Favorite Bird Pics of April ’25

“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 Photos from March ’24

Pied-billed Grebe

Mallard (male)

Pileated Woodpecker

Brown-headed Nuthatch

Wood Duck (male)

Barred Owl (getting sleepy)

Barred Owl–napping in the sun

Eastern Towhee

Belted Kingfisher

Northern Flicker (male)

Juvenile Barred Owl taking a nap

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Bald Eagle

Wood Ducks. Very cloudy day, so hard to get great pictures of these ducks in a tree. There are two pairs though one of the females has her back to us.

Red-shouldered Hawk

Great Egret

“Every time you feel in God’s creatures something pleasing and attractive, do not let your attention be arrested by them alone, but, passing them by, transfer your thought to God and say: ‘O my God, if Thy creations are so full of beauty, delight and joy, how infinitely more full of beauty, delight and joy art Thou Thyself, Creator of all!’ Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain

Bird Photos September ’23

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Eastern Towhee (male) and hungry chick

Eastern Towhees (father and chick)

Baby Wood Duck

White-breasted Nuthatch

Yellow Warbler

Chestnut-sided warbler

Ruby-throated hummingbird (and his amazing tongue!)

Brown-headed Nuthatch

Cape May Warbler

Pileated Woodpecker

Not a bird but a little extra–Zebra Longwing Butterfly

Bird Photos from May ’23

Male Wood Duck and Solitary Sandpiper

Blue Grosbeak

Cedar Waxwing

White-eyed Vireo

Mallard Family

Wood Duck Pair

Barred Owl

Cooper’s Hawk

Great Crested Flycatcher

Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Eastern Towhee

Red-shouldered Hawk chicks

Pine Warbler

Mother Downy Woodpecker feeding fledgling

Great Blue Heron

Best Bird Pictures August 22

I’m sure I could have added a few more pictures, but these are my favorites. The highlight of the month was having a photo-op with a barred owl. As you can see, I took quite a few pictures. He seemed as curious to watch me as I was enthralled with him. To see more of my pictures, follow me on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/pmgilmer27/

Eastern Towhee
Barred Owl
Barred Owl
Barred Owl
Barred Owl
Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-throated hummingbird
ruby-throated hummingbird
Fledgling Cardinal with molting dad
Blue-gray gnatcatcher
Red-shouldered Hawk

My Best Bird Pictures in June 22

Great Blue Heron having a snack
Bank swallow
Eastern phoebe
Great Blue Heron
Blue Grosbeak
Red-winged Blackbird
Male Eastern Towhee
male goldfinch
Fledgling bluebird and dad

“And God said, ‘Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.'” Genesis 1:20