Puffed up birds in my backyard are a pretty common sight on icy cold winter mornings. They puff their feathers and the air trapped between helps insulate them and keeps them warm. It brings me so much pleasure to look out and see these spots of color on the bare icy branches.
Blue Jay
Blue Jay's live in central and eastern United States and across southern Canada. They are quiet and secretive during nesting season, but the rest of the year they noisily communicate with each other and their squeaking makes it easy to know when they are in in the trees in my yard.
male Northern Cardinal
female Northern Cardinal
Cardinals are a familiar sight in my yard all year round. There is nothing to compare to the bright red spot of color they provide on a dreary winter day.
Red bellied woodpecker
starling
The first starling of the season appeared in my yard this week. They migrate south in the winter, so maybe the return of this one means that he has high hopes that spring will be returning soon. The weather forecast says otherwise!
This week the SMAP contest - by @nelinoeva asks for '" My Best Bird photo ."
This is one of my best photos simply because the odds of a house finch, an American goldfinch and an indigo bunting all being on the feeder at the same time was astonishing to me. Indigo Buntings usually only stop in my yard during spring migration for a couple of days, so my chances to get photos of them are rather rare.
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I do have many birds visiting my yard! Big trees, underbrush, and fresh water... and a full bird feeder!
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👍Such bright and beautiful birds in the middle of a white background.
Thanks! My bird photos will never compare to yours!
Those are really lovely shots you took
Thanks! They are all through the window shots, but it was too cold to sit outdoors and wait for birds!
If I can only see where this birds are stationed. It will be very easy for me to take pictures of them
I have found the easiest way to take bird photos is go into good habitat and sit very still and wait.
Wow. I will try that out soon and see how it goes
I really !LUV it when the little birds are Puffed up they look like littke feather balls :-)
It appears to be a very efficient way to keep warm!
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Hello dear friend @ melinda010100 good day
He did not know that when birds puff up their plumage it is to face the weather; How beautiful is the place where you live, you have nature a few meters from the window
I appreciate that you let us know these beautiful images
have a beautiful day
Thanks for your comment. You know how much I love it here!
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Good to see the colourful birds on this winter scenery. The trio is amazing. This is indeed a great shot. 🙂❤
Thanks Neli! Any chance your contest might go back and revive some of the old topic favorites?
I was thinking about that. There are some new suggestions but I wish to use old themes too.
I love the variety of colors shown in this post😀
Keep it up 👍
Thanks! They are all beautiful birds!
Love your bird and icy limbs photos.
That IS quite the capture with the three brightly colored birds on the feeder together.
Thanks Jacey! I am so ready for winter to be done, but if the Old Famers Almanac is to be believed it will be a very late spring.
That Almanac is right a lot, or it use to be. My Dad use to go by it for a lot of things, like when to plant his garden.