WELCOME to the , July 2016 Bird Photo Thread
a quick link to last month's thread for anyone wishing to catch up or review
The thread "Bird Photos - June 2016" in Gardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum

and we are ready for a new month

I see what you did there, Kurt!

Cardinals are still on cleanup duty under the feeder.



Yes, Tufted Titmouse, I can see you.



So the squirrel was on the ground under the feeder which I don't mind. As long as they stay on the ground. And that juvenile Cardinal was sitting in the Parsley Hawthorne.



Then, he just got right down on the ground with the squirrel.



And I saw a White Ibis in the neighbor's yard.

who me ?
I'd like to see little miss butterfly do that without using flowers

Oh, well done Kurt! C'mon Melanie you can find a red, white and a blue butterfly for us? Can't let that challenge go by.

Robins have been very busy here!

Looking a bit rough!


Guarding my tomato plants?


Enjoying the neighbors berries!




Catbirds too!

There was some more action on the birdfeeder this afternoon. It was of the squirrel variety, so I had to go intervene. As soon as I chase the squirrels off, it's a free-for-all with the birds.

This Tufted Titmouse makes me laugh.



I'm afraid I'm spoiling this juvenile Cardinal.



I had three Cardinals on cleanup duty. I could only get two in the shot at the same time. In the first pic you can see a male and a female. I think the other two are females. They all have the orange beak, not the gray like the juvenile.



I think I have all the Titmice in the neighborhood. I watch them take turns at the feeder. When I walk around, I can hear them twittering up in the trees.



I gotta say, I really like these Carolina Chickadees. They seem pretty friendly.

This baby Robin made an impression w/ Plato, fortunately I was able to restrain his curiosity.

a few house and goldfinch shots from the other day

Wonderful photos! I love the expression on the face of the baby robin in the second photo - looks like he's pouting.

The only photo I took today (leaving out the blurred ones) is of this pied wagtail. They're pretty lively, when they're not wagging they rush about as if late for the last train home.




Quite a few baby birds around - I've seen woodpeckers, jackdaws, robins, blackbirds, nuthatches and wrens. There's a nest of goldfinches in one of our hedges, with three eggs in it.

I was able to get some photos of the Cedar Waxwings yesterday afternoon in the neighbors shrubs! The shrubs are very close to the property line so I am standing inside my fence in my yard and with my zoom I can get pretty close photos. I just had to stand very very still and kept the camera up in front of my face the whole time! The 2 middle shots it was right in front of me only maybe 8 feet away from me!

Baby Robin:





Baby Robin getting fed:





(Sorry they seem a bit fuzzy... These were cropped to about 1/10 of the picture's original size.)

Wow, great photos today! Claudia, that second picture should be in a field guide. Seriously, tuck that in a special folder for the photo contest. And you'll beat us all with it, I'm sure!

It rained here just after I woke up so I didn't take many photos today. Mom and I were going through old photos and I was doing some genealogy work. My grandmother was into genealogy, too and she saved a lot of stuff - including my great-grandfather's schoolwork. And what did I find but two reports he did on a Goldfinch and the Eastern Bluebird! I immediately thought of you guys. These were done between 1915-1920. FYI, I did not inherit any artistic ability.

Wonderful bird photos everyone!

Melanie, that's really cool finding your great-grandfather's bird drawings, he was very talented.

Thank you Melanie!

My husband saw this hawk sitting on his truck. It stayed long enough for me to get a few pictures through the garage window. I think it is a juvenile red-tailed hawk. I was trying to get in a position to see its front when it flew away.

Awesome shots Becky!

Robin visiting my birdbath.

Oh my goodness, what great photos!

Mellie how wonderful that the reports from your G Grandfather were kept

This isn't a pic but it is the sweetest story I have read in a while

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazi...

This was the only bright spot on Sunday. It poured down rain all day, but this Red-bellied Woodpecker family came and made my day! There was no point in putting jelly out in the rain so I put out extra oranges for the birds. They seem to really enjoy them!

Fledgling, Mom, Dad




Fledgling & mom