Female Hummingbird Hovering - September 22, 2019
Female Hummingbird at Cigar Plant - September 22, 2019
Female Hummingbird at Salvia - September 22, 2019
Female Hummingbird at Cigar Plant - September 22, 2019
Female Hummingbird at Salvia - September 22, 2019
Juvenile Osprey Deciding What to Do - August 8, 2019 He looks a bit frantic as he tries to decide where is is going next.
Juvenile Osprey Breaking Fall - August 8, 2019 With a downward swoop of his wings he breaks his fall.
Juvenile Osprey Starting to Fall - August 8, 2019 He starts slipping off the side of the branch, spreading his wings to break the fall.
Juvenile Osprey Wings Full Up - August 8, 2019 He raises his wings in order to flap them down to catch his fall.
Juvenile Osprey Ready to Land - August 8, 2019 He realizes he is unable to dig his claws into the smooth woods.
Juvenile Osprey Ready to Land - August 8, 2019 A juvenile Osprey approaches a landing spot in a tree at Stewart Park in Ithaca, NY.
Juvenile Osprey Heading for a Light Pole - August 8, 2019 He decided to steer toward a nearby light pole.
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Looking Up - September 19, 2019 I love the eye ring.
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Looking Down - September 19, 2019 This pose reminds me of a nuthatch.
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Looking for Gnats - September 19, 2019 This little micro-bird was moving quickly through branches grabbing gnats for breakfast.
Female Magnolia Warbler - Right Side View - September 14, 2019 She was feeding on bugs in the bushes and trees.
Female Magnolia Warbler - Back View - September 14, 2019 She did not seem to be traveling with any other birds.
Female Magnolia Warbler Under Bushes - September 14, 2019 She does not go for any of the seed.
Female Magnolia Warbler at Bird Bath - September 14, 2019 A female Magnolia Warbler stopped in our backyard on her way south.
Female Magnolia Warbler - Left Side View - September 14, 2019 Note the subtle eye ring and dark streaks on her sides.
Brown Thrasher Wings Spread - September 8, 2019 Ground feeding in backyard.
Brown Thrasher in Afternoon Sun - September 8, 2019 Found a primo sunflower kernel.
Brown Thrasher - Front View - September 8, 2019
Female Red-bellied Woodpecker Feeding Suet - September 10, 2019
Young Red-bellied Woodpecker Happily Fed - September 10, 2019
Female Red-bellied Woodpecker with Blob of Suet - September 10, 2019
Female Red-bellied Woodpecker Feeding Suet to Youngster - September 10, 2019
Female Red-bellied Woodpecker with Youngster - September 10, 2019
Adult Arrives with Food - August 16, 2019
Adult Hovering - August 16, 2019
All Beaks Open - Me Me Me Next - August 16, 2019
Chicks Grooming - August 16, 2019
Chicks Waiting for Another Food Run - August 16, 2019
Chick Close-up - August 16, 2019
Wing Stretch Down - August 16, 2019
Nest is Still Home Base - August 16, 2019 Three of the chicks still fly back to the nest thinking that is where they will get fed.
Wings Stretch Up - August 16, 2019
Second Round of Baby Barn Swallows - August 16, 2019 On this same day last year 5 baby Barn Swallows left the nest. They were hanging out in the barn rafters and on the conduit wire runs. This is one of the adults hard at work trying to keep up with feeding them until they are strong enough to fly.
Juvenile Goldfinch Fluttering Wings - September 2, 2019 When she started fluttering her wings, I knew she was begging to be fed.
Dad Goldfinch Arrives with Food - September 2, 2019 She knew that Dad was nearby collecting food.
Juvenile Goldfinch Ready for a Bite - September 2, 2019 She continued to flutter her wings as Dad gets ready to fed her.
Sunflower Chips - Yum! - September 2, 2019 The Dad had collected sunflower chips from the finch mix I put out. He was dropping a bunch in her beak.
Juvenile Goldfinch - September 2, 2019 This bird looked like a juvenile, but I was not sure.
Juvenile Goldfinch Waiting for Another Bite - September 2, 2019 Dad had enough for three feedings in his croup.
Juvenile Goldfinch Happily Fed - September 2, 2019 She was content to be on her own again after being fed.
Adult Female Baltimore Oriole - August 23, 2019 This is the mom.
Juvenile Male Baltimore Orioles at Oranges and Grape Jelly - August 23, 2019 Here are 2 of our 3 juvenile male Baltimore Orioles. Seems like there should not be any fuss with 2 birds and 2 orange halves.
Juvenile Male Baltimore Oriole Checking Out Orange and Grape Jelly - August 23, 2019