Recent Observations

Although I have been quite sick this week with bronchitis, I just needed to get out of the house the other night.  When we heard that a greater white-fronted goose had been spotted at the farm ponds, we went out for a look.  We saw three.  One of them is at the right in the picture below.

This morning - an eastern phoebe at the feeder.  That was another first.  Glad I was feeling well enough to be sitting at the table and get a shot of it.

Brown-headed nuthatch.  They move so quickly that I considered myself fortunate to get a shot.

"Hey!!  Quit hogging the seed!!"

I thought this was a nice pic of the "lady with the lipstick."

Sandhill Cranes

Saw two sandhill cranes from the Hwy 243 bridge in Townville.  This isn't much of a picture, but it's the best I could do under the circumstances - it is a very busy road.  I felt fortunate to get this, because I was not leaning on anything, and the zoom was pretty far out.

A local birder who is very good said that this is a nice find.

Snow Day 1/7/16

Our 4"-6" turned into just a dusting.  But the bird pictures were still pretty.

Our red-bellied woodpecker is finally back!  First time this winter.

Blue jay almost camouflaged in the tree and snow.

Buffet in action

Not a good pic, but enough of a white-breasted nuthatch to see that it is there.

Purple Finch at the Feeder

Haven't positively identified one of these in years.  Great treat at the feeder!!

Turkeys in the Back Yard & Other Recent Bird Photography

I love this new camera.  If I'd just take the time to read the instruction book, I'd probably love it even more.

This morning we had a YARD FULL of turkeys - up to four at one time strutting.  Below are pictures, and below that a few more pics I've taken lately.

Turkeys in the Trees

Mike was spreading a little cracked corn in our back yard for his deer friends, when he heard a loud "whoosh-whooshing" overhead. He looked up to see five turkeys flying toward him from the neighbor's trees. They all perched directly above him and looked down as if to say "Please leave so we can eat." He took this shot with his phone. I thought it was a neat shot for something so sudden and unplanned.

Feeder Birds 2016-2017

To be added to throughout the winter:

1. House Finch
2. Purple Finch
3. Tufted Titmouse
4. Carolina Chickadee
5. Red-breasted Nuthatch
6. Brown-headed Nuthatch
7. White-breasted Nuthatch
8. Carolina Wren
9. Mourning Dove
10. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
11. Downy Woodpecker
12. Red-bellied Woodpecker
13. Northern Cardinal
14. Mockingbird
15. Pine Warbler
16. Northern Junco
17. American Goldfinch
18. Eastern Phoebe
19. Chipping Sparrow
20. Red-Winged Blackbird