H.J. Ruiz – Avian101 – Page 603 – "My Backyard Visitors" – All about birds

Panoramic View of Birds

— Field Sparrows — Click on image to see enlargement —

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Memory Lane

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These few past days I’ve been busy with business I had to attend, but I did shoot my camera early in the morning or at late afternoon. I tried to reply my follower’s comments at any free time I had. If I’ve been late to reply them please forgive me. As the summer is getting closer to it’s end some of the birds that I see are molting their feathers and most of the new generation birds are rapidly growing and getting stronger day by day.

Regardless of the temperature the amount of birds has not decreased much, they just come to the feeders at different times of the day. The photos shown on today’s post were shot at the mentioned times.

August 3rd is the first day School for Tyler and he’ll be a new student for the Kindergarten class. It’s going to be an exciting day for us!

Photo Gallery

: American Crow

: European Starling

: Red-winged Blackbird (M)

: Northern Cardinal (M) (J)

: Common Grackle (M) (J)

: Northern Cardinal (F) (J)

: Northern Mockingbird

: House Finch (F)

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Peanuts and Blues

It’s getting a bit more difficult to photograph bird when the weather temperatures is so hot and humid that anyone can hardly stay for a few minutes outdoors. Besides, birds are having a hard time to hang out by the feeders too long because it may prove to be lethal. They could collapse for reasons of a heat stroke.

I’ve noticed that birds of the Blackbird family and especially from the Corvidae family such as Crows and Blue Jays are more tolerant of the high temperatures and act more calm and comfortable outside. The smaller birds just spend a couple of minutes at the feeders and return to the shaded area of trees or bushes.

For this post I am featuring the handsome bird Blue Jay once again, these birds are familiarizing with my backyard, feeling more confident and returning more often to the feeders and pick their favorite peanuts!

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