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we didn't have to wait as long as we'd imagined

dad dropped this one off at the stream for a bath and some bullying from a brood of robins
while he ate jelly unaffected by territorial imperatives

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Bluebird and Goldfinch hanging out in the tree
SMC-K 200mm at f11


Bluebird dad, just home with a little breakfast for the babies.
SMC-K 200mm at f8

[photolady95]

Got a few more from the last week:

The Red-Bellied:


The Cardinal:


The Downy:


The Mourning Dove:

[Riggomatic]

Any Questions?



ruby throated hummingbird

[mohb]

one pf the many sparrows that visit my backyard, taken through kitchen window with 55-300 and K3

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Ruby throated humming bird, taking a break

SMC-K 300mm at f8

[Riggomatic]

What's for dinner

SMC-K300mm

[ccc_]

we keep very rudimentary records of our backyard birds
it gives us a calendar of expectations, I suppose

we know mid-june the orioles will have their young and disappear
the catbirds will wake us up but hold tight in the brush along the fence line

early july will see the arrival of (for us) very rare house wrens
they will use the stream for a week or two, then move on

we were excited to catch this guy
through the window and in the rain

not a particularly good shot but a record of a welcome guest

[atupdate]

I don't really shoot birds but I spotted these from my mom's front window.

Blue Jay waiting his turn at the feeder



Woodpecker and Chickadee



Tim

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House Wren

SMC-K 300mm at f8

[boriscleto]

The reason I don't get rid of the thistles...It's about Goldfinch nesting time...

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Hummingbird sitting in the rose of sharon bush

SMC-K 135mm cropped.

[wtlwdwgn]

A bird in the sparrow family possibly a horned lark. K-3 and Sigma 150-500 at 500mm.

[normhead]

The reason I don't get rid of the thistles...It's about Goldfinch nesting time...

Way too cool. I see Goldfinches almost every day, but I've never seen that.

[TER-OR]

You use the lens you have with you at the time... FA100mm f2.8 macro. I'm fast enough to swap some settings in manual mode, but really should have switched to TAv before firing these shots. So, some noise and slower shutter speed than I'd prefer.

Hummingbird season. Feisty little critters! This is on the deck feeder, so I should be able to do better with a longer zoom.
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The Phoebes have two young this year, and the family is constantly hunting in the yard. I'm not sure where they nest, but there are plenty of trees. Here's an adult and two young.
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Watching me.
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One adult and one youngster on the wire.
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