Yellow-bellied sapsucker and Red-bellied woodpeckers in my tree at same time yesterday. 
I got so lucky yesterday and caught these two beauties in a tree in my backyard yesterday!

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Amazing! Were they drumming in unison?
Susan...

A pair of purple finch's take 1-26 12 
I sat on my deck yesterday and saw this cute pair of purple finch's. It was a good day of taking pictures as I was able to photo a yellow bellied sapsucker,...

I love these beautiful Pileated woodpeckers!!! 
Had visits all day yesterday from this beauty!

Birdie 
It all started the middle of August, a couple of days after our sweet cat, Missy died.

Sitting on my bed, talking on the phone with the TV on, I happen ...

First time visit!!! Summer Tanager male! 
This evening August 2 2011 I got this picture of a Summer Tanager male! He was chasing a female which are yellow but the picture I got of her was too blurry....

Orchard Oriole 
This pretty orchard oriole is a frequent visitor!


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As your pictures attests, Orchard Orioles love fruit. If you find it's nest you will ...

Young Northern Cardinal 
Saw these young cardinals tonight.

Red headed woodpecker this evening in back yard. 
First photo of a red headed woodpecker this summer!

Bird bath foutiain this year in my yard. 
I have two of these for the birds in the back yard and two other styles in the front yard. I love watching them!

We Have No Idea What This Bird Is 
This bird was in a neighbor's yard Sunday night. We all thought it was beautiful, had not seen one around here (Northeastern CT) before. I rushed to get ...

What? Let Me Eat! 
I suppose my cardinals are the joys of my birdwatching. I love to try to capture their antics,and the quizzical looks on their faces.

My feeders consist ...

Question regarding what kind of bird we have in out backyard. 
This morning, for the first time, I saw a bird the size of a robin...This bird has a brown head and black body. It wasn't with any other birds of that ...

I love Grosbeaks! 
Today ( 5/2/11) for the first time ever, on a rainy, dreary day, I saw a real live male Rose-breasted Grosbeak! He was so wonderful! I love his red breast!...

Blue Jays are so cheeky! 
I love blue jays! Yup, they are noisy, raucous little bullies, but one of the most intelligent species of birds that I have encountered. My husband and ...

Titmouse Diner 

Squirrel Video 
Here is a video of one of my 25 squirrels!
In this video we are looking out of our front livingroom window and a squirrel is watching us watch him.

To ...

Videos of The Titmouse vs Chickadees for Peanuts 

Bewick's Wren 
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This occurrence, seemingly ...

can anyone identify this bird 
On New Years Day he or she was on my deck. There is also a tag on the foot so he may be part of a study and tracking.

The Story of the Nuthatch 
Thanks for all the work you did on this website. Obviously, you're a person with heart. Birds, as I'm sure your well aware, need such champions. Increasingly,...

Beautiful Varied Thrush 
Today I looked out the window and saw two beautiful Varied Thrushes in our backyard. They were enjoying the morsels that the squirrels had dropped from ...

Out-of-season Sparrows and a Sandpiper ( 1967) 
We have seen birds in Attawapiskat that seemed to have arrived in the north much too soon ( mid-april ) and it is perhaps here Bird Researchers should ...

Hitchhiking Birds ( James Bay & Akimiski Island ) 
I've been trying to tell my story about the hitchhiking birds since the 1970s and the idea of birds riding on geese has never been discussed by Ornithologists....

Birds Feasting in Ash Tree 
These past two weeks I have been amazed at the variety of birds that have landed in our Ash Tree to feast on the berries. I have attempted to catch most ...

Red-breasted Sapsucker 
For the past two years I have been seeing horizontal rows of holes in the trunk of our backyard Ash tree in Renton, WA.

Online research told me it ...

Amazing Hummingbirds 
I am always amazed by these birds. They will come up to the feeder when I am standing only a couple of feet away. I never get tired of watching them.


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Baby Hawks 
We saw the mother hawk flying around this spring. I finally located the nest and after a lot of patience, I got a picture of the babies.


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Red-Tailed Hawk 
This guy really took us by surprise today. You just never know when a Red Tailed Hawk is going to use your birdbath for a little drink.

Cardinal and Goldfish 
We have a black headed cardinal that has adopted the fish in our pond! He feeds them like his own brood! Any thoughts would be appreciated.Thanks!



