H.J. Ruiz – Avian101 – Page 882 – "My Backyard Visitors" – All about birds

More Photos

Today I’m bringing you some more photos shot in my backyard,

despite the weather conditions I managed to get some scenes from my bird visitors.

There are still many species of birds that haven’t returned from their migration. I hope to see them soon.

Carolina Chickadee

Couple of Field Sparrows

Mourning Dove wrestling the wind gusts

Northern Cardinal (F)

Song Sparrow resting on deck

House Finch (M)

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Red-winged Blackbird Display- Video

Here’s a great video courtesy of © The Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Love is in the Air!

Romance is in the air! My backyard is being visited by many birds interested in courtship and beyond!

Seeing males trying to impress the females with a few tricks of their own, then the female plays hard to get, which is kind of funny because we know what’s going to happen at the end. 😉

I’m not a voyeur, just a bird watcher, I do not want photos of any more than the courtship.

I can predict that I will have nests of the following birds in my backyard:

Northern Cardinals
Field Sparrows
Eastern Towhees
Northern Mockingbirds
Carolina Chickadees
Song Sparrows
Chipping Sparrows
House Finches
Mourning Doves

These are birds that will nest locally and I will have to feed daily, so far! I know that there will be more later.

That’s my job! 🙂

Mourning Doves

House Finches

Northern Cardinals

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I’m starting to see more and more birds now despite of the strong winds that keep striking our area. I’ve seen the Mourning Doves chasing each other for you know what! 😉 It’s a good indication that we are having and early Spring, peppered with spells of cold weather (this morning I saw ice covering my wife’s SUV). While I’m writing this post is 45˚F at 11:00 a.m. in the morning, sunny and bright!! It’s maddening! Plants must be getting confused with this kind of weather too! I bring you some photos of birds that are beginning to look for mates.