[pepperberry farm]

[DW58]

Immature, White-crowned Sparrow.

[Weevil]

Pic mineur / Downy Woodpecker [Picoides pubescens]

[steamloco76]

We had to take down the two large pines in the backyard which were our bird sanctuary last July. The loss of cover from marauding hawks caused almost all of my frequent feeder visitors to quit coming to my yard at all. I went from spending hours and hours each week photographing a total of thirty one varieties of birds down to just half a dozen super common varieties.
Anyhow- spring must be close, as yesterday 2-21-21, the neighborhood contingent of American robins returned The two pairs which have inhabited my front and back yards for at least the past three years are back. Unfortunately, so are the nuisance European starlings.. KP, DA*300/4 & HD DA 1.4X TC

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[normhead]

K-3 and DA 55-300 PLM

Today out at the feeder... no Blue Jay images today, how weird is that?
Downy woodpecker


Red breasted Nuthatch


Evening Grosbeak (F)


Pine SIskins of the Sunflower seed feeder.


Pine Siskin on the old porch rail.


Mourning Dove.


Chickadee


Seen but not photographed. Male Evening Grosbeaks, Blue Jays, Female Purple Finches, Pine Grosbeaks... but hey... tomorrow's another day.

[Des]

We had to take down the two large pines in the backyard which were our bird sanctuary last July. The loss of cover from marauding hawks caused almost all of my frequent feeder visitors to quit coming to my yard at all. I went from spending hours and hours each week photographing a total of thirty one varieties of birds down to just half a dozen super common varieties.

Sorry to hear that. We lost a number of trees to fierce storms last year and it has affected our birds. More predators hasn't helped, but breeding success is way down and we are seeing fewer of our regular visitors.

Little Wattlebirds. KP + DA 55-300 PLM

[ehrwien]

All birds I've seen at our feeder, but those were taken on a walk. Bullfinch with DA* 300 on K-3 III, others with HD DA 1.4x TC in between. All but the Goldfinch cropped considerably.


European Robin


European Goldfinch


Eurasian Nuthatch 2


Eurasian Bullfinch, male

The Bullfinch at our feeder likes to sit down inside of it and eat some sunflower seeds for 10 minutes or so, while the blue tits and great tits approach with caution during that time This one was quite easily scared, so just a "proof picture"

[normhead]

Sorry to hear that. We lost a number of trees to fierce storms last year and it has affected our birds. More predators hasn't helped, but breeding success is way down and we are seeing fewer of our regular visitors.

Little Wattlebirds. KP + DA 55-300 PLM

The red flowers in the second image make that image pop. Great capture.

I wonder if my appreciation is augmented by the fact, all I have around me is white snow. At the moment, I miss seeing flowers.... naw, it's just a great image. OK, I'm turning off my brain now.

[Des]

The red flowers in the second image make that image pop. Great capture.

I wonder if my appreciation is augmented by the fact, all I have around me is white snow. At the moment, I miss seeing flowers.... naw, it's just a great image. OK, I'm turning off my brain now.

Thanks very much indeed Norm. I guess the flip side is that the snow brings up the colours of the birds. Your Jays,Grosbeaks, Woodpeckers, etc, really stand out. But maybe I should send you some hothouse red flowers to get you through until spring!

[ehrwien]

Are those tasty bugs on those needles?

Long-tailed Tit

Yes they are!


Long-tailed Tit

Yummy!


Long-tailed Tit

[normhead]

We had a bit of sunshine today...

K-3 and DA 55-300 PLM with HD DA 1.4 TC

[normhead]

Spring has sprung.

Not the best images, but the best considering the poor light... here because it marks an important day I might want to look up. A few years ago a raven started hanging out near our yard. The next year there were two. Last year, there was baby raven hopping around behind mom, with it's mouth open looking for food. Very cute. Today, the three returned. It's so good to see them all back, no mishaps in their travels. This taken through the kitchen window, because despite the fact that this is one's fourth year here, they are very shy. If I'd opened the window they would have been gone.

Here are two of them under the feeder rail, the third was back in one of the three flat ground feeding plots.


Yesterday, there were two Starlings out there. It was late in the day, and they aren't nearly as big. So, no image.

Birds at my feeders from day to day.
Year rounders...
Chickadees, Nuthatches, Wood peckers (Hairy, Downy, sometimes a Pilieated, Blue Jays. This year (and last year) but not every year, Pine Grosbeaks

Migrating recent arrivals Purple Finches, Goldfinches, Redpolls, Evening Grosbeaks, Pine Siskins, all of them finches. Notable absences, sparrows (White throated, American Tree sparrows, White crowned, chipping, Song Sparrows, especially Juncos. Normally we have ~10 with us all winter. This year, we have spotted one or two White Crowned Sparrows, but they've never stayed more than a day.

[ehrwien]

Treecreeper

Profile

Eurasian Treecreeper

Successful hunter

Eurasian Treecreeper

[steamloco76]

Dog-crow?? Snow on its beak, this American crow hunts for grain along the railroad tracks, KP with HD DA 55-300 PLM. 100 percent enlargement.

[Weevil]

Saw my first Fox Sparrow this week...
It's a nice looking bird, and seems to show often at dusk or during overcast weather, like the red cardinals.


Bruant fauve / Fox Sparrow [Passerella iliaca]