Friday, January 29, 2010

Female Downy Woodpecker!



I always see the male but on this day I noticed he had a friend!!!!

Variety of Birds at my Feeder!

I noticed my feeder was getting a lot of attention and decided to take a quick video. Turns out this short video captured 4 variety of birds. First a Downy Woodpecker and House Finch then a Dark-eyed Junco at the tube feeder followed by two Red-brested Nuthatches and more House Finches at the end! I've muted the sound as it was taken through my kitchen window while the boys were eating lunch and making a ruckus, lol!

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Hooded Merganser!


I spotted this fellow amongst the Mallards at my local pond. I wish I would've had my better camera. I always have my point-and-shoot just in case I spot something interesting.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Female House Finch



I usually take pictures of the male House Finch because of his beautiful red color but I thought I'd give this female the spotlight today!

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Female Northern Flicker

Female Northern Flicker

Female Northern Flicker

I've gotten many pictures of the male Northern Flicker that visits my backyard but today I got a photo of the female who comes around less often!

Monday, January 11, 2010

Feeding Frenzy!

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Just a couple of action shots of the feeder!

Project Feederwatch and new photos!

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Downy Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

I guess it's been awhile since I've updated this blog! I was excited to see this new visitor to my feeder and turns out he's now become a regular! I decided to sign up for Project Feederwatch and last week was my first week counting. I suspect my count will be pretty much the same everytime because lately I have the same visitors everyday. 6 House Finches, roughly 6 Juncos(maybe more), 2 Black-capped Chickadees, 2 Flickers and 1 Downy Woodpecker. On rare occasions I see a Red-breasted Nuthatch but not often.