Some Local Residents and an Unexpected Visitor

I received the gift of a new folding chair last night and wanted to see how it would work for birding. It works great.

Today we had a lot of young folks at the feeders. Also some regulars and a very unexpected guest.

Either an Immature or Molting Male Cardinal.

Common Grackle (Immature)

Common Grackle

Black-Capped Chickadee

Red-Shouldered Hawk

Red Squirrel

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

Immature Rose-Breasted Grosbeak

Immature Rose-Breasted Grosbeak

Immature Rose-Breasted Grosbeak

Catbirds and Cardinals

These are from the other day, the same day as the Hummingbird captures.

Grey Catbirds and our resident pair of Cardinals.

Getting Caught Up: Bird Feeder Edition

I've taken something like 60 photos since I started writing this post so I'm only posting the latest pictures.

These are all from this morning.

I've been working a lot with camera settings as well as my post process. I continue to use Lightroom and have added the Topaz Labs suite of Sharpen AI, DeNoise AI, and Gigapixel AI. I'll admit that I have not used GP that much yet but the other two are amazing.

Anyway, here we go.

This is a Goldfinch. I believe that it's a female.

An American Robin. The one who lives in my yard seems oddly fascinated by what I am
doing in the yard.

Black-Capped Chickadee. These are the bravest birds at the feeder. Some land on the feeder
while I am still filling it.

Carolina Wren.

Carolina Wren

Carolina Wren.

A pair of House Finches out on the town.

This Mourning Dove sat around and let me shoot a bunch of pictures of him/her.

More Mourning Dove.

My Favorite pic of the Mourning Dove.

Our local Northern Cardinal male. The wife wasn't with him this morning. She usually shows up in the late afternoon.

Here's the Cardinal waiting his turn at the feeder.

Tufted Titmouse with a nut from the bird feeder. He looks willing to fight for it too.

Tufted Titmouse. There were at least three around the feeder this morning.

A White-Breasted Nuthatch. Notice the size of the rear claw. He likes to work/eat head down so
I assume the claw has evolved to be able to support him in that attitude.

Here's the White-Breasted Nuthatch on the tree near the feeder after he got bored
of the birdseed and suet.

Mother's Day Birds

Male Cardinal

Cardinal Inbound

Female Cardinal

American Robin

White Throated Sparrow.

White Throated Sparrow

Red-Winged Black Bird

House Finch

Male Hairy Woodpecker. The white steaks are bits of seed.

Female Hairy Woodpecker

Chipping Sparrow. "Are you looking at me?"

Chipping Sparrow. "You look like you're looking at me."

Tufted Titmouse with a bit of fluff

Tufted Titmouse inbound.

Birds and Squirrel

We have two pair of Cardinals in the neighborhood

We've discussed the fact that as long as he and his stay out of the house....

I think that this is a Song Sparrow

Male Goldfinch

Same Guy

Chipping Sparrow