Mr House Finch up close 🪶

The sweet Tufted Titmouse was calling and hoping his playmates were coming to play in the flowerpots but they did not. 🪶

A female Purple Finch seems to show up only in the morning. A few days ago I looked over from a porch chair and startled a male very Purple Finch. He did not return for his photo. 🪶

The sun was welcome today and the birds were chatty. A Cardinal, a Tufted Titmouse and Chipping Sparrow, Downy Woodpecker and a White-breasted Nuthatch 🪶

Mr Allen’s hummingbird on a favored perch with a good view of a feeder. I’d say the floof enveloping his feets is keeping him warm except it’s just not cold. I hope ‘everyone likes hummingbird photos’ is true cuz I have a problem and can’t stop 😁 #birds Southern California

Midday #moon fairly low on the SW sky. 20% illuminated waning crescent, not much detail in the bright sky. Seen from San Diego county

Two Black Skimmers skimming from August 12th when the weather was hot and the birds were awesome #FallBack #birds 🌿 #OkTheBirdsAreAlwaysAwesome #ButTheseOnesEspecially

Very foggy and frosty this morning. Made for a lovely walk.

Heard a woodpecker drumming and a male cardinal singing this morning. There’s still a foot of snow on the ground, but spring is coming 🪶

In August there were Ruby- throated Hummingbirds in the trees. He is perched on the stem of a leaf. 🪶

How about some colorful critters from last August? On August 11 there was a tiny green tree frog in a white trash can on the porch and later a skink on the step. A young Downy Woodpecker was bouncing around in the leafy green branches and a round Hummingbird paused on a twig. 🪶🐸

There were two pairs of Brown-headed Cowbirds around yesterday. I'd forgotten how sweet their chatter is. 🪶

I’m in love with these orchids growing on one of the trees in the tropical biome of The Leaf. The horticulture team did plant them, but it looks so neat to see them growing how they would in the wild. #Winnipeg

There is a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in each of these pictures as we #FallBack to August 11. It's slightly more gray than blue but I'm using the #blue for #BirdOfTheDay 🪶 Enjoy the search!

Golden northern bumblebee on a zinnia that is too small for all the feet #Invertebrates

Full recap later, I got kicked out of the parking lot before I could finish, here's a beautiful crow filled scene for all the folks going to bed who wish to dream of murders ❤️ 🪶

Small grippy friend reporting for #WoodpeckerWednesday duty (Downy Woodpecker) #birds 🌿

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WaterBirds and the alt theme is #blue. Portrait of a Great Blue Heron #GreatBlueHeron #Birds

My favorite Woodpecker photos are usually the most recent ones taken. There's a Downy Woodpecker on the move and a Red-bellied Woodpecker hiding or finding a seed in the tree bark. 🪶

In May 2017 there was a Carolina Wren nest on my porch. This is one of the earliest Carolina Wren videos I have for #Wrensday. The two parents constantly hopped around to hide their nest in a geranium. I didn't recognize the birdsongs then. 🪶

Scrolling through pics from my last visit to Montreal and came across this beauty. Parc Angrignon, the pond closest to the metro. 📸🪶

Once again as I headed indoors yesterday I saw birds just hanging out in a bush beside the stairs , waiting for the human to go inside so they could enjoy the birdseed. House Finches 🪶

Stunning!

Eastern Bluebirds are in the SE and they sing from the woods nearby. The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #blue from @robcrank68.bsky.social #birds

White throated sparrow hiding in a bush acrobatically 🪶

This Gray Squirrel is enjoying the full feeder hanging from this branch. #mammals

Just a little House Finch 🪶

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #OddCouples. I often see red-winged blackbirds on sandhill cranes, but I don't often see the red-winged blackbird socializing with the green herons. A couple shots of each. #birds

#BirdOfTheDay #OddCouples Juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron & Great Blue Heron comparing notes on effective hunting techniques 😏

February is pretty much the Bird Doldrums around here, but every once in a while there is an unexpected highlight. In Feb 2022, this was mine. Great Grey Owl #birds (The best part was that it wasn’t even looking at me. Undisturbed owl FTW!)

Checking in on six months ago, there were bedraggled flowers and a Hummingbird. #FallBack to August 10 🪶

Good morning! 🪶

A group of amorous Common Goldeneyes in the fog. Their mating display is just great, but they were too far away for the video to pick up their characteristic calls. #BirdingHungary #ducks #waterfowl

Excuse me, but I think you’re in the wrong line! House sparrow waits between two bluebirds for feeder time. #OddCouples #BirdOfTheDay #birds #bluebirds #nature #backyardbirds #birdphotography #EastCoastKin 🪶

What are you lookin at? (Northern Cardinal) #birds 🌿

February’s Unseasonable Wildflowers from yesterday. Maybe a storm today or tomorrow? Beckwith’s Violet (Viola beckwithii) 🌿 #BloomScrolling

Yesterday a female Purple Finch was enjoying some seeds and a Cardinal insisted she leave. 🪶

Finally! There has been a Yellow- rumped Warbler in the shrubs by my porch for two months and I never saw it. Today I spotted this #butterbutt out the window and caught some photos! She may be a new arrival. 🪶

Cardinals are usually in my #OddCouple photos since they are in the middle of everything. The House Finches are often next to a Cardinal, but the Eastern Bluebird was leaving in a huff. 🪶 #BurdOfTheDay

Do I have something on my face? (Northern cardinal) #birds 🌿

As I was focused on a House Finch the Hawk in the picture swooped down to the feeder. He didn't catch lunch, flew loops in the sky and landed in a tall sweet gum tree in the distance. The feeders were deserted the rest of the day. Merlin says both Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawk. 🪶

The Red-bellied Woodpeckers are slow to discover the yummy suet this winter. What wonderful feet! 🪶

Hurray for bunnies of all types #mammals 🌿

Ronald Acuña Jr. on stage during Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime performance via u/playalisticadillac

A Pine Warbler was singing the sweetest song. I think it was just annoyed I was on the porch. 🪶

It doesn't take much of an excuse for me to share owl photos. A great horned owl on a live oak branch, completely surrounded by Spanish moss. #birds

All the Cardinals were bouncing around in the sunshine and I managed to catch two together. 🪶

The last few days the Pine Warbler has been warbling! They are so much more tentative than the Orange Warblers. If I'm hiding in my chair on the porch they'll watch from a tree hoping it's safe to visit the suet feeder on the porch. Here's a cute little #birdbutt from below. #birds

It’s #SuperbOwlSunday! 🪶