Okay, it's possible that I may have spent a little TOO much time taking bird photos while in Idyllwild. I'm still only halfway through reviewing them. Here are a few more of the highlights:
One of the new birds I came across during the trip was the Pygmy Nuthatch. Smaller than the White-Breasted that I was familiar with, these tiny birds were frequent visitors to the feeder.
They liked both the suet and the sunflower seeds. Apologies for the extreme cropping on the left - I was shooting between the bars of the deck railing.
Here he is on a branch with his prize sunflower seed. He proceeded to wedge it into a crack in the bark and then repeatedly hammer at it with his beak to get it open.
Enjoying some post-meal sunshine.
Late in the afternoon got an unusual visitor - one Black-headed Grosbeak. At this time, they were just starting to migrate in for Spring - this is the first one I have seen this year.
It was almost sunset so I was starting to lose the light, but wasn't sure I'd see this guy any more so I kept shooting anyway.
He stuck around long enough to serenade us from the top of this tree for a while. Never saw a female or heard any responses, though. He might be a bit early.
KJ
3 comments:
Great photos. The Pygmy Nuthatches looks so cute. An orange color of Black-headed Grosbeak is beautiful.
What a great little bird - too much bird photography is barely enough!
Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
There's no such thing as too much bird photography:) Nice captures! This sounds like a place I'd like to visit. There's a White-headed Woodpecker there:)
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