Pileated Woodpecker
Summer Tanager (F)
Belted Kingfisher
Red-Shouldered Hawk
Red-Winged Blackbird
Barred Owl
Osprey
Juvenile Wood Duck
Hooded Warbler (M)
White-eyed Vireo
Great Egret (and turtle)
Great Blue Heron
“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.” Psalm 19:1
“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
“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
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
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!
“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.
“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
“And here is where nature mocks you absolutely. Birds don’t work on your schedule. They don’t care an iota for your plans or desires. They ridicule your fantasy that you are in control of what it is you see. They appear when they want to and disappear accordingly.” Julia Zarankin in Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder
Baby Barred Owls
Daddy Downy Woodpecker feeding baby
Eastern Kingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Summer Tanager (male)
Hairy Woodpecker
Barred Owl
Green Heron
Goldfinch pair
Goldfinch (female)
Orchard Oriole (young male)
Summer Tanager (female)
Indigo Bunting
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Prothonotary Warbler (belting it out)
Prothonotary Warbler (with dinner)
Killdeer
Hairy Woodpecker (male)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (juvenile)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird at Mimosa Tree
Great Blue Heron
Red-Headed Woodpecker
Young Wood Duck
Mother Wood Duck with ducklings
Wood Duck duckling
“On a day like this, I can’t imagine anything better that might happen in a person’s life than for them to start paying attention to birds—to become aware of this magical world that exists all around us, unnoticed by many but totally captivating for those who know its secrets. This kind of spring day, with its bountiful myriads of colorful sprites just arrived from tropical shores, has to be one of the greatest gifts of life on Earth.”
― Kenn Kaufman, A Season On The Wind: Inside the World of Spring Migration
Wood Duck Mama and Five Ducklings
Prothonotary Warbler
Red-shouldered Hawk baby
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Pine Warbler
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (I’ve had some with white spots coming for several years now. I’ve decided it must not be the plague).
Hummingbird Wars
Cedar Waxwings
Another male summer tanager
Gray Catbird
Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawks
Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawks (from a different nest)
Indigo Bunting
Black-crowned Night Heron (juvenile).
Tricolored Heron
Tricolored Heron
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
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