One of my favourite birds in our Park

Beautiful. I am missing going birdwatching with my grandson. We usually go to RSPB Leighton Moss, didn't get there last year due to trains being such a shambles (Northern) and this year the virus has prevented us from going so far, maybe in the Autumn, fingers crossed! Would love to see any bird photos you have. (y)
 

Beautiful Cee- Gee. I have bird feeders, and the birds come all the time to them, we sit and watch them every day , and I've taken loads of photos of them, but can I ever get a fantastic photo like yours ?... nope not a chance... ..

What are you taking your pictures with ?. (y)
 
In my opinion, some of us who like to take photographs, those of us, especially some who have photographed back in the film era,
should keep a photograph or two in our portfolio or photo file of a photo or two shot like whis one of Cee Gee's, keep it to remind
us of of what a very good quality shot looks like, to give us a goal or a standard to work toward. I know there are very good digital
cameras that can produce quality work but we all can't afford them. Oy prooduces outstanding work with his equipment but it is not all equipment. The person making the photo weighs heavily here when thinking of quality. Any number on this forum do outstanding work.
Maybe what I have said only applies to me, but I need something to remind me what I'm trying to accomplish, how I would like for my
photos to turn out. I may never accomplish this but the photo below is a good standard to work toward.

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Plus there are different types of nuthatches.
I thought this looked like a different species but I think it’s just different like you others pointed out. We get a few different types here. I especially like how they scoot down the trees as well as up. They are good at eating small insects around the house.

I’ve got the funniest story about a nuthatch.
Years ago I was in our backyard playing with our dogs. We had this particular squeaky toy that sounded identical to a nuthatch call. Anyway I’d been squeaking this you and throwing it. In the background I could hear a nuthatch chirping back each time I squeaked the toy and it got closer and closer.

This nuthatch flew directly into the tree we were sitting under and watched the dogs play with this toy for a few minutes and left, probably disappointed. I found it particularly amusing but nature has a way of catching our hearts.
 
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I live on over 50 acres surrounded by woods an farms. I used to have maybe 10-12 different feeders set up, and proceeded to check off the birds I identified.

My favourites were the goldfinches. I set up a thistle feeder all by itself at the far end of the yard, and loved watching their roller coaster flights to it.

Since the bear arrived, I no longer put bird feeders out.
 
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I live on over 50 acres surrounded by woods an farms. I used to have maybe 10-12 different feeders set up, and proceeded to check off the birds I identified.

My favourites were the goldfinches. I set up a thistle feeder all by itself at the far end of the yard, and loved watching their roller coaster flights to it.

Since the bear arrived, I no longer put bird feeders out.
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Same here. We have 100 acres of forest behind us (not ours ) and at one point in time we had over a dozen feeders and attracted all kinds of them. I think the forest & farm fields attract a lot of migrating birds as well. We get a flock in the thousands of grackles every spring. It’s magical listening to that many all singing in the trees around us and when they leave you can actually hear a swooshing sound. Plus it looks really cool.

Gold finches are so pretty, so are purple finches but probably the most attractive birds I ever saw land on our feeders were evening grossbeaks. We had a flock of them one year but didn’t see many after that. We get quite a few red breasted grossbeaks, lots of nuthatches, ( white, red breasted, brown headed ) woodpeckers ( pilated, downy , hairy) , loads of blue jays, the odd grey jay, cardinals( we have a few pairs ... they mate for life🙂) the odd indigo bunting which are stunning, hummingbirds, Baltimore Orioles who love oranges, mourning doves, junkoes, chick-a-dees, flycatchers ( we have one that keeps nesting in one of our sheds and is the friendliest little bird.

Feeding the birds was a true privilege. I’d make my own suet from scratch with all kinds of dried fruit, seeds, and nuts. They loved it. The unfortunate part was , so did the field mice and feeding the birds was encouraging them to hang out in our house so we stopped feeding the birds but I gave away most of our feeders. I don’t miss the mice though.

I’m sorry. I got totally carried away.
AS USUAL!🤣😅
 
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One bird I rarely see anymore are red-wing blackbirds. Of course, being in a condo, our bird sightings are rare. Really miss the blue jays and cardinals we had in our trees when we were in a house.
 
Keesha said:
Same here. We have 100 acres of forest behind us (not ours ) and at one point in time we had over a dozen feeders and attracted all kinds of them. I think the forest & farm fields attract a lot of migrating birds as well. We get a flock in the thousands of grackles every spring. It’s magical listening to that many all singing in the trees around us and when they leave you can actually hear a swooshing sound. Plus it looks really cool.

