Just a fat Cardinal!

Lynda (PTC)

Who Am I?

Best I can figure is a female Red Winged Blackbird. It looks like the one in my bird book anyway! Lynda

Boy they are all hungry today!

Lynda

Chris' Patio Birds - Looks like a feast!

Lynda's Cardinal - Beautiful!

Guess who's coming to dinner.....

This fellow's been hanging out near our feeders lately. We think he's responsible for killing a dove and a rabbit in our back yard. My guess is either a red shouldered or cooper's hawk.

Steve

Chris' Patio Birds

From Chris in Sharpsburg

Bluebird in flight : )

Lynda (PTC)

Are these young goldfinches?

According to the Blog Goddess, you have a great case of Pine Siskins! Congratulations! And I'm sticking to this story until we hear otherwise...Thanks, Lynda, for more great pictures!

Another Shot from Lynda

Look how pretty his colors are! WOW! It's a Grackle I think.

Lynda (PTC)

Meet Bandit - the Cedar Waxwing

Today I was out filling my bird feeders when I noticed something moving in the nandina bush. It was a cedar waxwing - one of my all time favorite birds! I was only about four feet away from him at the time. I decided to attempt to get back in the house, grab my camera, and return without scaring him away. WELL, not only did he not go away then, he stayed for at least the next 45 minutes and I had to leave before he did. For all I know, he's still out there gorging himself on nandina berries. I realized as I watched him gobble down five or six berries in a very short time that he had probably eaten so many that he couldn't make lift off. It was odd that he was alone. In the past I have only seen these birds in large flocks. If you spend that much time at my house you have to have a name, so here's Bandit.

Susan (Sharpsburg)

Steve's Feast

I counted about 14 finches on these feeders with more nearby at other feeders. They love the "Finch Feast".

Steve

Yellow bellied sap sucker (I'm pretty sure!)

Lynda (PTC)

Grand Pictures - Go Lynda! - Red-Winged Blackbirds

This is another first for me! Not that the Redwing Blackbirds haven't been on the feeders before, but I've never been able to catch them with the camera. I heard them this morning and as soon as I open the door, they take off. So I set up the tripod and remote clicker. A few hours later, I heard them squawking and saw them on the feeder. I CRAWLED into the sunroom so they wouldn't fly away and just clicked with the remote. Pics could have been a bit sharper, but again...I'm just happy to get ANY pics of them!

This is usually all I get when I try to take pics of the red winged black birds! LOL!

Downey or Hairy Woodpecker, I still can't tell the difference!

He let me walk up pretty close, plus I had the zoom lens on my camera. He must have been really hungry or he's just used to me being around.

Susan, could we get
that napkin back please? : )

Lynda (PTC)

Worms, Please!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

These bluebirds are happy with seeds but would prefer mealworms. It looks to me like they are looking for me to bring out the worms! These guys are spoiled rotten! (As always, click the picture for a larger image.)

Squirrel Christmas

I know some of you work to keep these precious creatures out of your feeders but some of us actually feed them. If you hate squirrels - STOP NOW - do not try to enjoy or even understand these pictures from Susan in Sharpsburg!

Albert Einstein, alpha squirrel, enjoying his peanut feeder.

ditto

Enjoying corn bungee - just try to get this shot - serious rapid movement...

Back to peanuts. Likes them best!

Even enjoys checking out the forbidden hot meats in the "birds only" feeder. One cannot be too careful!

Christmas 2008 Portrait - for the Christmas card...

Lynda's Fabulous Cedar Waxwings!

For the last two days we've had flocks of Cedar Waxwings in my backyard! Pics aren't 'great', but it was the best I could get. (used zoom lens) Aren't they spectacular birds? : ) They love the berries on this tree. (7 pics below)
Sorry Tammy, but they were not interested in any of my feeders, suet or seed...just berries!
(Click on each picture to see a larger image!)

These two passed this berry back and forth between them at least 6 times. It was the funniest
thing to watch! It was like they were being so polite, 'here, you eat it', 'no, I want you to have it',
'but I got it for you!' LOL!

Why I Love It When the Leave Fall Down

Susan

Rainy Day Activity at Lynda's!

Looky...bluebirds, downey woodpecker, finch and cardinal...all eating in the rain! Click on the picture to see a larger image.

Lynda (PTC)

Napkin, Please...

This titmouse is enjoying a treat from Susan's nut feeder. What a beautiful bird! (As always, click on the picture to see a larger image.)

OK - So I'm Reading In My Sunroom When...

...this big guy flew by. Then he walked around my yard for 15 or so minutes - just scouting out the place. I grabbed my camera and took lots of bad shots in an attempt not to frighten him away. So here's the best of them and until one of you bird experts tell me differently, I'm calling him/her a wild turkey. What do you think? (Click on the picture to see a larger image.)

Susan (Sharpsburg)

From the Annual Convention

These are from our annual convention in Annapolis, MD. See the squirrel in the canon. Tammy and Tim

My Crepe Myrtle, No, Mine

Sherri's cardinal seems to be telling the wee woodpecker to move along. They are probably enjoying the billions of seeds that are in the crepe myrtle flower seed pods.

Goldies Waiting

Sherri didn't say but I would guess that these goldies are in line for the feeders. Beautiful! And thank you, Sherri, for sending in your backyard photos!