We have a male and female Ruby-throated Hummingbird competing for the nectar plants in our yard. When they show up at the same plants, there is alot of chasing and squeaking. I'm hoping to see some juveniles soon.
This juvenile male Rose-breasted Grosbeak has yellow feathers in the shape that will be red when he is an adult. He regularly visits the feeder with his juvenile brother.
This Tree Swallow chick was the last to leave the nest box. Mom and dad continued to feed him every 5 minutes while the other 2 fledglings called to him from a nearby tree.
Two juvenile Chipping Sparrows were following their mother around chirping loudly - wanting to be fed. Mom would pick up white millet seeds and put them in their beaks. The juveniles are not yet making any attempt to get their own seeds.
Every spring the Chickadees disappear as they move to the woods for nesting season. Today one returned to the yard. He was on a mullein stalk grabbing seeds to eat.
This brilliant blue male Blue Dasher is hard to miss among the other dragonflies. He kept coming back to the same stick to perch, often holding his wings down unlike most of the other dragonflies.
Three juvenile Indigo Buntings were chasing each other among some bushes along the side of our road. I managed to get 2 of them in the frame as they took a break from their playful antics.
We have about 6 juvenile Blue Jays following their parents around our yard begging to be fed. This one has started to look more like an adult and get its own food.
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