Tag: watching birds

This Northern Cardinal seems to be hunting for a tidbit.

Forages.

An American Robin forages.

Always enjoy.

I always enjoy watching Turkey Vultures wheel and soar.

Cheerful event.

The first sighting this year of a Rose-breasted Grosbeak, on a not-bad day for March, was a cheerful event.

Perched, redux.

Also during the Great Backyard Bird Count, I captured this Black-capped Chickadee perched above me in the redbud tree.

Perched.

During the 2023 /Great Backyard Bird Count, I captured this House Finch and American Goldfinch perched on a feeder.

Blizzard.

I’m under a Blizzard Warning. Although the snow has stopped falling, it’s blowing and drifting. It’s -15C (5F) with a wind chill of -27C (-16F). A tough time for songbirds, so I’m liberally scattering seed as well as keeping the bird bath plugged in.

In formation.

Turkey Vultures are on the move; fall migration seems to be underway. These three are in a line astern formation above a night roost. Could not get a good focus on them despite numerous tries. My technique needs work.

Such graceful birds; I love watching them.

Highlighted.

Highlighted by late afternoon sun, an American Goldfinch feeds.

Wind-up toy.

I tend to think ‘wind-up toy’ when I watch a woodpecker move. Tick-a, tick-a, tick-a.

A Downy Woodpecker. It’s interesting that this individual does not share – it jabs at any other bird on the feeder and continues jabbing until the other bird leaves.