Gold finches are so pretty, so are purple finches but probably the most attractive birds I ever saw land on our feeders were evening grossbeaks. We had a flock of them one year but didn’t see many after that. We get quite a few red breasted grossbeaks, lots of nuthatches, ( white, red breasted, brown headed ) woodpeckers ( pilated, downy , hairy) , loads of blue jays, the odd grey jay, cardinals( we have a few pairs ... they mate for life🙂) the odd indigo bunting which are stunning, hummingbirds, Baltimore Orioles who love oranges, mourning doves, junkoes, chick-a-dees, flycatchers ( we have one that keeps nesting in one of our sheds and is the friendliest little bird.

Feeding the birds was a true privilege. I’d make my own suet from scratch with all kinds of dried fruit, seeds, and nuts. They loved it. The unfortunate part was , so did the field mice and feeding the birds was encouraging them to hang out in our house so we stopped feeding the birds but I gave away most of our feeders. I don’t miss the mice though.

I’m sorry. I got totally carried away.
AS USUAL!🤣😅
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Not carried away at all. Enjoy it all.
 
Besides my 3 little companions........Birds are at the high on my loves of life. Love to hear from all of you about our feathered friends. Have lots of memories to share as well, afraid once i start, may not know when to quit.🦆🦢🦅🕊
 
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One bird I rarely see anymore are red-wing blackbirds. Of course, being in a condo, our bird sightings are rare. Really miss the blue jays and cardinals we had in our trees when we were in a house.
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As we move to different places through our lives, sometimes our favorites, birds, are lost. My loss is when i moved to town from the farm.
 
Keesha said:
Same here. We have 100 acres of forest behind us (not ours ) and at one point in time we had over a dozen feeders and attracted all kinds of them. I think the forest & farm fields attract a lot of migrating birds as well. We get a flock in the thousands of grackles every spring. It’s magical listening to that many all singing in the trees around us and when they leave you can actually hear a swooshing sound. Plus it looks really cool.

Gold finches are so pretty, so are purple finches but probably the most attractive birds I ever saw land on our feeders were evening grossbeaks. We had a flock of them one year but didn’t see many after that. We get quite a few red breasted grossbeaks, lots of nuthatches, ( white, red breasted, brown headed ) woodpeckers ( pilated, downy , hairy) , loads of blue jays, the odd grey jay, cardinals( we have a few pairs ... they mate for life🙂) the odd indigo bunting which are stunning, hummingbirds, Baltimore Orioles who love oranges, mourning doves, junkoes, chick-a-dees, flycatchers ( we have one that keeps nesting in one of our sheds and is the friendliest little bird.

Feeding the birds was a true privilege. I’d make my own suet from scratch with all kinds of dried fruit, seeds, and nuts. They loved it. The unfortunate part was , so did the field mice and feeding the birds was encouraging them to hang out in our house so we stopped feeding the birds but I gave away most of our feeders. I don’t miss the mice though.

I’m sorry. I got totally carried away.
AS USUAL!🤣😅
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I am as enthusiastic as you.

I love the indigos. I have pairs of pileated woodpeckers and hawks on my property (seen mating fights right above my deck), as well as the usual array you'd find in central Virginia.

Here's the worse thing to ever get in my feeders:
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I call it "Cooperation In Nature"
It's more charitable than "Thieving Buggers"


There is a guy in my county who has a field full of purple martin houses. He gives seminars once a year. I attended when I first moved here. Absolutely fascinating stuff.

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Raccoons are total pests. They are incredibly clever with amazing dexterity so can open things you wouldn’t think possible. In all our years here we haven’t really had a problem with them except when I started feeding the birds fresh homemade suet. These guys must smell the fat from them.Another time was when my husband was throwing food cans out without them being washed. Doh!🤦‍♀️

We get the odd deer on our lawn but have no problems with them and we get loads of wild turkeys. They are so darned cute.

Indigo buntings truly are spectacular. I wonder how they keep safe away from their prey being that bright.

Pilated woodpeckers are really a wonderful thing to observe. They are so pretty with that bright red tuft.

There was a woodpecker banging on someone’s antenna or chimney this week. It echoes so loud but is pretty funny .

Here are a few of my bird pictures.
I hope you don’t mind me sharing some photos on your thread.

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