Cardinal ~ Titmouse
Cute Cardinal and wet Tufted Titmouse. First Robin of the season visited the bird bath on Feb 29th!
Wood Ducks out of water
taken 2022
Handsome Hawk
This handsome Cooper’s Hawk has been visiting over the last few days. 2-19-24
chill(y)ing on the fence
porch pirate i mean sparrow
Cardinal on Holly
Male Cardinal on Holly bush 2-10-24
Fun for all
The new de-icer is a huge hit with my feathered friends ~ 2-8-24
Pair of Cardinals
This pair of Cardinals arrived together this morning to forage for seeds. The American Goldfinches often arrive together as well. My House Finches thus far are scarce ~ they are usually around by now looking for nesting spots.
Eurasian Collaed dove babies. One hatched the day before and the second one is trying to get out of the remaining part of the egg shell.
Second eggs still in the hatching process.
Wren ~ fich
Sideways pic of a Carolna Wren and American Goldfinch on thistle. Lots of Goldfinches this year ~ but the House Finches have been scarce so far this year. Usually they are checking out my wreath as a potential nesting spot.
Mr. Starling Looking at The Nestbox
This starling and his mate have been looking at the nestbox for a while. Maybe they will have a nest in there this year.
Chickadee Looking at The Nestbox
This chickadee pair has been looking at the nestbox since last year. Maybe they will nest in it this year.
very cold doves
junco fattening up
Daily visitors
BC Chickadde, Northenr Cardinal, Carolina Wren….daily visitiors 1-30-24
three doves chilling out
Feeder birds.
1/20/2024.
Feeder birds/other birds.
1/16/2024-1/17/2024.
Birds on suet wreath.
1/16/2023
Just Sweet
Just plain cute ~ American Goldfinch I think. 1-22-24
Dark-eyed Juncos
Dark-eyed Juncos enjoying berries and one solo Junco hanging out in the Red Tree Dogwood. Many Juncos!
1-17-24
Cedar waxing snacking on berries
Tufted Titmouse
As soon as I finished cleaning the spa, this Titmouse indulged in some wet fun! 1-8-24
Baby Tufted Titmouse
While walking around in my backyard, I came across this adorable baby Tufted Titmouse. We had a family of them in our yard this year. And this one was on a branch eye level to me. I couldn’t get over the fact of how small and cute this little one was. I had my zoom lens, so I was a distance away when I took the picture. Didn’t want the little one to get scared with me being there. After photographing, it wasn’t long after a parent came by and the little one went to get it’s lunch. Another reason I love nesting season.
Pair of Cardinals
Pair of hungry Northern Cardinals 1-4-24
Robin eggs
Black- Capped Chick & Downy WP
Black-Capped Chickadee and female Downy Woodpecker 1-2-24
Carolina Wren
Cute little Carolina Wren ~ 1-2-24
Carolina Wrens on Seed Bell
I placed my camera outside on a remote shutter and within minutes a pair of Carolina Wrens appeared! The pictures turned out really nice and sharp.
Palm warbler feather????
Baby robins in nest
Tufted titmouse at feeder, black capped chickadee at feeder
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Lots of birds today including this RB Woodpecker and a huge hawk. 12-22-23
Tufted Titmouse
Cute Tufted Titmouse ~ they always look startled! 12-22-23
Red-winged Blackbirds
Was surprised to see two Red-winged Blackbirds in the yard today. 12-21-23
White – breasted Nuthatch
Cute little WB Nuthatch looks frozen in time. 12-20-23
Wet Woody
Very soggy morning in Vermont and a very wet Woody. 12-19-23
Eastern Bluebird Male on guard
House sparrows were attempting to takeover the nest this day. This male bluebird was not having it.
Pileated Woodpecker
Early morning visitor ~ Pileated Woodpecker ~ 12-15-23.
Top 5 best bird photos from 2023
Checking out the nestbox
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Sitting solo
Cute little Tufted Titmouse sitting on the Red Dogwood taking it all in. 12-7-23
Snowy Egret
Nesting birds(July)
Nesting birds(June)
Nesting birds(May)
Nesting birds(April)
Nesting birds(March)
Feeder birds.
