Tuesday, October 15, 2013

A few regulars

I am linking up with Wild Bird Wednesday and Nature Notes

The rain kept me mostly in the house and I was not able to go birding this weekend. So, I am sharing some of the regulars or the year round birds I saw in my yard this last couple of days.


A couple of House Finches have been having around the yard.


The Cardinals are daily visitors to my yard


Lately I have been seeing a group of House Sparrows at my feeders.


The White-Breasted Nuthatch is also a regular visitor and one of my favorites. I have been seeing some of the winter birds moving in like the Ruby-Crowned Kinglets and yesterday I saw my FOY Dark-eyed Junco.  Thanks for stopping by to see my Wild Birds..

Join in and post your birdies and to see more beautiful and wonderful bird photos please visit:
 Stewart's Wild Bird Wednesday and Michelle's  Nature Notes.  Thanks to our host Michelle our host Stewart.  Happy Birding and have a wonderful week!

54 comments:

Optimistic Existentialist said...

That's a beautiful house finch. I am hoping to see some around here this winter at the bird feeders.

Carole M. said...

a nice variety Eileen; lovely to see them in your own yard

TexWisGirl said...

love the little nuthatch. :)

DeniseinVA said...

Lovely regulars there :)

Giga said...

Co jeden to piekniejszy, ale dla mnie numerem jeden jest kardynaƂ. Pozdrawiam.
What one is more beautiful, but for me, number one is cardinal. Yours.

Coloring Outside the Lines said...

You don't need to go anywhere...there they are..putting on a show in your own backyard!

grammie g said...

HI Eileen... Your yard has a nice variety of visitors!!
The House Finch are not back here yet, but did see a Junco!!

Grace

Montanagirl said...

Lovely! I just finally put out some bird food again. I was kind of waiting on the Grackles to migrate out of here. They take over everything.

Brian King said...

Very nice! Nuthatches are one of my favorites, too, but we don't see them at the feeders. I keep hoping.

Anonymous said...

Nice group of birds coming through your yard! I usually have to hunt pretty hard for those birds. Great shots.

Karen said...

Yes, we do have a lot of the same birds in our yards! I have never seen a White-Breasted Nuthatch though. Great shots!

Indrani said...

The cardinal is curious about you. :)
Great series!

Jocee said...

Great pictures, especially the Nuthatch. We don't have them here.

Stephanie said...

Beautiful birds!

Betsy Banks Adams said...

So far, I haven't had any House Sparrows here... I'm glad since I have heard that they can be mean... BUT--they are pretty little birds.

Sorry about all of your rain. We haven't had a drop here --and really do need some rain now...BUT--I'm not complaining since our weather has been fabulous...

Hugs,
Betsy

Our photos said...

You have make beautiful birds photos!
Greetings, RW & SK

orchid0324 said...

Dearest Eileen,
Oh My♪ I don't have my favorite birdie, JUST LOVE them all as always♡♡♡
They all have CUTE eyes, aren't they♬♬♬

Sending you lots of love and hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*

Unknown said...

It's always lovely to see your little visitors. Have a great day!

Joop Zand said...

Nice shots Eileen....i like them.

diane b said...

The first one is blushing because he saw the white underpants of the Nuthatch. Its my favourite.

Sue said...

Hubby noticed a junco the other day. I thought that seemed early, until I realized it is mid-October. Our weather has been so warm lately, it doesn't seem like it's that late in the year already. wow-where does the time go!!!
Have a wonderful day, Eileen
:)

Ramakrishnan said...

Lovely & colorful captivating little birds.

Bob Bushell said...

A beautiful collection Eileen.

Saun said...

The house sparrows have been taking over in my backyard eating everything. I've stopped feeding them hoping they will go away. Too many of them. Great shots

Hootin Anni said...

Oh if only the nuthatch was a regular in MY yard...so jealous I am.

Gail Dixon said...

Quite a cast of characters visiting you! The nuthatch is superb! What a striking bird.

DIMI said...

Hallo Eileen!!!
Wonderful pictures and captures!!!!
Such beautiful birds!!!My favorite is the cardinal bird!!!Have a nice evening!!!Hugs!!!
Dimi...

Anonymous said...

Hi Eileen, All are beautifully photographed! My favorite today is that Nuthatch. So sweet! Have a super good day today!

Judith @ Lavender Cottage said...

Amazing photos of even the common birds in our yards. I haven't seen a junco yet but I've heard robins each morning this week.
Judith

Our Neck of the Woods said...

I love the sweet Cardinal! One of my favorite birds :)

Mersad said...

Lovely bird shots!

Mersad
Mersad Donko Photography

George said...

I'm sorry the rain kept you indoors, but I enjoyed the pictures of your regulars.

NatureFootstep said...

the birds looks wet too.

Laura said...

Such beautiful guests:-)

Pat said...

Lovely shots of your regulars.

Dave said...

Oh the Nuthatch is Gorgeous!

Anonymous said...

The nut hatch is so sweet.

HappyK said...

Some more great bird pictures!!!

Debbie said...

We see all the same birds, have I said that before ;)

teehehe, I know I have!!

Of this group, the nuthatch is my favorite, I have yet to see my junco's!!

So sorry about your weather, ours has been amazing!!

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

Darn rain! But your archives are full of so much beauty that I'm glad you had an excuse to show us these. The nuthatch is my favorite.

Ercotravels said...

Love your cute little birds! Always Great post...

Little Wandering Wren said...

Hi Eileen

As you know I have a soft spot for birds - great to see and enjoy your photos, you have some lovely looking birds, although I guess one countries common bird is another countries exotic - we sometimes get parrots and kingfishers!
Have a great week
Wrenx

Sonja said...

You have some lovely birds in your yard!

Faye said...

Are you feeding your birds on deck railing, Eileen? I do--safe from chipmunks and I can see closeup. Have been seeing a few new ones in the yard. Lots of cardinals like your pretties. And I'd love to see one of those sturdy little nuthatches.

Crafty Green Poet said...

what a handsome nuthatch and the house finch is such a wonderful colour

Anonymous said...

WHat cute bird visitors! Nice shots.

Phil Slade said...

Pity about the rain again Eileen. It's just as well you are so active with that camera because you can always dip into the archives - same here sometimes.

Jemma@athomewithjemma said...

Eileen,
You have captured their personalities too! If they could talk or you spoke "bird," they would thank you for your kindness! Always feel refreshed after visiting you!
Jemma

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

HI Eileen Great birds to see in your own garden.

Rambling Woods said...

It is always nice to see some old birdy friends.. love the nutty's too.. Michelle

Seraphinas Phantasie said...

This four portraits of the birds are gorgeous ! Stunning !

Maria said...

A great variety!

Betty Manousos said...

a gorgeous variety, eileen.
beautiful visitors to see in your own yard/garden.

big hugs~

Liz said...

That;s a nice selection of birds to have visit your backyard!

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