Showing posts with label Common Grackle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Common Grackle. Show all posts

Sunday, August 21, 2022

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

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

April Break: "I Take Better Pictures Outside Than In" Edition

Today we had tickets to the Frank Stella exhibition at The Aldrich Museum in Ridgefield, CT. If you haven't gone yet, you must. I took a whole bunch of pictures inside for which zero came out. I missed a setting or something. I'll figure it out.

I did get some quick and reasonable shots outside when we returned. Clearly I'm an outside kind of guy.

I believe that this is a Common Grackle.

This is what he does when he doesn't want to continue sitting for a photo session.

And here he is with his neighborhood watch group.

Another neighbor back for the season. A female Downy Woodpecker. 

This lovely couple of Northern Flickers have been surveying different properties in the neighborhood. They seem to have settled on this tree. They may just be here for take-out though.

This little Tufted Titmouse was jumping and flitting his way all over the place.