Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger); they always seem to find a feeder quickly, don't they. The fun part is watching them outwit you as you try various means to keep them from the seed. I've given up!
Zonotrichis leucophrys. Had to look up this one. I've never seen one in the wild...that I remember anyway. We don't have these in Wisconsin except as accidental visitors. ---------------------- I scrambled to get the camera for this shot... and I've only seen this pretty variation one other time. I hear a chickadee out there periodically, but I'll be danged if I can catch one of them! <g>
Carpodacus mexicanus. Wide-spread species. I've seen them in abundance in New Mexico and everywhere northeast to Maine. I think they are originally native to the west and have been moving east over time. ---------------- And they have a wonderful song. Simply glorious to wake up to!
Accipiter cooperii. probably searching your feeders for a little lunch of his own. I have a Sharp-Shinned (Accipiter striatus) that visits my feeder with house finch on his menu. I can tell he's in the area without even seeing him. The tweety birds all leave in a mass evacuation and disappear into the shrubs.
BTW...I think this shot could benefit from a bit more contrast. It would eliminate a bit of the "fogginess." ------------------ Yup. The feeders and trees are all pretty vacant when one of these show up. :) This is another shot I scrambled for... I originally saw it in my bird bath (!) and barely got this shot through the front door window pane before he/she was gone.
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus); 2nd winter juvenile. It's easy to mistake this for a juvenile Ring-billed gull until you notice the dark eye characteristic of this species. The Ring-billed has a clearly yellow eye.
BTW........Great shot! And I think the missing wing tip has minimal effect on this shot. In fact, I think it makes it look even closer...right on top of the viewer. Peirce and I generally agree on composition, but on this one, I have a different opinion.
Red-shafted Flicker (Colaptes auratus); on the Yellow-shafted variety, the male has a "black" moustache. Very nicely done. --------------------------- These two kept pecking at each other... at least that's how it appeared to me. Maybe they were fighting for rights to the suet?
Wow....nice shot Beth. How much glass are you using here? Exif doesn't say anything. -------------- Thanks Mike! Using my brand new Canon 5D and a Sigma 50-500, at 500mm. I don't know why the Exif got lost in the conversion...?
Add to friends 
