Birds along the coast and in the yards of our island homes, Vancouver Island.
A hawk up at Mount Tolmie. Could be a Cooper's Hawk. He flew in front of us trying to catch a bird but nearly flew into us. Also could be a Sharp-shinned.
Found a Yellow-headed Blackbird out near Island View Beach.
The Bushtits are common right now and also these little Bewick's Wrens
I am not good at knowing the shorebirds, this could be a White-winged scoter.
The Flycatchers have returned in great numbers.
I think this little one above is a bushtit.
Some of the Orange-crowned warblers have dark heads.
A hawk flew into the garden as we were sitting out. He flew around two feet from us several times trying to scare birds out of the berry bushes, he finally gave up as we were still there.
The Orange-crowned warblers like to hang upside down.
So many Orange-crowned warblers in town right now and up on Mount Tolmie.
We have Orange-crowned and Wilson's and Yellow-rumped warblers here in our area.
A White-crowned sparrow and a Wax Wing below.
This could be an Olive-sided Flycatcher. There are a few different Flycatchers here.
Well that is the week in birds. Hope your week is full of birds and fun. cheers, Nora
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Terrific photos as usual.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pics!Hugs!
ReplyDeleteI love all the birds!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great variety of birds! I love all the different colors.
ReplyDeleteNice shots! I wonder if the little birds know you are protecting them from the hawk!
ReplyDeleteYou have a treasure trove of wonderful birds & terrific photos Nora! Thanks so much for leaving us a link here this week at I'd Rather B Birdin'.
ReplyDeleteMakes me wish I was back on Vancouver Island, Nora. I had not realized that Yellow-headed Blackbird is found on the Island. The last time I saw those was in Kansas many years ago. My wife's sister lives in Victoria, so may next spring we'll consider a quick trip out there. My favourite single location is Clover Point. I used to get down there at daybreak most mornings,
ReplyDeleteNora, this is a really great collection of photos. I was particularly envious of your hawk photos!
ReplyDeleteI love that photo of the upside-down yellow bird. :-)
ReplyDeletewonderful creatures arent they, Always fun to look at them
ReplyDeleteHave a heartwarming en splendid ABC-Wednes-day / -week
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Our variety of birds is amazing and so are people like you who know so much abou them.
ReplyDeleteMagnificent! How many tries does it take you to get shots like these?
ReplyDeleteI went to the NY State Fair in Syracuse at the end of August and saw a variety of Iroquois dances. Inspiring.
ReplyDeletelovely photos of a wonderful selection of birds
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