Category Archives: Nature Photography

Favorite Bird Pics of April ’25

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“Birds are beautiful. After a lifetime of study I still love to look at them and listen to them, even the common species.”
― Kenn Kaufman, Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America

Red-headed Woodpecker

Belted Kingfisher

Wood Ducks

White-eyed Vireo

Blue-winged Teal pair

Blue Jay

Eastern Kingbird

Pileated Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Eastern Towhee (male)

Mama Wood Duck and brood

Eastern Phoebe

Solitary Sandpiper

Red-bellied Woodpecker

“Oh, come, let us sing to the LORD; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!” Psalm 95:1

Favorite Bird Pics of March ’25

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“In order to see birds, it is necessary to become a part of the silence.” -Robert Lynd

White-breasted Nuthatches

Cedar Waxwing

Red-Shouldered Hawk

Pileated Woodpecker

Wood Duck (male)

Blue-winged Teal (male)

Barred Owl (napping in the sun)

Hairy Woodpecker

Tree Swallows

Northern Roughwing Swallow

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Eastern Bluebirds–Not sure if the one on the right is making an offering or just showing off.

Hermit Thrush

Goldfinches

Barred Owl (different one)

“Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever.” Psalm 125:1

Favorite Bird Pics from February ’25

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“Use your eyes. Use them and have faith in them. Use your eyes and trust them. And go out and listen to the birds. Oh, if we would listen more often to the singing of the birds!” H.R. Sass, On the Wings of a Bird 1928

Red-headed Woodpecker

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Carolina Wren

Tufted Titmouse

White-throated Sparrow

Brown Creeper

Eastern Painted Turtle (Yes, this is a reptile, but you don’t see them out sunning in February very often).

Eastern Bluebird

Dark-eyed Junco

Brown-headed Cowbird

Our snowy morning brought many birds to the feeders. They didn’t all like to share as you can see by this sparrow’s greeting to the bluebird.

Goldfinches and brown-headed nuthatch

Pair of Barred Owls high in a pine tree.

Cedar Waxwing

Chipping Sparrow

“I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Psalm 119:14

Favorite Bird Pics of January 2025

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“He taught me the difference between casual “birdwatching” and the more intense, focused “birding,” and urged me to go beyond identifying birds to noting their actions and behavior.”
― Jennifer Ackerman, The Genius of Birds

White-breasted Nuthatch

White-throated Sparrow

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Chipping Sparrow

Pileated Woodpecker

Ruddy Duck

Pair of Hooded Mergansers

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Cedar Waxwing

Northern Flicker

Pine Warbler

Hermit Thrush

Great Blue Heron

Brown Creeper

Brown-headed Nuthatch

“Let Israel be glad in his Maker, let the children of Zion rejoice in their King! Psalm 149:2

Favorite Bird Pics of December ’24

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Northern Flicker

Pileated Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Hooded Merganser

Northern Cardinal

Barred Owl (napping in a pine tree)

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Brown Creeper

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker showing off his handiwork. These woodpeckers always make rows of small holes like this.

The backs of two Barred Owls. I know this doesn’t look like much, but seeing these two snuggled up together lets me know mating season has begun.

Great White Egret playing hide and seek with three mallards

Blue Jay

One of these is not like the other!

“He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by their names. . . .He gives to the beast its food, and to the young ravens that for which they cry.” Psalm 147:4 & 9.

“Hallelujah to him who both feeds the ravens and rules the stars! What a God you are, O Jehovah!” Charles Spurgeon

Favorite Bird Pics of November ’24

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Song Sparrow

Barred Owl

Downy Woodpecker (male)

Dark-eyed Junco

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Eastern Phoebe

Cedar Waxwing

Red-shouldered Hawk (with a little snack)

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Red-headed Woodpecker (juvenile)

Red-Headed Woodpecker

White-breasted Nuthatch

Young buck trying to blend into the trees.

“For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Favorite Bird Shots of October ’24

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Rose-breasted Grosbeak (female). An unusual visitor to my backyard as they only pass through in the spring and fall. I saw a juvenile male the next day.

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Red-headed Woodpecker (juvenile)

Red-bellied Woodpecker (looks like he’s holding a Chee-to, but I suppose it’s not).

Wood Ducks (female)

Pine Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Northern Flicker

Red-Shouldered Hawk

Red-Headed Woodpecker

Northern Mockingbird

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (juvenile)

Blue Jay

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Cedar Waxwing

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Monarch Butterfly

“I exalt You, my God the King, and praise your name forever and ever.” Psalm 145:1

Favorite Bird Photos of September ’24

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“Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell; they sing among the branches. From Your lofty abode You water the mountains; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.”

Psalm 104:12-13

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Eastern Bluebird (fledgling)

Eastern Bluebird

Brown-headed Nuthatch

Black & White Warbler

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Cape May Warbler

American Redstart

Scarlet Tanager (male) As you can see, he’s already exchanged his brilliant red for his winter green/yellow. Still a beautiful bird and was happy to see him feasting in my backyard.

Cooper’s Hawk (juvenile)

Red-Shouldered Hawk

Gulf Fritillary–No feathers but striking fall colors.

Favorite Bird Shots of August ’24

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“It can be difficult to accept the fact that a lot of birds have to be identified as “possible” or “probable.”
― David Allen Sibley, Sibley’s Birding Basics

Green Heron

Green Heron (sporting his mohawk)

Red-headed Woodpeckers–Parent showing the newbie the ropes or how to find the best bugs

Little Blue Heron

Barn Swallow

White-eyed Vireo

Ruby-throated Hummingbird–one of my white spotted ones

White Ibis (juvenile)

Summer Tanager (female)

Great Egret

Great Crested Flycatcher

Downy Woodpecker (male)

Northern Flicker Woodpecker

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Young Duck–Mottled or Wood?

Mottled Duck

Acknowledge that Yahweh is God. He made us, and we are His–His people, the sheep of His pasture. Psalm 100:3

Favorite Bird Shots of July ’24

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“Watching birds is good for mental health, the research tells us; it reduces anxiety, stress and depression and builds a well-being connection that might remain for life.” Miriam Darlington in Owl Sense.

Red-tailed Hawk

White-eyed Vireo

Barred Owl

Yellow-throated Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Barred Owl (doing a little fishing)

Pileated Woodpecker

Great Crested Flycatcher

(Another) Barred Owl

Prothonotary Warbler

Eastern Bluebird

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (juvenile male; notice the tongue action)

Barn Swallows

“Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.” Psalm 150:6