MAINLY BIRDS

In this image a gray catbird gets a drink from our bird bath. In the next one a goldfinch waits his turn to enjoy the water...

The heat wave that we are experiencing has caused most wildlife to be active at night, leaving only birds to pose for photos. Our yard, with available food and water, holds a variety of species. The next image is of a catbird perched on an old fence post, watching for careless insects...

The nights can be cool and this mourning dove is fluffed up a bit, waiting for the sun...

A male cardinal poses nicely...

After recent rains I found this female brown-headed cowbird at a road side mud puddle...

When I spotted this bald eagle in a tree near the road, it was almost too close for my lens. I would prefer the image not be cropped so tightly...

An eastern phoebe was using a martin house as  vantage point to watch for flying insects...

A goldfinch has found the sunflower seed feeder...

This grasshopper sparrow was found on the edge of a hay field...

House sparrows used our martin house to raise a brood of young...

Cottontail rabbits are very abundant this year...

Female red-winged blackbirds are not as flashy as the males and are frequently misidentified...

This gray squirrel in our yard...

revealed the location of its den in its haste to hide...

A good friend puts out bluebird boxes that are often claimed by tree swallows...

A male eastern towhee from our yard...

White-breasted nuthatches grab sunflower seeds to stash in their secret hiding places...

A winter wren sings it's morning song...

While another constructs a nest...

A house wren from the yard...

I frequently hear yellow-billed cuckoos calling...

Wherever you live, I hope there are birds; and that you are able to enjoy them as much as I do.

Thanks for visiting, be well, and come back soon.