I am linking up with Wild Bird Wednesday and Nature Notes
For this week's post I am featuring the Rose-Breasted Grosbeak . These birds only show up in my yard during their migration. They might stop off for a meal or two in the spring and in the fall. They breed in cooler parts of North America. I have seen them during my hikes at Shenandoah Nat'l Park in the summer months.
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The adult breeding male has a black head , back, wings and tail. The male has this bright red rose patch on its breast. They have the white eyebrow or supercilium. They are one of my prettier yardbirds.
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They are insect eating birds but they seem to love the Black-oiled sunflower seeds.
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The female has darker brown back and wings and the white eyebrow.
Here is an archived shot of a spring male showing the pretty black. His colors are beautiful.
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Here is another one of my new warbler yardbirds passing thru. Not the best photo, it was a Cape May Warbler. The warbler are loving this pokeberry. The Cape May Warbler passed thru on the same day as the Rose-Breasted Grosbeak.. I have to say this has been the best year for new warbler yardbirds.
To see more beautiful and wonderful photos please visit: Stewart's Wild Bird Wednesday and Nature Notes.
Thanks to Stewart for hosting Wild Bird Wednesday and thanks to Michelle for hosting Nature Notes.
For this week's post I am featuring the Rose-Breasted Grosbeak . These birds only show up in my yard during their migration. They might stop off for a meal or two in the spring and in the fall. They breed in cooler parts of North America. I have seen them during my hikes at Shenandoah Nat'l Park in the summer months.
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The adult breeding male has a black head , back, wings and tail. The male has this bright red rose patch on its breast. They have the white eyebrow or supercilium. They are one of my prettier yardbirds.
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They are insect eating birds but they seem to love the Black-oiled sunflower seeds.
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The female has darker brown back and wings and the white eyebrow.
Here is an archived shot of a spring male showing the pretty black. His colors are beautiful.
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Here is another one of my new warbler yardbirds passing thru. Not the best photo, it was a Cape May Warbler. The warbler are loving this pokeberry. The Cape May Warbler passed thru on the same day as the Rose-Breasted Grosbeak.. I have to say this has been the best year for new warbler yardbirds.
To see more beautiful and wonderful photos please visit: Stewart's Wild Bird Wednesday and Nature Notes.
Thanks to Stewart for hosting Wild Bird Wednesday and thanks to Michelle for hosting Nature Notes.
43 comments:
Great photos of the birds. The Grosbeak is especially beautiful.
Gorgeous photos, Eileen. I will be super excited when and if I photograph a rose-breasted grosbeak this well. :))
What a fascinating bird to get in your garden. From Findlay
the grosbeak is a beauty!!
you sure are seeing a lot of action at that feeder!!
Lovely birds to get in your garden. Nice shots too.
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wonderful shots of these grosbeaks! i've only seen one or two migrating thru here. :)
Great photos as always. All birds are beautiful!
A great photo!! Perfect post for WBW!
don´t think I have seen this one before. It has a very interesting coloring. .)
The dark background in the first shot really shows off the wonderful coloring of the Grosbeak.
Lovely shot!
Have a great week Eileen!
They are beautiful!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
What a beautiful bird, Eileen. I've only seen a rose-breasted grosbeak once. It would be such a treat to see one again. I can tell you are an avid birder; you have great photos to show for your patience.
Love the birds ~ Great shots ~ right in your own backyard ~ (A Creative Harbor) ~ thanks for coming by and commenting ^_^
What a gorgeous visitor! I would be thrilled to see one of them...
Wonderful shots of the grosbeak, I always enjoy watching them at my feeders.
Holy cow! Another awesome bird in your yard. This is one I'm looking for here....and sometimes it stops by .....but they are very difficult to find sometimes. Glad you had an awesome visitor to your yard. Beautiful bird.
Love that head on pic, the second one.
Hi Eileen Beautiful Rose-breasted Grosbeak. I have never seen one. I sure would love to get a sighting. Supposedly these birds are in our general community in the Winter and Spring so maybe I will have a chance to see one. Who knows? Have an excellent Wed. tomorrow!
Nice captures. You are so lucky to get such interesting guests regularly.
The grosbeak is beautiful, great pictures.
Delightful series of flowers, birds and critters!
..a beautiful little bird indeed
it must love the pokeberry so much! if I were a bird I think I will too :-) lovely wings captures as always ;D
Great pictures - your bird has a very solid beak - just like the one I posted - But I dont think they are closely related.
Cheers - Stewart M - Australia
I love the Grosbeak, well done Eileen.
Great photos of this colourful bird in your garden! I don't think we have them here.
Have a nice weeek! Greetings Pia
That must be exciting for a birder. The first gut looks like he has been dabbed with a paintbrush.
Lovely pictures of the grosbeak Eileen and what a super bird to have regularly in your garden, even if it is only at migration time. I remember those chaps from Canada giving me some painful nips with their super strong bills.
Great photos Eileen!The birds look so cute!Wish you a lovely day!
Dimi..
what an adorable post, dear eileen!
such beautiful birds and flowers...
this totally uplifted my morning!
thank you:)
Ooh I wish we had the Rose-breasted Grosbeak out here... Such a gorgeous bird!
What a cool bird feeder, he's sitting on it like a swing. :)
What a cracking bird Eileen! I would love to have one of these turn up in my back garden! I would have a fit!
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Lovely, Eileen! I love birds and yours are especially beautiful! Christa
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I would love to see that bird! Just beautiful.
She is a beautiful bird! And I love your header photo - a field of sunflowers!
wow, that grosbeak is a beautiful bird!!! i've never seen one around here!! great shots!!
the grosbeak is such a pretty bird!
I can't imagine life without beautiful and ever changing skies ... they light up our day.
Hoping your week is going well Eileen
xx
We didn't have a pair that nested and brought their young to the feeders...I love them...Michelle
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