I've really missed this forum and didn't even realize it; my laptop went all wacky awhile back and I somehow totally lost this one.
So .... even though it's already mid-January I thought I'd get a thread going for the month with a few of my backyard visitors! Please share any and all photos of the birdies that visit your area!
Woodpeckers are year round birds here and frequently visit the feeders for suet or raisins and peanuts. This is a pretty male Red-bellied WP that was heading to one of the feeders yesterday afternoon. He was real curious every time my camera beeped and would cock his head and look in my direction. I was surprised he hung around because the dog was out in the yard with me although the feeder is hanging in the Cypress tree just outside the fence.
From yesterday, Red-bellied WP, male:
From earlier in the week, Red-bellied WP, female and male:
Earlier in the week, a female Downy Woodpecker and a Grackle:
We have lots of Mourning Doves around, one pair nesting in a tree out front and lots of Mockingbirds too, with one nest that I know of in a backyard tree.
Mourning Dove:
Northern Mockingbirds:
Palm Warblers have been abundant this year too with a few other small Warblers that visit from the north. I have trouble telling many of the Warblers apart but the little Palm Warbler constantly flicks it's tail.
Last, but not least ... Blue Jays which are common backyard birds in my area. This guy/gal was filling it's crop with peanuts from a feeder:
