Saturday, September 14, 2013

More yardbirds



Saturday, September 14, 2013

I am linking up Camera Critters and I'd-Rather-b-birdin   I hope you are joining in and posting your birds and critters.

I have some more recent shots of my yardbirds, these are the usual year round birds that I see in our yard.




It is funny to watch these big birds trying to pick up tiny little seeds I spread out on my deck railing.


American Crows, they seem to come in groups to my yard and deck.


A male House Finch, I've been seeing a group of male and female Houses Finches lately.



There are times when I can see ten or more Mourning Doves around my deck. They are shy birds and tend to fly off if they see me looking at them.


This could be a juvenile male Northern Cardinal or an adult after molting? The colors seem orangy-red.


Looks like the female Cardinal enjoys the berries too. All these shots were taken from my dining room window. So the quality is not the best. Sorry!



I was saving my favorite bird of the week, the Chestnut-sided Warbler. The Chestnut-sided Warbler has a yellowish-green on its back, nape and crown. They have an white eye-ring, underparts are dull white and two broad yellowish wingbars.

The Chestnut-sided was waiting for me to come home from work and it was seen on both Thursday & Friday evenings. These pokeberries are growing just on the other side of our deck, the warblers love these berries. I hope you enjoyed my birds and post!

 Ok, here is my new list for the week of my favorite blogs to visit and if you missed any... look back at all my previous Saturday posts they go as far back as my post title York Rookery on 6/22/13.

Pam @ Whims n Whispers is from Florida. Florida is one of my favorite places, so I really enjoy seeing her wonderful photos of the birds and lovely Florida scenery.

Elaine @ Artic View lives in Alaska.  One thing I love seeing.. is her wonderful photos of the birds that migrate to Alaska.

Reena @ Missing Moments  Lovely photography, if you check out her blog now she is traveling around New Zealand.

Sallie @ A full time life  travels from Florida to Oregon and shares photos from both of her home states.

Grace @ Grammie's Rambling shares her lovely birds and life from her home state of Maine.

I hope you are able to find some time to visit some of my favorite blogs above, they are all wonderful women and bloggers.


Thanks for stopping by and  I wish everyone a happy weekend.
 To see more beautiful photos and cute critters

 please visit:  Camera Critters and I'd-Rather-B-Birdin. Thanks to the gracious hosts Misty Dawn of Camera Critters and to Anni of I'd Rather-B-birdin.

52 comments:

Ana Mínguez Corella said...

Beautiful picks.. Greetings from Madrid

Lynne said...

I would love to sit in your dining room and watch for the birds. Great photos of your feathered visitors . . .

Carole M. said...

such a lovely variety of beautiful birds Eileen

The Furry Gnome said...

Great pictures - all in your yard so close.

Montanagirl said...

You always have such good bird pics to share - and what a variety! I wish you'd send some of those Cardinals our way....and I love your little Warbler.

Jenn Jilks said...

Delightful birds! I love them. What fun to see the warbler, they are so hard to capture!
Cheers from Cottage Country Ontario

Kim said...

What gorgeous yard birds you have! Your favourite is a beauty :)

Joop Zand said...

Nice photo's off these birds.

Wish you a lovely weekend, Joop

http://joopzandfotografie.blogspot.nl

Irma said...

Hi Eileen,
Beautiful pictures of different birds.
You have photographed very good.
Greetings Irma

Tammy said...

Eileen, you have so many wonderful visitors! The Chestnut-sided Warbler is absolutely stunning!!

Hootin Anni said...

That warbler is awesome!! It must be a young one or a female then, right? The male [the ones I've seen here, are much darker and crowned in yellow with a patch of a chestnut brown below the wings]...I LOVE this one.

I spotted a molting grackle the other day and it looked quite odd...like, from somewhere in SCI-FI land. LOL

Have a great weekend Eileen.

---Hootin' Anni & Anni @ I'd Rather B Birdin'

Elizabeth Edwards said...

have a great weekend. looks like u have a busy yard. ( ;

TexWisGirl said...

love that adorable warbler! and those are some great blogs and bloggers. :)

DeniseinVA said...

I always enjoy your backyard birds Eileen. They always make me smile.

Indrani said...

Love the variety you have here. Great series.

katerchen said...

eine schöne Sammlung aus der Vogelwelt bei dir Eileen

LG zum Wochenende vom katerchen

Suzan said...

