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| BABY EASTERN BLUEBIRDS (begging for food) |
On Wednesday (Nov. 20), I listed many of the things I am thankful for --during this year of 2013 SO FAR.... If you missed that post, be sure and check it out. Just click
HERE.
BUT--as I mentioned on Wednesday, I left out one very important category, my FAVORITE BIRDS... Thanks to friend, Cheryl, for guessing what the theme of this blog post
would be. She knows me TOO well... ha ha ... Check out Cheryl's blog by
clicking
HERE. I couldn't just choose one photo to feature on Wednesday---so I decided to feature my favorite 2013 Bird Photos in their own blog post. I got to see some new birds in 2013---which always make me very very happy and THANKFUL!
Hope you enjoy seeing photos of my favorite 2013 BIRDS. Be sure to click on the photos for enlargements.
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| DADDY EASTERN BLUEBIRD feeding one of the babies |
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| BABY NORTHERN CARDINAL (Isn't he adorable?) |
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| BEAUTIFUL DADDY NORTHERN CARDINAL |
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| BROWN THRASHER |
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| ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK (migrates through here Spring and Fall) |
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| AMERICAN ROBIN (only comes to the feeders during a snowy winter day) |
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| DARK-EYED JUNCO (only comes to the feeders when it snows) |
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| PURPLE FINCH |
I was excited to see these birds at the feeders. We have had House Finches (which are similar) --but this is the first time I have seen Purple Finches here. (I had seen them in Arkansas --but not here.)
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| INDIGO BUNTINGS |
I was excited to see these beautiful birds in the yard --but I only saw them once, and they never came to the feeders... However, this was a 'life' bird for me --first time to see them and get photos!!!!
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| ROADRUNNER (at Mt. Nebo, Arkansas) |
This was another 'life' bird for me --but it wasn't found in my backyard. We saw this beauty when we visited Mt. Nebo, Arkansas in February. I was SO excited to see this gorgeous bird...
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| CROSSBILL |
Here's another 'life' bird for me this year. This beauty visited our feeders. The Crossbill gets his name because his upper and lower bills 'cross' over each other.... Neat, huh?
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| PILEATED WOODPECKER |
I feature this woodpecker alot during the year. They are so much fun to watch --as they try to find various ways to get to the suet!!!!!! Amazing Birds!!!
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| BLUE JAY (they LOVE peanuts) |
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| JUVENILE RED-HEADED WOODPECKER |
Many of our birds have nests in the area during Spring/Summer. One of the prettiest 'baby' birds is the Juvie Red-Headed Woodpecker.... He looks very different from his Daddy (listed below), doesn't he??????
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| RED-HEADED WOODPECKER (an all-time favorite bird of mine) |
Finally, this may be my favorite Bird Photo from 2013. I love Red-Headed Woodpeckers and this photo (with a peanut in his mouth) has been a favorite this year.
WELL---that's my favorite BIRD PHOTOS for 2013... Hope you enjoyed seeing the photos. I love my Backyard Birds --and am so THANKFUL for all of these little cuties!!!
I am taking TWO WEEKS off to enjoy Thanksgiving with family. I have several other projects I need to work on also..... I hope that each of you will have a wonderful THANKSGIVING and upcoming two weeks. I will see you again on Dec. 9.
Hugs,
