That’s Good!
This morning I went out to do my early chorus of refilling all feeders, washed the bottle of nectar and filled it for the hummers. I felt immediately that the temperature wasn’t very hot but slightly warm, the morning dew gets the grass wet but it didn’t rain last night. The opportunity presented for setting my camera and shoot some pictures. My bet is that birds must have felt the same way I did. I saw the come to the feeders steadily and without any conflict or fights.
Here is the list of birds I saw:
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal (M) & (F)
- Northern Mockingbird (J)
- Carolina Chickadee
- Field Sparrow
- House Sparrow (M)(J)
- Song Sparrow
- Brown-headed Nuthatch
- American Goldfinch (M) & (F)
- American Crow
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird (M) & (F)
Surprisingly there were no Blackbirds of any kind. My big feeder was almost 3/4 filled! That’s good!
Text and photographs © H.J. Ruiz – Avian 101
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Why Not?
I think that it wouldn’t be a bad idea to show close-ups of some of the the birds I have on my list.
We are so used to see the birds from far or at least in full body shots.
Today I will start by creating a new Category on my blog : CLOSE-UP. To be posted every Friday.
Here it goes the first!
Text and Photographs © H.J. Ruiz – Avian 101
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What’s not to Like?
It’s always a delight to see or photograph the White-throated Sparrows. The white lines on their heads are so visible that I sometimes think they’ve light reflect properties on their feathers. Have you noticed that peculiarity in them? They’re nice looking and spunky birds, easy to like them.
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW
Text and photographs © H.J. Ruiz – Avian 101
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To Be Fair
I’ve been busy with other things and I haven’t had much time for shooting birds. I’ve been out of town also but did not have my equipment neither the time for photography.
My backyard is kind of quiet lately.
I think it’s time to go through my vast files of photos and pick some not previously posted. I, like most photographers, shoot hundreds of pictures almost daily, however, I use only six to nine for my blog! Now, just imagine how many thousands of photos I have, filed and not published. I think it would be fair to use some of them once in a while. Wouldn’t you think?
TUFTED TITMOUSE
Text and photographs © H.J. Ruiz – Avian 101
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“A good chuckle is healthy, it helps you break the monotony of a serious life.” ~ H.J. Ruiz
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