Now that we’re well into May, lots of birds are around!! Some have been here all Winter, and some are arriving back to stay until Fall. Some even just passed through, only spending a couple days here.
Here is the Dark-Eyed Junco …
And the White-Throated Sparrow …
Last week, this juvenile Cooper’s Hawk was in our front flower bed. When I startled him while closing the front window, he went to a nearby spruce tree, and was kind enough to hang around until I got my camera and snapped some photos of him!Ā š
Here’s a male Tree Swallow, and in the right photo, under the crescent moon …
Male & female Tree Swallows up on a wire!
The Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks are back! The male gives the name, the female has quite a soft yellow on the breast. This is the first year we’ve known who she is!
A female Downy Woodpecker is checking out a male Rose-Breasted Grosbeak! Well, maybe she’s protecting her suet! š
The Blue Jays have been around all Winter …
Here’s a new one for us, although I suspect they’ve been around and we just didn’t notice them or know their name … a Chipping Sparrow! This one was sitting outside the Living Room bay window, and was content to stay around while I took his photo!
