Ornithology (Bird) Thread

[Steve Warden]

Great pic, Tim

[basser5]

Thanks Steve!

[doglegg]

What a great photo Basser! That goldfinch is wonderful.

[FRJ]

Great pictures, doglegg, Mel and Tim.

Here's another Redwing Blackbird.
The red in the wing is so much more beautiful than in the photo.

[doglegg]

Redwings have always been a favorite. Love to see their nest in a bunch of reeds. Great photo.

[treefarmer]

My deer camera captured several bird this time. I hadn't checked the camera in about 3 weeks and found 2 hawk pictures, a female Cardinal and one Red-headed Woodpecker all in flight. The AM/PM is reversed on the pictures. Click on the pictures to enlarge.

Red-Headed Woodpecker

Female Cardinal

Red shouldered Hawk (?)

Red shouldered Hawk (?)

Can one of you Ornithologists I.D. the hawk for sure?
Treefarmer

[doglegg]

Those are really cool Philip. I haven't had much luck with in flight pics in my efforts. Those are great.

[Steve Warden]

From Google images of red shoulder hawks, that certainly looks like one to me.
Cool pics!

[Doc B]

Great feeder / hawk pictures!

[Dinadan]

Very good photos on the last couple of pages. The male Gold Finches and Blackbirds are really in fine plumage at this time of year!

I really like that second hawk photo, Treefarmer. I agree with you that it is a Red Shouldered Hawk. Of all the hawks that I see, the Red Shouldered is one the hardest for me to positively identify. Part of that is that they are usually in woods or swamp, so I usually get a bit of a brief glimpse. But a bigger part is that field marks are not as obvious, to my eyes anyway, as with many hawks. This time of year, a large Buteo here on the Gulf Coast is most likely a Red Tail or Red Shoulder, and that is definitely not a Red Tail.

[doglegg]

Some pics of a couple of flickers that frequent my son's back yard in Des Moines, Wa.

[Quick Steel]

Fine photos. Great in flight shots.

[doglegg]

Some dark eyed junco pics from our Washington trip. The last one played in the water sprinkler for better than 15 minutes. Acted like a little kid.

[Dinadan]

Nice Flicker and Junco photos, Doglegg. Flickers are common in this area, but for some reason we do not have a population in our neighborhood. I love seeing their wings flashing in the sunlight.

Mostly we have Red Bellied Woodpeckers in our garden. Here is an elegant lady checking out the sunflower seed.

[doglegg]

Mel, that is a great shot. What a pretty little bird.
I've never seen flickers around Dallas/Ft.Worth. Was glad to see them in Washington St. We do have various woodpeckers but I usually only hear them and not see them. I sure like yours.

[Mumbleypeg]

Mel, that is a great shot. What a pretty little bird.
I've never seen flickers around Dallas/Ft.Worth. Was glad to see them in Washington St. We do have various woodpeckers but I usually only hear them and not see them. I sure like yours.

We have flickers here between DFW and the Red River. Several other varieties of woodpeckers also. If you put some suet in a feeder where you can observe it, next winter you’ll likely see some.

Ken

[doglegg]

Thanks Ken, I will have to give that a try.

[doglegg]

Mama and babies off the pier in Des Moines Wa. The babies are so fuzzy it is hard to get a clear pic of them. No being fed for these little ones, they have to eat on their own from the start. Sound scum for breakfast!!! Mmmmmm.

[Steve Warden]

Some great pics, Floyd

[philco]

Great pics guys.

If you put some suet in a feeder where you can observe it, next winter you’ll likely see some.
Ken

No need to wait till winter to put out suet for the woodpeckers. I'm feeding them right now and enjoying a steady stream of Redbelly, Downey, and Hairy Woodpeckers. If they are coming in close enough to be heard they are coming close enough that they will find the suet.

[basser5]

Nice pics guys!
Here's a Red headed woodpecker that I watched for a bit.

[Quick Steel]

Good photos basser. Red-Headed are my favorite woodpeckers except for Piliated which I only caught a glimpse of onetime.

[basser5]

Thanks QS!
I have yet to see a piliated.

[doglegg]

Thanks Steve and Phil.
Basser, again, exceptional pics. That first one really captures the sheen off his red head. I always admire your photo's.

[Steve Warden]

Tim, some fancy camera handlin' there, my friend!