I also found a black and white warbler but those are pretty common here. I usually only see red house finches so the yellow threw me off. A lone bright yellow house finch was hanging around the bird feeder at the ranger’s house. On the way into the park I saw some frigatebirds cruising along a pond so I pulled over and shot these as they kept going.Īfter walking around the usual spots for the birds for several hours, this is what I got. There might have been some stragglers still hanging out so I was hopeful. It had rained days earlier and the day after the rain had some good fall out but I had to work that day. I was heading down to Fort Desoto in mid-April hoping to see some migrating songbirds as they stop over for a rest before heading north for the summer. Posted in bird photography | Tagged backyard, black and white warbler, bluebird, chickadee, hawk, little blue heron, lizard, pine warbler, red bellied woodpecker, squirrel, titmouse, yellow throated warbler | 6 Replies Spring migration is becoming a bust
The squirrels like to sit on this low palm tree up against our house while snacking. It was almost dark at this point but he sat there for a while.Ī few more critters in the backyard. He flew down to the grass and looked like he was stalking something but eventually he flew to a lightpost empty handed.Īfter the hawk flew off I realized there was a bluebird on the power line right over my head. I ran in and got my camera and he was flying off as I walked out. He watched me walk right by him and didn’t move. I was walking back from getting my mail and this hawk was in the short palm tree next to my driveway. I may have to step up my feeder game.Ī pine warbler on my feeder (through the window). I only have mixed seed and I’m only getting titmouse at my feeder although I have gotten a few pine warblers as well. After taking these and zooming in, I realize he had dried mealworms in his feeder. He’s always got birds on his feeder (although mostly blue birds and pine warblers). If I stand on the end of my patio, I can see my neighbor’s bird feeder a few houses down from ours. All of the above were taken through the window. This juvenile little blue heron was creeping around the grass. I’ve seen several black and white warblers in my big oak tree.Ī yellow throated warbler in the palm tree up against our townhome.Ī chickadee looking around under the patio chairs.
I’ve seen a few pileated woodpeckers go flying by but I have yet to get pictures of them. There are a ton of downy and red bellied woodpeckers in the neighborhood. They love to pose for me.Ī few other visitors in early November. I have taken around a gazillion pictures but it’s hard to stop when I’m out walking around. More shots of the little titmouse around my bird bath.