Do what I do, count backwards!

In a month or so I would normally be 72. But this year I am going to be 68!!!
Works for me!

Bill, I love that counting backwards idea! In two months I will turn 73 but I think I will transpose that number and say I'm 37. I remember my mother quite often saying: "If only I were 30 and knew then, what I know now!"

Asa, you definitely nailed the Harrier shot

To ensure that you have cardinals; hang out a feeder that has black oil sunflower seed in it. Then look for them at the feeder at dawn and dusk. If you're looking at the feeder in the middle of the day you won't see them. At least that's the way we see them around here. I do see them during the middle of the day, but they are usually high up in the trees and I have to track them by their calls and songs. Works well in the winter when there are no leaves on the trees; not so well in the spring, summer and fall!

Thanks for the info Lynda!

I'll try it out

Your welcome! It might take awhile for them to start coming around; here they appear to be rather shy birds.

I'll keep a lookout

Same here, Cardinals mostly visit the feeders early in the day and late afternoon, early evening!

Such an adorable photo. That male cardinal definitely thinks he's the boss, with his head held high.

Hummingbirds usually come to my garden . The gilded sapphire is also known as the gilded hummingbird. Scientific name: Hylocharis chrysura.

So beautiful!

Cecilia, that is a beautiful little Hummingbird!

In Spanish: Carpintero campestre - Colaptes campestris.


I went to a park this afternoon (Called " República de los niños" ). And I saw several birds there. This is one of them.

Cecilia, that is a pretty one. Is it possibly the one called Campo Flicker (Colaptes campestris)? https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/sp...

plantladylin said:Cecilia, that is a pretty one. Is it possibly the one called Campo Flicker (Colaptes campestris)? https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/sp...

Yes Lin.It is the same.

Garcita Azulada (Butorides striata)

Another bird I saw yesterday during my visit to the park

Wonderful pics, Ceci!

Thank you everybody for the warm welcomes and encouragement. It is appreciated that photo quality isn't judged so much, rather than, "just being at the right place, at the right time"....

One of my "locals"....my local noisy Northern Mockingbird.







Black Phoebe.....hard to get a good pic....won't sit still....LOL

A couple from yesterday. Roughie and Harrier:

KFredenburg said:I'll keep a lookout

And they love to eat when it's raining. Look for them then. Crazy birds, only bird I know of who can be counted on to show up at the feeders when it's raining & they chirp as they eat.