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I love the challenge of taking photos of birds. They never sit still for you and you never know what they'll do next. These were all taken right in my own backyard.

A baby sparrow.


Male Cardinal with a mouthful of birdseed.


Female Gold Finch sitting in a plum tree.


Robin sitting in a dogwood.


Male Bluejay


Starling and a baby sparrow. To me it looks like the baby sparrow is thinking, "My mommy told me not to talk to strangers."



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Great pics rrain, love the shot of blue jay

Thanks osprey.....that bugger was a hard character to catch.

An irritated Killdeer who's nest I inadvertantly stumbled upon.



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An irritated Killdeer who's nest I inadvertantly stumbled upon.

Great detail!!
Here is Killdeer with the broken wing routine.
It would strike this interesting pose whenever I got too close to it. It would squat down and while squawking like a distress bird displayed this beautiful and very unusual pose. I believe they mimic, in this way, an injure bird to draw predator’s attention from a nearby nest

Thanks osprey.....that bugger was a hard character to catch.

Yes, they are shy but they love peanuts.
I had this one yesterday at my feeder.

Pied-billed Grebe



Yellow Warbler



Common Tern



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