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We have our first oriole. An orchard oriole. I've seen him twice. But he hasn't landed on the feeder yet when I've been looking. Humming birds will be here any day. I'll have more photos soon.
Remember I mentioned we have a feeder just for the squirrels and they get one ear of corn a day? http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027764737#post20
These photos show one taking it back to the nest. He carried it in his mouth over 70 feet along the top of the fence. Caught this by accident.
I took these through the patio door. I didn't want to scare the poor thing so I didn't get the shot of it jumping over to the tree from the fence. That empty green feeder is a squirrel feeder. Don't worry. I took more out.
Originally I was shooting through the fence. Autofocus keep focusing on the fence. Then it flew up over the fence and landed on the flower on this side. What a ham.
Remember the snow photo and the finches had no color?
Winter lack of color shot.
Three years ago we had two close up photos of a male Black-headed Grosbeak below.
Marta has been so sick we don't have the birdcam up yet. Here is a female Black-headed Grosbeak next to the Cardinal. She is a couple hundred miles east of her range.
A couple finches waiting their turn above the feeder.
yardwork
(61,641 posts)Omaha Steve
(99,658 posts)It is so nice when we share photos others enjoy them too.
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procon
(15,805 posts)It's a cute pix, they look like they're all lined up and waiting for something. Don't know a thing about birds. We only a few varieties here, mostly crows, starlings and sparrows, sometimes doves and the occasional red tailed hawk.
Snarkoleptic
(5,997 posts)The finches are cute too! Saw several on our walk today.
allan01
(1,950 posts)lovely photos . i have to agree about the one that has a chain link fence and a bird in every nook.
Fla Dem
(23,690 posts)Hope she's on the road to recovery soon.
840high
(17,196 posts)alfredo
(60,074 posts)rpannier
(24,329 posts)or as my last dog would say
'Rabius Rodentai'
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)Omaha Steve
(99,658 posts)Here is Dug.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)man, I enjoyed the hell out of those shows then.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)montana_hazeleyes
(3,424 posts)Your photos are always so uplifting. Love the squirrel. lol Nothing is too much of a challenge to them!
And all your wonderful birds. I am a huge bird lover. I live in S. F. Bay Area so we don't have the cardinals and orioles and birds like that I'd love to see in person. But I love the ones we have.
I hope your wife feel much better soon.
Mosby
(16,318 posts)Omaha Steve
(99,658 posts)We had a late snow that year and lost a few birds.
truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)(well all of them really). I lived in a little oasis in the middle of a sagebrush sea and used to have swarms of them (and pine siskins) in the winter: went through a brazillion lbs of thistle seeds. I do miss them...thanks for the memory.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)I have seen it while smoking. Magnificent birds, though they tend to chase off other birds.