Tag Archives: bird watching

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 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 June ’24

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“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

Favorite Bird Pics May ’24

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“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

Favorite Bird Shots of April ’24

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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

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“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