give me a moment.

Here's the new thread.

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1157371/

Hack

Looking for some breakfast…



oops, wrong thread.

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