Favorite Bird Pics from February ’25

“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

“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

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

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!

Birds of December ’23

Blue-headed Vireo (took this in November, but overlooked it and I don’t get many pictures of this one).

Red-headed Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Carolina Wren

Northern Flicker (male)

Red-headed Woodpecker (juvenile)

Red-shouldered Hawk

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker (female) Can you tell I like woodpeckers?

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Dark-eyed Junco

Eastern Bluebird (male)

Belted Kingfisher

White-throated Sparrow

Great Blue Heron

Red-tailed Hawk

River Otter (not a bird, obviously; but I enjoyed seeing them).

Happy New Year!