I think my favorite bird is the female cardinal. What is your favorite?
Female Cardinal
Here are some male Cardinals:
He has a broken sunflower seed in his mouth (or should I say beak?).
Looks like he found another seed shell…or something…
Male and female Cardinals taking a stroll…
Cardinal and White Throated Sparrow having a talk. Who wants to caption it?
Caption this!
And, a female Cardinal getting a worm!
Time to eat!
Catch ya’ later!
birdsSaw this bird in the yard and I’ve never seen one like it before. It looks like some kind of dove, but I can’t figure it out! If anyone knows what this is, I’d love to know.
Unknown (Dove?)
White throated sparrow:
Looks like he has a seed in his mouth.
A squirrel taking a peek inside…
What’s going on in there?
Well, hello!
And another either saying grace, plotting and scheming, or eating. Ha!
Dark Eyed Junco:
Bye for now!
These pictures were taken throughout the spring and summer. There sure is a lot of wildlife in this backyard!
An Indigo Bunting. I love the bright blue feathers.
He wants those seeds in the feeders…notice the robin on the ground to the left 🙂
Heh…
We’ve seen rabbits, butterflies, several types of birds…
Pretty butterfly!
Hungry butterfly…
A woodpecker and another bird sitting on the birdbath.
Ahhhh….the woodpecker finds relief from the heat.
Blue Jay
Is this a baby cardinal?
Anyone know what kind of bird this is???
And more birds…
White Throated Sparrow
White Throated Sparrow
White Throated Sparrow
Is this a Dark-Eyed Junco?
There is a sunflower seed right behind him…did he eventually find it?
Whew! This is a long post, but I have so many pictures I want to put on here!
So, yes, birds, spiders, tomoato pests, squirrels, and raccoons. Did I get them all? 🙂
Carolina Wren
Woodpecker
Some kind of baby bird.
I think this is a robin…
Woodpecker
Cardinal
Black and Yellow Garden Spider…right outside my window!
I don’t know what kind of bird this is. If you know, please post a reply!
Squirrels evidently love birdseed, too!
I think he knew I was there…hee…
Blue Jay
This fella got to my tomatoes!
He blends in well, doesn’t he?
Tomato hornworms…ugh!
This raccoon (whom I’ve named “Murphy”) loves him some bird seed 🙂 After I discovered he was the reason for all the birdseed being gone in the mornings, I now remove the window feeders every night and just put them back up in the morning.
Another cardinal?
Oops! I forgot the turtles!
This guy hung around in the backyard for a bit.
I put some water in a paper plate out for him. He didn’t drink it, though.
Wait…what?
I think I got his good side.
Well, that’s it for now. It sure would be nice if it would snow and I could take some pictures of cardinals in the snow or something cool like that. We’ll see, I guess!
Wings are going so fast, they are a blur!
Back during the summer, I put up some hummingbird feeders in hopes of seeing some of the pretty little birds. Not only did I have some little visitors, I was actually patient enough to be able to snap some pics!
Those little wings are going!!!
I like the way these paticular feeders look, but next year I’m going to use ones that have perches on them so the hummingbirds don’t have to work so hard.
In addition to pre-made food you can buy, I also used home-made food – found the recipe in National Geographic’s Guide to the Backyard Birds of North America: One part white granulated sugar to four parts water. Boil the water, then add the sugar and stir. Don’t use food coloring or artificial sweetener.
Can’t wait to see the hummingbirds next year!
Tufted Titmouse
I have a couple of window bird feeders and also throw seed into the yard. The birds I see the most on the feeders are Carolina Chickadees and Tufted Titmice (I think…any birders out there- please feel free to correct me!). Lately, I’ve seen what I think are Dark-Eyed Junco in the yard. I’ve actually had a woodpecker come to the feeder two or three times, but didn’t have my camera handy. I love watching the birds!
Carolina Chickadee
Dark-Eyed Junco
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Chickadee
The birds have an interested audience…
Thatched Roof Cottage 