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Mallard ducks 
I have a pair of Mallard ducks that visit my front porch every night. They seem to be tame. We can walk up to them and feed them and they do not fear us....

CEDAR WAXWING 
In the trail I frequently walk I discovered that all the birds that are around in there can be seen much easier in the spring before the lush greens offer ...

Seagull & chicks 
Seagulls have always been everywhere
I've lived and for the first time in my life
I wondered why I've never seen there young?
well finally happened ...

Great Blue heron 
Here's a beautiful Great Blue Heron we spotted while
boating on our favorite lake, on a may weekend a few weeks ago, I took a whole sequence, from flying ...

Battle of The Eagles 
The Battle Over Territory

Three eagles came together at 5:30am and grabbed each other and twirled around and around, until they hit the garage roof ...

Morning Doves 
They have nested in the pine tree outside my kitchen window for the 3 years we have lived in our current home. This is the first year I have seen the ...

Red bellied woodpecker lives in my backyard  Not rated yet
I love this bird! He visits up to 10 times a day!

Yellow bellied sapsucker taken 1-26-12  Not rated yet
Have many of these beauties around this time of year!

Beautiful male and female cardinals taken 1-26-12  Not rated yet
Beautiful male and female cardinals!

Sharp Shinned Hawk  Not rated yet
This hawk paid my backyard a couple of days ago. Needless to say the birds that feed on my feeders hid out for a bit!

Bird Attacks  Not rated yet
This is from a relative today out with her kids and the family and was attacked in a strange way for no known cause. They all went to her parents like ...

Cormorant Playing With Fish  Not rated yet
Cormorant played with fish for 5 minutes, then swallowed it whole!

Titmouse Attacking Car Mirror  Not rated yet

The Titmouse  Not rated yet




I have a titmouse that for the past 3 weeks has attacked my house windows and especially my smart car windows. I saw him stand on the outside ...

Leucistic Pied Canada Goose  Not rated yet
Last week I was out shopping and swung by my local bank. There in the lawn was a small group of geese (Canada Goose) which I stopped to admire. Then ...

Northern Cardinals Peanut Eating  Not rated yet
I finally got a good short video of northern cardinals getting whole peanuts. This spring I watched a female cardinal sitting back nearby the whole peanuts ...

Yellow-headed Caracara  Not rated yet
It was 5.00 in the afternoon my brother and I stopped to talk to each other on the highway. We were drawn away from conversation when the Yellow-headed ...

Boat tailed grackle  Not rated yet
They are here all summer but liked this shot on bird bath..females are here too..a rust color.

Is this the female tanager?  Not rated yet
Took these tonight. I believe it is the tanager again but have read they do not come to feeders...


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Yes, that looks like the female Scarlet ...

Yellow bellied Sapsucker  Not rated yet
Dropped by in April to pay a visit.

Great Crested Flycatcher and Redheaded Woodpecker in my back yard  Not rated yet
The Great crested flycatcher built a nest in house I made out of a flowerpot. The redheaded woodpecker enjoyed some seed!

I took these minutes ago...  Not rated yet
I believe the red birds are purple finch but I am not sure. The yellow one is a female painted bunting...my lucky day! Glad I waled out on the deck at ...

I think this new regular visitor is a baby red headed woodpecker  Not rated yet
Think it is a baby red headed woodpecker. I see the red bellied everyday. Last year the red headed was here everyday.

I think this new regular visitor is a baby red headed woodpecker  Not rated yet
Think it is a baby red headed woodpecker. I see the red bellied everyday. Last year the red headed was here everyday.

Eagles and Vultures and Herons! Oh my!  Not rated yet
Last week-end we visited the San Juan Islands in the Juan de Fuca Sound south of British Columbia. We saw a lot on wildlife. In particular, we saw Bald ...

Last night woodpecker visits.  Not rated yet
I sit on my back porch every early evening and look at all the birds. Last evening these two red bellied woodpeckers came for a bit to eat. Just love them....

The Peanut Vending Machine  Not rated yet



I built this peanut vending machine. One side dispenses long peanuts and the other one has round short ones.

I made this thing to experiment ...

Black-capped Chickadee skinning a field mouse for nest material  Not rated yet
I was at Grey Abbey Park by the lake, near my house. I was there hoping to photograph a day Moon rise. Instead I was entertained by the most fascinating ...

