Here are a few shots of birds I took a couple years ago but never got around to processing for this #featheredfriday
Here's a shot of a barn swallow with some mud it its mouth. I took most of these during the spring so it was probably building a new nest under the boathouse.
Here's another one that was nearby. They are all staking claims for mud nest spots under the boathouse.
Here is a waxwing chilling in a tree. I was hoping to get the little red tips on its wings but too many leaves were in the way.
At least I got a good feather flair. I wonder if this is its expression for being wary of a pesky photographer.
Here is a ruby throated gross beak. It was snacking on some pollen.
Sadly it was stuffed into a bunch of branches and twigs so I never got a really good shot of him.
Just when I though I had a clear view, he decided to fly off.
Here is an Eastern Kingbird sitting on a wire waiting for a dragonfly to fly by.
They are quite tame and you can get really close to them. I have yet to get one mid-air catching a bug though. Maybe this spring I can stake one out and finally get the shot.
That's all for now, thanks for looking :-)
The birds you show are very beautiful, I love them, friend.
The swallows are quite iridescent in the sun, and the waxwings have interesting markings.
Thanks again :-)
You got some great pictures. The Grossbeak reminded me that I hadn't seen one around in the past two years. I used to have a family of them. I love the kingbird too, I never see them either. Happy birdwatching.
I usually start seeing the grossbeaks once the orioles show up. Kingbirds tend to hang around cattle or horses around here probably because of the flies.
Ah, I see Oriels in early May when they start to return here. I have a feeder for them and they raise their babies in the nearby woods.