Piccies Vol. 25

Grandmaggie - love the lazy squirrel - and all the birds too!

Nice going guys!

GM, Love the TT !

sybil- Nice Nuthatch!!

original_sybil- I see we have a similar type box/tree feeder! I am still trying for the shy nuthatch, he is way to quick for me so far! And my juncos should be arriving shortly!

GM, the Nuthatch are really fast!

You have to kind of study their movements to find when their stillest moment is (not easy of course,lol).

I may have posted this one before. My Nuthatches are not too tough to get on the mesh-sided feeders. They cling on to the sides and stay put for quite some time.

Immature Mourning Dove ???

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hey sybil..............told you they were moving. Today I had a Red-shouldered! I saw my first one last spring in a community north of here. Todays was in my own yard! If I hadn't learned some time ago to take the camera with me when I leave the house I'd have missed the shots! I was only going right across the hiway to the mailbox. Woohoo!

Flying away.

tiger - very impressed! They are something, aren't they? I still can't get over how big they are. Keep posting! :)

I was most awestruck by the gorgeous markings, but it did spook me when it took flight from my yard. (I hadn't looked up in the tree it flew from, as I usually do) HUGE!!! It flew just across the hiway, and landed near my mailbox. I'm very pleased it landed so close, and I really hope to see it again.

Nice one tigerlily! Anyone else? lol!

I found a range map for MN on this site, I don't know if it includes your area sybil. They must have a satellite link to know where the best sites are!

http://www.raptor.cvm.umn.edu/raptor/info/redshoulderedhawk.html

http://biosci.cbs.umn.edu/%7Emou/maps/map008.gif

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/eco/nongame/projects/redhawk_guidelines.html

http://biosci.cbs.umn.edu/~mou/lists.html it's listed here.

Found a map of Crow Wing County, if I have got that right! The range map above does look to take in your area, just.

http://aolsearch.aol.co.uk/aol/image?query='Crow%20Wing%20County%20mn'&invocationType=imageTab

The elusive Jay was in the Oak tree at the end of my drive today, I got it from behind flying back to the woods. It later came back, gliding from one tree top to the next, so stealthy!

This I am certain is a Jay! One day I will get a proper picture of it!

This guy showed up with two females. (in the front yard this time) He went on guard duty while the females stuffed their craws.

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about twenty minutes later a second male came in (40 feet to the right) with 5 females.

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The first 2 females joined this second group.

It took about 10 minutes for the first male to realize that his females had joind the other goup, but when he did he hopped down and beat feet over to where they were.

Very pretty Quails adelbert!

A pair of Collared Doves were sunning themselves near the nesting Wood Pigeon (no 'd' - tell that to Walter), they always look so cute.

Very cute pics adel and wallaby!

wallaby - Thanks for taking time with the research. I had found information to show that the rsh will nest here. I'm very excited about that! Wintering over - I found one site - lost track of it now - that showed that a nominal percentage would winter over.

Busy birds today, even with the rain.

Downy Woodpecker, Nuthatch and Chickadee

Downy wp and nuthatch

Better pic of Downy

Red-bellied wp and squirrel

Very nice original_sybil!
Here are some goldies from this morning.

Awesome pictures!!
Today it's been pretty busy at the feeder. A black capped (or carolina) chickadee....

another shot...
"what, no more food after this?!?"

and, I knew we had these guys around, but have never seen one until today, so I'm excited that I got this tufted titmouse!! First shot, back and semi-profile...

.... and gotcha!!!

Waaa! Something got one of my sapsuckers!

I was just out again for a bird walk, and wondered why I hadn't seen my sapsucker this morning, as it spent a good deal of time on the apple tree just outside the back gate, and I've been seeing it several times a day, from before sunup until after sundown. What I did find was a pile of speckled feathers on the ground, only one wing intact. I'm bummed!

Awww I'm so sorry to hear that tiger! That is definitely a bummer!

Nice pics guys!


indiana- Congrats on the TuTi; their really precious!

WOOHOO!! New bird in the yard!

Last new one was a Red-breasted Nuthatch.

Today its a White-breasted Nuthatch!!

Pics aren't great but heres 2 of them. :-)))

Last pic; isn't he cute? He was very brave also.

Wow!! How cool is that?!? Congratulations!

Thanks I was so shocked when he showed up while I was out there w/ camera in hand!

Isn't it great when you actually have you camera at the right moment? :) They are very pretty, and wish we had them here.

indiana_lily - what's the little guy with the crest?

pelle- I did not know there were two varieties of NH. I will have to pay closer attention.

Great pics everybody!