The Yard Birds

[jbird]

Not the classic rock band....

Its been a real treat as a bird enthusiast to see the migration of different birds showing up throughout the spring. Its really neat to suddenly see a new face among the limbs and then another and another. It gets much harder to capture clear shots as the trees leaf out. We have a variety of feed we put out that brings in birds. But also lots of insectivores show up incidentally.

A male black headed grosebeak. These are by far the most abundant on the property now.
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This is the Lizuli Bunting. Hes a newcomer and he has 4 friends with him. They are so blue, you can spot them on a tree top over 100 yrds away
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Lizuli Bunting and female grosebeak
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By far the hardest birds to capture are the warblers. They are finch size and they are very mobile insectivores. Moving around the tree tops faster than the lens most times.
This is a townsends warbler.
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Yellow Warbler
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Nashville Warbler
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Acorn woodpecker
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A pair of California Valley Quail
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Pair of Mountain Quail, posturing
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Wish I could have gotten a sharper shot of this moment. :-/
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The amazing part of this place is the habitat is insanely good. Big, mature, moss covered oaks and Madrone.

Thanks for indulging in my new addiction. Ill go fishing tomorrow, I promise!

[Paul B.]

Thank you Jay, I enjoyed the pics and the captions. Paul

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Probably another reason many of us go fishing............the wildlife.

Thanks JB

[Kneedeep]

Always a pleasure to see your work, Jay!:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
Looking forward to seeing more.