Gardening, bird-watching and a bit of photography.....that's about all I'm doing these lovely Spring days.
As of Thursday, my yard was busy with birds: Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, American Goldfinches, House Finches, Pine Siskins, Harris's Sparrows, Red-winged Blackbirds and Baltimore Orioles, to list a few.
A male Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) doing a display of dominance or territory or something - I love watching blackbirds, by the way.
And their Icterid cousins, the beautiful Baltimore Orioles (Icterus galbula)
A female oriole
Another handsome male.
A female Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrina) sipping on the flowering plum. I'm glad she likes them; the plum flowers have a beautiful scent.
A wonderful male Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus). There is something very calming about Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. This fellow pretty much sat in the same tree all one day. The next day, several more males and a few females arrived and things did get a little more active. However, they don't bicker and squabble like the blackbirds and orioles. Each movement is very studied and slow.
An American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) taking a little exception to the arrival of a House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus). Peace prevailed, with each moving a trifle farther apart.
Can't wait to see what will be around tomorrow!
As of Thursday, my yard was busy with birds: Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, American Goldfinches, House Finches, Pine Siskins, Harris's Sparrows, Red-winged Blackbirds and Baltimore Orioles, to list a few.
A male Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) doing a display of dominance or territory or something - I love watching blackbirds, by the way.
And their Icterid cousins, the beautiful Baltimore Orioles (Icterus galbula)
A female oriole
Another handsome male.
A female Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrina) sipping on the flowering plum. I'm glad she likes them; the plum flowers have a beautiful scent.
A wonderful male Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus). There is something very calming about Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. This fellow pretty much sat in the same tree all one day. The next day, several more males and a few females arrived and things did get a little more active. However, they don't bicker and squabble like the blackbirds and orioles. Each movement is very studied and slow.
An American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) taking a little exception to the arrival of a House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus). Peace prevailed, with each moving a trifle farther apart.
Can't wait to see what will be around tomorrow!
Beautiful photos, Kathy! I love the photo of the female Tennessee Warbler, I don't get them in our yard, but I see lots at my grandparents' yard in the Mayday trees.
ReplyDeleteThanks, pb. They will soon be up your way, I'm sure - and maybe this year in your yard. Happy Spring!
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