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At the Feeders and in the Trees #46

I was up early the other morning and looked out the widow to check the bird activity at the feeders and in the frees. Lots of birds were visiting so I grabbed my camera. The light was not bright, and it bounced off the green leaves of the trees by my deck. The pics all have a greenish background that I have lighten so give you a better view of the birds.

The male Goldfinches are starting to show their brilliant yellow color for the season.

I was thrilled to click the Goldfinch just raising his wings to take off. It's fun to capture pics of the birds just before flight.

In the top pic of the collage, the male Goldfinch in the middle seems to be giving some food to the Goldfinch on the right.

The Rose-breasted Grosbeaks are returning to our area. The next collage shows the female Grosbeak. Her most distinguishing mark is her eyebrow. Once you know to look for the eyebrow, she is a dead giveaway to identifying her. Her chest is streaked with brown and white, and she has a big beak.

The male Rose-breasted Grosbeak is much more colorful. He is just bursting with color with his black, white and red/rose color body. He is a showstopper!

The female Cardinal has her own beauty. She isn't brightly colored like the male, she is a warm buffy color, then has red-orange color on her wings, tail, and crown. She does have a crest that you can really see in the next collage. She just kept moving her head and I kept snapping pics.

In the next collage, you see a Goldfinch and a Rose-breasted Grosbeak on the feeder together. In the top pic notice the Goldfinch's leg lifted. Then in the bottom pic of the collage, the Goldfinch is just about ready to fly away. I bet you checked out the female Grosbeak's eyebrow too.

I would love to hear what birds you are seeing in your area - Judy.

Linking to:

Our World Tuesday on Monday

Met Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch

All About Home @ Common Ground, and Follow the Yellow Brick Home

Through My Lens on Monday

Nature Notes @ Rambling Woods on Monday pm

Wordless Wednesday on Tuesday

Wild Bird Wednesday @ Paying Ready Attention

Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop

Photographing New Zealand @ My Corner of the World on Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday Wild Bird Wednesday @ Paying Ready Attention

Classy Flamingo @ Poinsettia Drive

Thankful Thursday @ It's a Small Town Life

Classy Flamingo @ Poinsettia Drive

Thankful Thursday @ It's a Small Town Life

Thursday Favorite Things @ Follow the Yellow Brick Home, Katherine's Corner

Wandering Camera @ Ink Torrents Graphics on the last Thursday of the month

Little Things Thursday @ Random-osity

Friendship Friday @ Create With Joy

Pink Saturday @ How Sweet the Sound

Saturday's Critters @ Viewing Nature with Eileen on Saturday

Bird DePot @ I'd Rather Be Birding

Mosaic Monday @ Letting Go of the Bay Leaf on Sunday

Love Your Creativity Link Party @ Life and Linda on Sunday at 2pm

Sundays on Silverado @ The House on Silverado

At the Feeders and in the Trees - Week 27

I have been particularly interested in the Rose-breasted Grosbeaks this week.

They seem to spend the most time at the feeders with safflower seeds.

The female Rose-breasted Grosbeak is visiting daily too. She has an obvious white eyebrow.

She is a heavily streaked brown and white bird.

I was happy to get a pic of both of them at the feeder.

I did snap a couple of pics of the male starting to take flight.

It's great seeing the hummingbirds each day at the feeders and in the trees.

The Goldfinches are eating the nyjer food at the feeders.

Linking to

Saturday's Critters @ Viewing Nature with Eileen on Saturdays

Camera Critters on Saturday
I'd Rather Be Birdin' on Saturday at noon

Outdoor Wednesday @ A Southern Daydreamer

Wild Bird Wednesday @ Paying Ready Attention Photo Gallery
Nature Notes @ Rambling Woods

Thankful Thursday @ It's a Small Town Life

Little Things Thursday @ Random-osity

Friday Photo Journal @ Serendipity is Sweet

Looks Who's Back

I am thankful to see the Rose-Breasted Grosbeak return to my feeders.

A female cardinal and the grosbeak share a little space on the feeder filled with safflower seeds.

The Ruby-throated hummingbirds have also returned to my feeders.

Thanks for stopping by - Judy.

Saturday's Critters @ Viewing Nature with Eileen on Saturdays
Camera Critters on Saturday
I'd Rather Be Birdin' on Saturday at noon

Pink Saturday @ How Sweet the Sound

Outdoor Wednesday @ A Southern Daydreamer

Wild Bird Wednesday @ Paying Ready Attention Photo Gallery
Nature Notes @ Rambling Woods

Thankful Thursday @ It's a Small Town Life
Little Things Thursday @ Random-osity

Friday Photo Journal @ Serendipity is Sweet

At the Feeders and in the Trees - Week 11

They Are Back!

I am so thankful that the Rose-breasted Grosbeak have returned to my feeders.

The male and the female . . .

They have been eating safflower seeds like crazy. I am filling the feeder daily. They visit my area in summer and during migration. We have four males and four females at the feeders.

A sweet House Wren has been building a nest in the wren house hanging in the birch trees by our deck. He sings all day long! You can see the twig in his mouth then peeking out of his house.

This small Downy Woodpecker is a daily visitor. I had to laugh as he visited every feeder plus tried to peck our metal bird stand.

Then I noticed the reason he was at the seed feeders instead of the upside down suet feeder he usually visits.

The Brown Thrasher has returned for the summer.

He is about 11" in size and is a rusty red bird with a long tail and heavily streaked chest and belly. Check out his bright yellow eyes.

Sorry not a great pic of him in flight but still sharing it. I only had my iPhone with me when I saw him in my neighbor's yard.

Thanks for stopping by for another week of At the Feeders and in the Trees - Judy.

Linking to:

Met Monday

Outdoor Wednesday @ A Southern Daydreamer

Wild Bird Wednesday @ Paying Ready Attention Gallery

Nature Notes @ Rambling Woods

Home and Garden Thursday @ A Delightsome Life

Simple & Sweet Fridays @ Rooted in Thyme

Share Your Cup Thursday @ Have A Cup of Mrs. Olson

Thankful Thursday @ It's a Small Town Life

Friday Photo Journal

Saturday's Critters @ Viewing Nature with Eileen on Saturday

Camera Critters on Saturday

I'd Rather Be Birdin' on Saturday at noon

Looking Out the Window: Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Wow, was I excited when I was looking out the window today. Perched on the feeder filled with black-oil sunflower seeds was a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak. He was a new visitor to my feeders and a thrill for me to see.

I read on All About Birds.com that he is a large songbird with a very thick, pale triangular bill.

He has black above and white below with white patches on his wings.

Another identifying marking is the bright, rosy pink patch on the breast. I must say the patch looks pretty red to me.

Then further down on AAB, I read it is a brilliant red chevron extending from the black throat down the middle of the breast.

Both sexes show white patches in their wings and tails.

Soon the female grosbeak started visiting the feeders. I took several shots of her not knowing for sure who she was. But a little research let me know her identity.