Hi everyone,
On Pelle's request/invitation, it's my pleasure to begin yet another volume of birds with this Great Tit. I can now identify when this bird visits us. It has a melodious call. It sings - as if to call me out - for a few minutes on different trees and then flies over to the neighbour's garden. This one is sitting very close to me - about 8 feet from the camera - no idea if it was fearless, on Thevetia peruviana branch. But it gave me this pose.
Dinu
The common house crow is a restless bird. It keeps doing all sort of things. Look here it is trying to do something on the coconut tree.
A Brahminy Kite hovers along in its inimitable style, so beautiful to watch. The sun was bright, so I could get the shades of its underwing. The picture is not sharp as it was zoomed and taken in movement.
Very nice, Dinu!
I see the immature coconut in your tree with the crow. Very nice. Mine use the cococnut as a bird feeder. I put seeds in it.
A Redpoll trying the feeder
Yesterday at this plate I got the Pine Grosbeak. They don't show up everyday.
Hi everyone! I've been away for a little while but it only means I have even more pics to share. This is one of my favorites of a Tufted Titmouse.
Three male and one female House Finches enjoying a bite to eat.
A close-up of a House Finch with a Carolina Wren in the background.
A handsome cardinal outside my window.
I'm 99% sure that this is an American Goldfinch. Sorry for the poor quality but it is in the shade and I didn't want to scare him away with a flash.
Very nice pics dinu! Thanks for starting the new thread!
Good to see you Mrs Kinsey; nice shots!
Burn, good shots; I like that coconut feeder!
Yes its an American Goldfinch. :-)
My Goldfinch friend must have heard me complaining about the poor quality pictures because he came back and gave me a nice pic!
pelletory, Thanks! I've been so busy lately but not too busy to enjoy watching my friends.
That's a great picture of your Tufted Titmouse, MrsKinsey! They don't sit still very long for the camera, do they?
Great pictures, Dinu! Looks like you're really enjoying the camera. :)
I really like your Pine Grosbeak, Burn.
Ya'll are making me wish I could be at home instead of at work so that I can take some pictures too! :)
Heres the male Red-bellied Woodpecker again.
American Goldfinch
Darn, that Red-bellied Woodpecker looks alot better on my computer. :-(
Very nice pics Dinu and thank for starting the new thread.
Burn..that coconut feeder is sure a popular feeder, I've never seen a Grosbeak!!
Mrs Kinsey very nice and I love that TT!
Pelle, your pics look great on my computer!
I like your Red Bellied Woodpecker too! Looks like he's trying to play "peek-a-boo" or something. ;) Cute picture.
Thank you very much mrskinsey for that pic of the house finch, I have seen these birds at my feeder, and couldn't figure out which ones they were. Great to know what they are.
Burn , how did you hollow out that coconut, that's such a neat idea. Wonder if they would do well as bird houses too?
hole's not big enough for you to have gotten the meat out of the coconut is it?
This Ruby-crowned Kinglet was letting the world know he was around.
Haha, very cute adel!
you guys have some great shots of those birds. Must have good cameras to get close up s like that. I can't keep my hand still long enough to get a good shot these days.
Here's a fat robin. I do mean fat too LOL
Oh look I got a decent shot of the house finch LOL what's the little grey bellied one? not the one with it's head in the ground but the other one beside it? is that a purple finch female?
I'm learning these birds. It's good to know that I can come here and find out which ones are feeding at my birdfeeders.
after looking at the picture, it is kind of fuzzy, sorry
White-crowned Sparrow, adult (centre) and immature (right).
Resin
Thanks everyone.
Kathy - hi and welcome to the bird forum. My coconut was cut with a rotary tool. I thought the birds would go for the coconut meat, but they didn't, so I used a knife and slice the insides of it, and scoop all the coconut out. I left it for the summer, hoping it would be use as a bird house, but nothing happen. So now it serves as a feeder. The chickadees and some finches will use it. I've even seen a woodpecker on it.
Pelle I kinda like your woodpecker. He seems to be saying ," Who are you , and what do you want?" LOL
MrsKinsey, nice to have you back, and nice series of pictures.
Some California Quail that are happy I'm back home.
Oh yeah, cool.
I've seen some quail at my house too. Their too cute they way they run around the yard LOL
Had to shoot this through a window.
GG
Here is a Female Cardinal I took yesterday when the sun was shining.
Hey Granny..posted at the same time! Looks like your Cardinal has company in the cafeteria!
What a great start Dinu! Nice work!
Wb Mrs, Kinsey! Super make-up for lost time shots!
Bravo Pelle! Nice clear shots of WP and GFinch!
Yours are nice too burn! ;-)........Sweet Cardinals GG and Rose!
And Adel, you know I love the one of Kinglet...
I also had some visits from our wintering Kinglets today:
In the tree way in the back corner...until Bewick Wren chased him off. lol!
A pair of cardinals at the feeder. Again, through the window, and not nearly as sharp as it should be.
GG
Dark Eyed Junco
LOL Rose!
Then Kinglet found the sugar water I put out for him and the warblers, and kept coming back, just like a hummer~ about every 20 minutes ... I don't think the wren can keep him back now.
LOL now we are corssposting up a storm GG and Rose... Bring em on!
Oh and I got a funny hawk visitor today... A real group of backyard actors!
Here Hawk is either hurt or pretending very well.. what a character!! Check out that face, and the talon...
close-up of his talon..
What do y'all think? Is he hurt or is he clenching his fist?
He had his eye trained on the sparrows in between... faking ...
D_Murray... Here is the squirrel getting a few bites in.
