Favorite Bird Photos of September ’24

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 April ’24

Pileated Woodpecker

Wood Duck ducklings

Ducklings and Otter

Wood Duck pair

Red-winged Blackbird

White-eyed Vireo

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (male)

Red-headed Woodpecker

Great Blue Heron (notice the fishing line around his legs)

Solitary Sandpiper

Red-shouldered Hawk on nest (I paid for this shot. When I turned my back, she dive-bombed me and hit me on the top of the head. I thought a coconut had fallen out of the tree).

Red-tailed Hawk

American Redstart

Mother Mallard and a few of her (at least) 14 ducklings

Prothonotary Warbler

Pine Warbler

Barred Owl Fledgling

Mama Wood Duck plus three

Eastern Kingbird

October ’23 Birds

“seeing that bird, which might take off at any second, has taught me to sit still, to relish the moment.”
― Julia Zarankin, Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder: A Memoir

American Redstart (male)

American Redstart (female)

Northern Parula

Pine Warbler

Hairy Woodpecker

Blue Jay

Red-Headed Woodpecker

Red-Headed Woodpecker (juvenile)

Red-Bellied Woodpecker (male)

Palm Warbler

Red-shouldered Hawk

Trio of Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers

Cedar Waxwing

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Yellow-rumped warbler (female)

Unidentified Ducks (Hope to figure this out soon!)

Sharp-shinned Hawk