“Location, location, location.” ~ Shannon
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I continue to be thankful every single day that we went through what we did to buy this property (which just happened to have a nice house on it). It is our little slice of heaven, and the birds really seem to love it. Many of my favorite bird photographs are shot from the inside out — without ever having to put shoes on.
These are the best portraits of 2015 of our property’s regular residents, whose species make up more than 100 birds on our count every year. With a porch feeder, a bird bath, trees galore, and a creek to the back, I have no doubt they’ll stay for a long time. Birding can be done at home 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
They deserve a post all on their own, so here’s Part 2.
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House Finch
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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Rufous Hummingbird
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Crested Caracara and American Crow
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Carolina Wren
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
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Northern Cardinal
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Cedar Waxwing
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Downy Woodpecker
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Mourning Dove
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Black-bellied Whistling Duck
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Yellow-crowned Night Heron
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White Ibis
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Northern Mockingbird
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Great-tailed Grackle
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Cooper’s Hawk
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Barred Owl
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Dark-eyed Junco (Surprise Visitor!)
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Beautiful photos. A lot of species that we don’t have overhere.
I love birdfeeding too, my winter hobby 🙂
Here’s a shot from last week, of some goldfinches on a feeder in my garden:
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Wow! Such dazzling little finches! Love their red faces. Our American Goldfinch is ‘drab’ this time of year, but the males are brilliant yellow in the spring. What species are yours?
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Just beautiful! Thank you for sharing these.
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Thanks for coming by to say so. We do enjoy our birdies here.
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Absolutely delightful! Really wonderful photos, Shannon, and great species. We don’t have caracaras where I live, and what a treat to see them; same goes for northern cardinals. Really like the photos of the ibis and great-tailed grackle — fantastic!
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The caracaras are an elusive bunch, usually seen munching road carcasses. It was a delight to have him in the yard. Glad you enjoyed!
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Thank you for sharing these lovely colours, feathers, plumage, bills, eyes and of course the birds 😀 They are all so beautiful!
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Ah, well it’s my pleasure indeed! I agree with you that they are all so beautiful. Happy New Year, IsyLLiS.
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