I have figured that the birds only like the sunflower seed, not the mixed seed!
Woodpeckers.
ID for Hawk
11/24/2023
Woodpecker Duo
A couple of Woodpeckers 11-24-23
Mouths to Feed
Yearly use of a sheet metal birdhouse by House Sparrows a few feet outside the window of my workshop.
Cooper’s Hawk
This hawk hung out long enough for me to capture some fun shots. He didn’t mind having his picture taken
one bit! 11-21-23
Carolina Wren
Cute little Carolina Wren visited yesterday. 11=19-23
ID for bird!
6/18/2020
Bathing birds.
11/14/2023
Fighting for the water.
Male Northern Cardinal
Handsome Male Northern Cardinal 11-18-23
Hawk
Hawk that visited this morning. 11-14-23
Female American Goldfinch
Female American Goldfinch stopped by the heated bird bath today. 11-12-23
White -throated sparrow
This cute little sparrow blended in so well I almost missed him! 11-11-23
First Snow
First snow is generating lots of activity. 11-9-23
Dark-eyed Junco
Lots of Juncos over the last week 11-9-23
Feeder birds(Part 2)
Fedder birds(Part 1)
Looking Skyward
Male Downy Woodpecker in the Red Twig Dogwood 10-30-23
American Goldfinch Losing It’s Balance
Female American Goldfinch
Female American Goldfinch dropped by today. 10-28-23
Greeen-throated Carib (Eulampis holosericeus) 10-23-23
Green-throated carib (Eulampis holosericeus).
This bird is very common but not in the Nestwatch dropdown list for PHOTOGRAPHS. The bird name is allowed on other areas of NestWatch, just not in the photograph section.
THIS SPECIES IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR PHOTO TAGGING ON NEST WATCH for some odd reason.
Northern Cardinal
Female Cardinal. Had a male and female visit earlier in the day in the Serviceberry tree. 10-22-23
2023 Nesting Season Overview Part Two
2023 Nesting Season Overview Part One
Birds at the beach(Part 10)
Last part!
Birds at the beach(Part 9)
Birds at the beach(Part 8)
Birds at the beach(Part 7)
Birds at the beach(Part 6)
Birds at the beach.
Birds at the beach(Part 4)
What kind of birds are these?
Birds at the beach(Part 3)
Birds at the beach(Part 2)
More cormorants!
Birds at the beach(Part 1)
Eastern screech-owl.
Got it!
Tufted Titmouse with tasty treat 10-14-23
Sparrow Spa
Almost time to dig out the heater for the spa. 10-14-23
Blue Jay
Blue Jay with peanut 10-4-23 The Blue Jays love their peanuts!
White-brested nuthatch.
10/4/2023
Red-tailed hawk nest with two nestlings
In southern Maryland while conducting a breeding bird atlas, I discovered a red-tailed hawk nest in a pine tree with two nestlings. It was like a storybook scene.
Poultry feeders provide nest platforms for Carolina Wrens
In southern Maryland there are a lot of poultry houses that are no longer in use. I obtained permission to conduct a survey of birds on a property with an empty poultry house. When I entered, I saw a Carolina Wren make a quick exit. I explored the area and found a nest in one of the poultry feeders. There were several feeders with similar nests.
Song Sparrow nest with Brown-headed Cowbird nestling
I followed a Song Sparrow adult to its nest and discovered four nestlings. One was twice the size of the other nestlings, so I figured it must be a Brown-headed Cowbird.
Common Raven
Common Raven taking it all in high on a wire. 10-2-23
Red-bellied Woodpecker
A Red-bellied Woodpecker has been visiting over the last couple of days. 9-29-23
Mlae downy Woodpecker
Male Downy in the yard the this morning along with a hummer flitting about in the garden. 9-25-23
Wild turkeys.
Male Mallard
Female Mallard
Please ID this bird.
American Goldfinch
Finally some sunshine and a visit from a female American Goldfinch. Happily my hummer is still around.
9=12-23.