Is this an Oriole  Not rated yet
This bird lands on our Hummingbird feeder every day. I think it is an Oriole. I will try and post a picture.

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Yes, that is a Baltimore Oriole....

Yellow-headed Blackbirds  Not rated yet
This week - the end of April - saw the return of the Yellow-headed blackbirds to my neighbourhood. They arrive long after the return of the red-breasted ...

unusual bird sitting in the parking lot  Not rated yet
sunday morning my grand daughter and I noticed a small bird with brown wings,and two black rings around the neck,white or lightcolor breast just sitting ...

Surprise in a tree  Not rated yet
Looking out my backyard, I spotted this bird in the tree. It stayed long enough for me to get my camera and take this pic. Can anyone identify this bird....

Doves---the love birds Jan Krier  Not rated yet
Last summer on July 4th my family was gathered at my home. My oldest son had been diagnosed with esophageal cancer and was treated with radiation and chemotherapy ...

Bold California Quail!!!  Not rated yet
My orange tabby came charging into the garage last evening. When we looked out to see what was out there (we have had a bear visit us lately) it wasn't ...

Standing Room Only  Not rated yet
Hi Susan
I wish I could get a better shot of it but sometimes we have 15-20 birds at the feeder at once. They are such a joy to watch.

Mike

my tufted titmice  Not rated yet
I have some tufted titmice coming to my yard. It is so cool because I just got into bird watching.

I love it I have made several homemade birdfeeders ...

Orioles  Not rated yet
Do only the males feed their young? We are seeing several males coming to the feeders, but never a female. Does he feed both?
KRIS - Hartford, WI

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Sweet Humming bird  Not rated yet
I finally captured a picture, they are silly and chase each other all the time, so its very hard to capture them!

A Family is Here  Not rated yet
I put up a bird house around fall and now after some months I finally have a family in the bird house.

I think the type of bird is a sparrow. I am ...

Pelican on Lake Erie  Not rated yet
A few years ago a brown pelican was spotted off our beach in Ashtabula County east of Conneaut, Ohio. A rare sight indeed!

Audubon "boaters" identified ...

The String and the Hummingbird  Not rated yet
A few years ago I was visiting my mother in mid-April here in Ohio. We were sitting on the porch early in this morning when a hummingbird flew right ...

Hummingbird versus a Hawk  Not rated yet
Hi to all,
Last Summer I saw a Hawk sitting on top of my Hopper feeder.I then saw a Humming bird fly right up to the face of this hawk, within a foot ...

American Redstart  Not rated yet
Here a cute little bird I had never noticed before
in the trail I've been visiting a little more often
now that I've discovered that there is a big variety ...

Watch Out for the Crows of Berlin!  Not rated yet
Crows are mischievous rascals, extraordinarily clever, with the most highly developed brains that any of our birds possess.

Every year, at this time,...

The Great Blue #2  Not rated yet
Couldn't share only one , he was to beautiful
Here he is in flight!!!


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Gorgeous!

Wow, you see that!  Not rated yet
Wow, you see that!

It's mine, no mine, no mine, is not.  Not rated yet
Our Brewers can get feisty at times. Hope you enjoy.

Barred Owl  Not rated yet
A neighbour feeds the birds all winter and I started going over to take pictures, of course along with the birds came the squirrels, one day he told me ...

Swallows in Bluebird House  Not rated yet
Hello Susan, I was wondering if you can answer a
question for me. I built a bluebird house and hung it up near my garden. Swallows have taken to it and ...

Bird Migration is in Full Force  Not rated yet
It is one of the great wonders of the world. Billions of birds are flying northward across North America and it is taking place this very moment!

Hummingbirds ...

Brewers Blackbird  Not rated yet
Was there ever a family so poorly matched as the blackbird and oriole clan?

What traits are common to every member of it? Not one, that I know. Some ...

A pair of Muscovy Ducks  Not rated yet
I saw these two Muscovy Ducks while I was out kayaking in the fore bay below Lake Oroville in northern California. They must be feral ducks since this ...

Canada Guard Goose  Not rated yet
My brother-in-law and I were were doing a combined kayaking, geocaching and bird watching trip when we took this picture. We stopped at this island on ...

Bird Feeder Video  Not rated yet
Check out this slide show!