We are most fortunate to have an amazing number of birds at our feeders this year especially. From goldfinches, house finches, cardinals, blue jays, woodpeckers, chickadees, nuthatches, sparrows.. oh, the list goes on and on! I spend too much time taking pictures of them - it is hard to get any other work done these days. So here are a few recent captures in our little aviary.. above you can identify a hummingbird..
This is an indigo bunting. They are a private bird and we do not see them often, so when we do, we are giddy with excitement!
This is a rare sighting of a male orchid oriole. We have quite a few northern orioles but to see this fellow is unusual. The last time we saw him was 4 years ago. For some reason, this is a great season for lots of species of birds.
We have an abundance of woodpeckers year round. Here is a red-bellied woodpecker, though the belly doesn't look very red here. We also have downy ones, hairy ones, yellow-bellied sapsuckers and the giant pileated woodpecker and once in a while the dramatic red-headed woodpecker.
This is only our second time seeing this yellow-bellied flycatcher.
This is "first year" male orchard oriole. He will look much different next year.
Our hummingbirds often perch on this feeder to enjoy their meal. So fun.
Here is a tennessee warbler. I wonder if he is glad to be in Minnesota.
I hope you enjoyed seeing some of our birds. I might have to post more pictures of the ones I mentioned that I didn't picture here.
