KINGLET,, FINCHES and WAXWINGS

 The Ruby Crowned Kinglet is  warbler sized and never stops moving...

The red crest on the top of it's head is hard to see normally. When it is excited it often raises the red feathers that give it it's name...

They are a sure sign that summer is almost here...

Cedar Waxwings are here year round...

They are beautiful to behold but their soft calls can be difficult to hear...

The next image is a House Finch. If you put out bird seed you probably have these in large numbers...

American Goldfinches are here all year but are most noticeable when the males are bright yellow with black wings...

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Wood Warblers

Please note: I am updating this post to include this American Redstart that I found today...

They look so much like Baltimore Orioles that I bet a lot of folks get fooled at first glance...

I enjoy all of the migrating warblers when they are here...

Common Yellowthroats are gorgeous...

They sing with enthusiasm...

Northern Parula are also colorful and loud at this time of year...

          

The bird in the next image is likely a female because it lacks the black and rusty colored     chest band seen on adult males...                                              

I find most warblers hard to photograph because they won't be still for very long...                                                                       

The Louisiana Waterthrush can be difficult to identify or describe...    

It is the size of a sparrow, marked like a thrush but is actually a warbler...                      

Because it is mating season this one was feeling a little frisky...

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Northern Cardinal and Indigo Bunting

 

The male Northern Cardinal gets noticed so easily in it's bright red feathers...

I thought I would post two views of the female, which is lovely in her own right, with soft earth tones...

The Indigo Bunting is another species with similar characteristics...

The female is a dull earthy brown while the male is resplendent in a coat of deep indigo blue...

The color scheme evolved to make the female harder to detect by predators while nesting and rearing her off spring. The colorful males evolved to attract females.

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Vireos and Flycatchers

So far this year, the only vireos that I have seen are the Red-eyed Vireo...

and the Eastern Warbling Vireo...

Flycatchers have been better represented. Here is the Great Crested Flycatcher...

Next is the Eastern Wood-Pewee...

Also small and non-descript is the Eastern Phoebe...

Eastern Kingbirds are just arriving...

Acadian Flycatchers seem more numerous than in past years...

 

I will be posting more bird photos soon. In the mean time...

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Some Summertime Songbirds

 Most folks are probably familiar with the Baltimore Oriole...

The Orchard Oriole seems to be less well known...

It may not be as colorful as the Baltimore but it's song is just as beautiful...

Shown above is the female...

Our Purple Martin houses have not attracted the targeted species in over 25 years. 

This summer we are happy to see a pair of Eastern Bluebirds starting a nest...

They finally settled on a compartment after checking them all out...

I will be posting a lot of birds in the near future while waiting for the Whitetail Deer to begin having fawns.

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