Morning Eileen,
You have quite a mixture of visiting birds!! love the red finches and cardinals!! We have had a large number of cardnals this year!!
Nice shots!

Grandma Barb's This and That said...

I always enjoy seeing your birds, Eileen. Today my favorite is the Chestnut-sided Warbler!

DIMI said...

Hallo Eileen!!!
Beautiful pictures of different birds,from your yard!!!I like your favorite,but i like most the cardinal bird!!!Exellent pictures and shots!!Have a happy weekend!!Hugs!!
Dimi...

Misty DawnS said...

Beautiful photos! Love that Warbler!

SarahBeth said...

Beautiful photos! I love the cardinals -- they are my favorite bird with their vibrant red color :)
We have so many doves -- I love to hear them coo.

vivi ka said...

More yardbirds means more beautiful photos from you!! I like the "shy" birds! :)
Have a wonderful weekend!!

JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes) said...

I love the warbler, crows and cardinals especially - but all are wonderful - I learn a lot about birds on your blog - thanks.

PhenoMenon said...

Quite a variety I must say. Lovely

PhenoMenon
http://throodalookingglass.com/2013/09/thorns/

Crafty Green Poet said...

what lovely photos of a wonderful selection of birds,

Anonymous said...

I get most of my bird shots through the window too. I think I'm impressed with how clean your windows must be. :-) Love that shot of the doves.

Unknown said...

Lovely birds! How wonderful to have so many visitors in your yard.

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

Hi Eileen What a wonderful selection of beautiful birds you see in your yards.

Rajesh said...

Great shots of beautiful birds.

Anonymous said...

How fortunate ~ right in your own back yard ~ beautiful 'critters' and photos ~ carol, xo

Unknown said...

Great series, Eileen!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

HansHB said...

Love Your post!
Nice to see!

Joanne Olivieri said...

How fantastic to have these beauties visiting your yard. The house finch is adorable.

Mia McPherson said...

Such wonderful yard birds Eileen!!

Hilde said...

Great photos, thanks for sharing! You have so many beautiful birds in your garden :)

Our Neck of the Woods said...

Great shots, Eileen! I love all the colorful birds that stop by in your neck of the woods. So pretty! Hope you're enjoying your weekend :)

Pat said...

Lovely shots of your yard birds. I envy you the crows - they fly over but hardly ever come around here. They are so clever and fun to watch.

Celeste said...

What a gorgeous little warbler, such a treat to have him visiting your yard and you got some great photos of it.
Have a great weekend :)

Debbie said...

You have a great view outside tha window, I think your images are beautiful!!

Have a happy Sunday!!

Stephanie said...

Great shots.

George said...

I enjoyed these photos, and I have no complaint about the quality through the dining room window. The warbler is the only bird we don't have have in our yard.

SandyCarlson said...

Oh, these are lovely! Thank you.

~Kim at Golden Pines~ said...

Eileen, you have some lovely birds to watch, especially the Chestnut-sided Warbler, that I don't think we have. There haven't been so many around us, but I'll start feeding them again here in the next few weeks, so I know they'll show up--I saw my 1st Blue Jay today, or rather I heard it! :-)

lisa lewicki hermanson said...

That Chestnut-sided Warbler is really something, never seen one.
What a luxury to see all these birds from inside - fun !

Brian King said...

Wow! I wish we'd get crows that close! They're one of my favorites. Beautiful photos!

Shey said...

Such a busy backyard, very nice. Especially love the warbler you sighted.

Maria said...

Great variety you have here Eileen.

Gail Dixon said...

You have quite the variety in your yard. I'm swooning over that warbler! Thanks for the links; some I am already following but I see a few I'm not. :)

Liz said...

What a great selection of birds! I love your Cardinals... that red plumage is so beautiful!

Gemma Wiseman said...

A colourful collection of lovely birds. Love the tones in the feathers of the House Finch.

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

What an absolute sweetheart you are Eileen to feature my blog! No wonder I had as many visitors as I did even though I didn't post much last week. Thank you!

I adore your yardbirds as always...as I have said before, "yard" is really such an inadequate word for what you have... are you SURE you do't live in a nature preserve?

Rohrerbot said...

I love migration!!! I just wish I could be in the right spot at the right time. There are several flocks of geese moving through our area and I cannot find them!!! This certainly is an exciting time of year:)

Happy Monday!

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