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Backyard birding...

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 1:29 pm
by scott
Hi all -

My daughter and I have taken to feeding the birds in the yard this year. Have attracted some nice animals, though nothing extraordinary. However, it does make for some fun shooting out the window with the 70-200. Some from this season, more to ba added as we go:

European Starling
ImageIMG_0557 by Scott, on Flickr

Carolina Wren
ImageIMG_0561 by Scott, on Flickr

Eastern Bluebird
ImageBluebird by Scott, on Flickr

Northern Flicker
ImageIMG_0461 by Scott, on Flickr

Cardinal
ImageIMG_0427 by Scott, on Flickr

Photos by my daughter included.

Thanks for looking, Happy New Year!
Scott

Re: Backyard birding...

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 2:28 pm
by minoly
Good birds and excellent photos!

Re: Backyard birding...

Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2017 6:28 am
by GrahamS
You sure do have a nice variety of birds. Ours have all but disappeared.

Re: Backyard birding...

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 8:22 pm
by Philip
Lovely shots of lovely birds!

Re: Backyard birding...

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 6:14 am
by Martolod
lovely shot of some lovely birds :lol: :lol:
Image

Re: Backyard birding...

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 7:42 am
by GrahamS
:lol: :lol: Yum....

Re: Backyard birding...

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 6:57 pm
by Philip
Mmmm.

Re: Backyard birding...

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 7:04 pm
by Philip
Here are a few from my own perch.


A starling just turning away from his meal of suet:

ImagePolitical microcosm by Felip1, on Flickr


A sharp-shinned hawk eating a snowbird (junco):

ImageSharpie's lunch by Felip1, on Flickr



And a triplet of snowbird, goldfinch and flicker, all having a go at something to eat:

ImageMenagerie à trois? by Felip1, on Flickr

Re: Backyard birding...

Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 9:55 pm
by BillyBob
Philip wrote: A sharp-shinned hawk eating a snowbird (junco):
WOW!!

Re: Backyard birding...

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2017 3:43 am
by Martolod
very nice