Now that the leaves are covering the trees it is getting harder to spot the many feathered friends that visit my yard. Today I am sharing some of the sights I witnessed before the trees and vines were dreseed all in green. Above is a pair of mourning doves sitting on the bare wisteria branches. It was actually a cold day with a few snow flurries the beginning of March.
At the end of March the oak tree buds weren't much cover for this sweet little Bluebird.
The oak tree is now lush with green leaves. When the new leaves were just unfurling in late April it was easy to spot this Blue Jay with the warm spring sun on his head.
Regardless of leaf cover the bright red cardinal is always pretty easy to see. Here he even stood out against the colorful wisteria.
When not trying to scare all the other birds from the suet feeder the blue jay would often perch in the nearby wisteria vine. The wisteria is now just lush green leaves forming a shady canopy over my deck.
I've had it easy capturing the birds with my camera these past few months but I now need to get out and about in search of their favorite summer hiding places.
Linking to
Wild Bird Wednesday.
These are beautiful! The cardinal shot is fantastic, Carletta! Lots of gorgeous color!
ReplyDeleteOg terrific, love the cardinal!
ReplyDeletereally gorgeous. yup, the cardinal in wisteria steals the show!
ReplyDeleteHi Carletta, all great photos and the wisteria makes a super backdrop for the Blue Jay. Know what you mean about not being able to have as many photo ops once the leaves have appeared. Chances are rare but oh how I love those bird calls. Wish I knew which one was which. I know a few but I could do with some lessons.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful birds!!!
ReplyDeleteRegards,
Wonderful images Carletta... all of them xx
ReplyDeleteThese are all beautiful birds and your photos are gorgeous! We have these birds around here too, but blue jay rarely comes by!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shot! The colors are gorgeous and the birds are perfect.
ReplyDeleteA great series of birds.
ReplyDeleteSo very beautiful birds! You captured the well! :)
ReplyDeleteI know I've told you before--but I love your bird shots.
ReplyDeleteA perfect post for WBW! Great serie!
ReplyDeleteCarletta, a wonderful collection of birds. I love the shot of the Jay and Wisteria.
ReplyDeleteWonderful shots of the beautiful birds.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is the Blue Jay.
Beautiful photos of your backyard feathered visitors. Especially that magnificent Cardinal. Lucky you, here, all these sized birds are gone. And you know why! Bloody Indian Mynahs!
ReplyDeleteBe forever vigilant and if you spot one, contact your government agency immediately. The Indian Mynahs are "FOREIGN" to the USA!
They were FOREIGN to Australia, until some clown introduced them in the 1800's to get rid of some insect pest!
Great blog - I am green with envy.
Cheers
Colin (Brisbane. Australia)
Weather report: Fine, sunny, cool with the present temp at 12 degrees celsius.
Our yard birds are our bread and butter. They stay around and make our days brighter and more interesting than we could have imagined. Your captures are beautiful ... I love them all. Thank you for your post ...
ReplyDeleteAndrea @ From the Sol
It sounds like you had fun doing this post. Enjoyed your photos.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous natural settings for your beautiful birds!
ReplyDeleteCheers!
Beautiful shots of these birds, Carletta!
ReplyDeleteGreat group of birds, Carletta. We have all of the same ones in our yard. I haven't taken any photos since we got home. Need to start doing that...
ReplyDeleteHave a great day.
Hugs,
Betsy
These are great pictures of your feathered visitors. I hope you find their hiding places now that all the leaves are out.
ReplyDeleteSuch pretty photos of your visitors! I am really partial to cardinals...
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures you show.
ReplyDeleteWishing you a good day.
Hanne Bente / hbt.finus.dk
these are utterly beautiful!
ReplyDeletei really like the light in the second one.
such lovely bird images!
What a great set of pictures! Most of our native trees never lose all of their leaves - so it can often be a challenge!
ReplyDeleteI think the look on my pigeons face is due to the fact that he may have just noticed a human sitting about 3 meters away from him!
Stewart M - Australia
Lovely captures Carletta. The cardinal certainly stands out against the wisteria/
ReplyDeleteLovely collection of birds, Carletta. It is harder to see the birds now. There's something to be said for bare branches.
ReplyDeleteJust amazing shots!! I love the pop of bird colors against the trees and background. Cardinals are probably my fave and yours is a true beauty. Thanks for your WBW!!
ReplyDeleteThe cardinal in the wisteria is so lovely -- definitely needs to be a postcard or greeting card, I think! :)
ReplyDeleteA lovely and colorful collection :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome collection of yard birds Carletta! I'll have to agree with most that the Northern Cardinal in the wisteria is super but the pair of Mourning Doves at the top are magnificent!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful birds -- I saw a blue jay yesterday , they're a little unusual here(no camera of course).... hope you do find some summer hangouts -- I'd miss your bird shots.
ReplyDeleteoh they are all so beautiful but that cardinal took my breath away. what a thrill to be able to take an image of that quality!!
ReplyDeletethat being said, it is so easy to love the bright red cardinal, they are all special in their own way!!
These are wonderful shots...I think the cardinal is my favorite.
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