Last Snow Birds | Female Cardinal The female and male Cardinals tend to stay close together. Still, getting a good image of both of them in the same frame is quite difficult. In this image, the male is just off camera, stage right. The Female Cardinal might not be as brilliant red as the male, she still stands out in a snow storm. For the whole story with all images, see Last Snow Birds | a 7 Image Story.
Last Snow Birds | Red-bellied Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpeckers bring bright colors and exciting action to bird feeders. They are attracted to bird feeders, near wooded areas, containing a bird mix including suet or sunflower seeds. Birds like this Red-bellied Woodpecker can be challenging to capture even with a long, fast lens. They are very flighty and when disturbed, they tend to fly high into a tree before landing. For the whole story with all images, see Last Snow Birds | a 7 Image Story.
Last Snow Birds | House Finch House Finch love small, black oil sunflower seed. My backyard feeder is a general outdoor bird feed which contains some sunflower seed. They show up by the dozen in the winter. For the whole story with all images, see Last Snow Birds | a 7 Image Story.
Last Snow Birds | Sparrow Sparrows are very common and plentiful in northern Illinois. Many folks don’t pay much attention to them. They can still make a nice photo. For the whole story with all images, see Last Snow Birds | a 7 Image Story.
Last Snow Birds | Bird Branch Where is the bird? Well, there is no bird. It flew away. Still, I just like this image. It’s about the budding tree and snow showers. For the whole story with all images, see Last Snow Birds | a 7 Image Story.
Last Snow Birds | Dark-eyed Junco The snowfall makes a nice background for this Dark-eyed Junco. The Juncos are common around here and stay around all winter. They seem to like the nearby woodland areas, but also hang around the bird feeder, particularly in the winter when it snows. For the whole story with all images, see Last Snow Birds | a 7 Image Story.
Last Snow Birds | Male Cardinal Cardinals seem to like winter. A Male Cardinal’s brilliant red body can cheer us up, particularly when viewed against the falling snow. Cardinals don’t migrate and don’t molt into a dull plumage. They stay breathtakingly beautiful against winter’s snow. For the whole story with all images, see Last Snow Birds | a 7 Image Story.
Last Snow Birds | a 7 Image Story The snow storm this week will likely be the last of the season. Spring is only a few days away. The snow on the trees melted by the afternoon. These images are of common, local birds. Still, capturing the falling snow in the photos make them a bit different.
Male Cardinal Cardinals seem to like winter. A Male Cardinal’s brilliant red body can cheer us up, particularly when viewed against the falling snow. Cardinals don’t migrate and don’t molt into a dull plumage. They stay breathtakingly beautiful against winter’s snow.
Dark-eyed Junco The snowfall makes a nice background for a Dark-eyed Junco. The Juncos are common around here and stay around all winter. They seem to like the nearby woodland areas, but also hang around the bird feeder, particularly in the winter when it snows.
Bird Branch Where is the bird? Well, there is no bird. It flew away. Still, I just like this image. It’s about the budding tree and snow showers.
Sparrow Sparrows are very common and plentiful in northern Illinois. Many folks don’t pay much attention to them. They can still make a nice photo.
House Finch House Finch love small, black oil sunflower seed. My backyard feeder is a general outdoor bird feed which contains some sunflower seed. They show up by the dozen in the winter
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