Hummingbirds In Our Yard...

I truly enjoy watching these smallest of all birds that visit our yard.  Each year we look forward to the first sighting of the Ruby Throated Hummingbirds.  I hope that you enjoy them too...

Here a female gathers spider web silk to add to her nest...

The male is enjoying a sip of sugar water...

If you want to photograph hummers remember to use a fast shutter speed and a high ISO in order to capture their frantic movements.

Yard Birds of Summer...

I hope my visitors are not growing too tired of bird photos since they seem to be the easiest subjects to find at this time of year. Here, a Chickadee works to open a sunflower seed to get the kernel inside…

We have lots of Cardinals in our yard every day such as this pair...

Here a Brown Thrasher pursues insects in the grass…

Our special guest this summer, the Rufous-sided Towhee, makes a daily appearance…

Energetic Carolina Wrens gather food for their young…

This female Orchard Oriole was spotted at Lily Pons Water Gardens…

Usually thought of as a winter bird we have Tufted Titmice all year round…

A colorful Blue Jay is getting some suet to supplement his diet...

We have many varieties of finches at our feeders…

This Catbird is checking me out while I take his photo…

This pair of Downy Woodpeckers are regular visitors…

Note the sparrow that happened to be flying past when I snapped the shutter…

This Mourning Dove was injured by some accident or predator…

A Red-winged Blackbird taken at the Lily Pons…

A Red Shouldered Hawk circles overhead looking for prey…

This Double Crested Cormorant was photographed off Michael’s Mill Road in Buckeystown…

A Chirping Sparrow enjoys the early summer day...