I usually have hummingbird feeders in my garden.
Today, as I was in the house I heard a bird song that I could not recognize. I went to see what it was and I found these birds in the feeder. I took a photo and sent it to my son who is a bird watcher. He told me that they were "boyeritos" ( Icterus cayanensis pyrrhopterus) .
I saw them three more times in the feeder during the afternoon

How exciting, Ceci! In English, it's called a Variable Oriole.

Thank you Christine!
They came again this morning. There are always two of them. A couple?
I have been hanging hummingbird feeders for many years and it is the first time that a different kind of bird feeds on them

Initially, I thought these little birds were hummingbirds but pics reveal they're not?

Jay, those little cuties remind me of House Wrens.

They came again today

Yep look like little house wrens...they are fun to watch and listen too

Little one today

and a robin

Female Towhee showed very late this afternoon and the male showed up a few minutes later.

The house wrens (Troglodytes aedon ) can also been seen in Argentina. The spanish name we give them here is "ratonitas ".

Eastern bluebird looks like it might be molting.



Male tanager watching something flying around. I'm pretty sure he got it.

I was outside with camera and noticed a large bird shadow on the ground so I swiftly swept my hand with camera up and shot this picture of some kind of big bird (well, big for here anyway).

I would guess turkey vulture. I see them often around here, sometimes many at the same time.

Adding a link about turkey vulture https://www.allaboutbirds.org/...

I was rudely awakened by what I thought was a fire detector on low battery.. Nope, it's just this annoying guy outside the window.

A juvenile Western Gull receives advice from an adult.

That first one looks like a hummingbird. Never heard of one making a very loud noise. I wonder what its name is?

We had thunder storms all night long which seems to have made the hummingbirds very hungry this morning.

Through the window ~

Philip, Your hummer looks like a Rufus rufus. Our usual resident ones are Allen's (Rufus sedentarious). Hard to tell them apart, but Allen's has more green on the back.

Thanks, Carol.. So yes, @wildflowers Mr. Rufus makes loud short-chirps, almost like an electronic device. I am not sure if he's summoning a mate. I would not have found him without the sounds.

This is my first shot of a hummingbird - I normally can't get these guys to stay still. They're extremely spastic and hard to track for a clear shot - at least for me.

Rufus Hummingbird sounds / calls

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/...

pphanfx said:
I was rudely awakened by what I thought was a fire detector on low battery.. Nope, it's just this annoying guy outside the window.

Philip, did you see Beetlejuice?

Beautiful pictures.

joannakat said:

Philip, did you see Beetlejuice?

Beautiful pictures.

A Loooong time ago, I had to have been in like 7-10th grade at the time.