Birds - Post 'em up

[Crazyblocks]

Apple IPhone 6s
f/2.2
1/30 sec
ISO-80
4mm

 

[Rockon1]

 

[sanford12]

 

[chicks]

 

[toddalin]

We have a new resident. On Sunday this guy started showing up regularly throughout the day. This is a blue bunting and is a member of the finch family.

 

[danj]

The neighborhood's resident doves.

 

[2526]

A few weeks ago, on a Saturday morning, my wife and I heard a loud bang(!) from somewhere in the house. I looked everywhere, but could not find what had happened. The next morning I heard my wife yell “oh, no!” and found her in the living room looking out of one of the rear picture windows. Lying in the snow on our deck were these guys, a Coopers hawk and a cardinal who apparently, in a chase, crashed into the window, which reflects the woods that are up against the deck. Both had broken necks. We were depressed all day. I flipped the hawk over to identify it.

 

[old_tv_nut]

A few from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Raptor Free Flight program

 

[pjsjr]

The bluebirds have been around for a few weeks, this one is inspecting the house I have for rent on my property. Preston

 

[1tumbleweed]

Our resident osprey couple have returned. Cleanin' up the nest, gettin' ready for eggs.

https://www.bouldercounty.org/open-space/management/osprey-camera/

 

[Rockon1]

Our resident osprey couple have returned. Cleanin' up the nest, gettin' ready for eggs.

https://www.bouldercounty.org/open-space/management/osprey-camera/

They should be back here any day now. Ospreys are such good looking raptors IMO! One from a couple years ago...Bob

 

[Rockon1]

Northern Mockingbird

Nice shot. Good detail. Bob

 

[chicks]

Any of us who've been attempting to capture BIF for a while will get a good laugh from the "shi**y bird photos" group on Facebook. ROFL. Plenty of my attempts belong up there, lol.

 

[danj]

 

[chicks]

American Avocet

 

[JDub]

I took my new toy out on the weekend of the 28th/29th April. Saturday the local park pond was full of migrants held up by the late spring - there was still ice on lakes up north. We don't normally see loons even when they migrate, but here was one:

The loon is only 150 miles or so from home, but this Horned Grebe is on his way to western Canada:

In this shot he's kindly demonstrating the difference between grebes and ducks.
Sunday we went a little farther afield to a wet spot in farm country. The migrants were too far off to get good shots but the summer residents were less skittish. This guy dropped in by the side of the road:

Here's a Red-Headed Blackbird displaying:

But what we go to see is the Yellow Headed Blackbirds:

 

[JDub]

Haven't got the hang of BIF yet, but I did catch this Marsh Wren on the hop.

 

[onepixel]

Been trying to capture these guys for a week. Then this Red Crested Cardinal lands next to my knees. All I had time was a quick shot from the hip and hoped it turned out.

 

[onepixel]

Nene Goose (Hawaiian State Bird) at Maui Veterans Cemetery.

 

[beat_truck]

I didn't realize there was a Birds thread. I posted this in the Critters thread.

These should be about ready to leave the nest soon. We've been watching since the momma bird built the nest right by our side door. The cat used to sit and watch them through the screen door, but lost interest because he knows he can't get to them.