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Saturday, November 29, 2014
Chickadees and Goldfinch
Our bird feeding efforts in the winter are pretty limited. We rarely see anything other than Chickadees and Goldfinch. I think it's because we don't have a lot of trees or shrubs nearby for them to seek shelter in, or use as a sheltered stopping point on the way to the feeder. But we have had at least a few of these visit the feeders.
However, getting good pictures of them is another story! Even with my telephoto, these pictures pale in comparison to the bird pictures I see on many other blogs. I am increasingly impressed whenever I do see great close pictures of birds, 'cause I know what a challenge that is!
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I'd be thrilled to look out and see these little guys. We get mostly House Sparrows with a couple of Chickadees, some Cardinals, and a pair of Downey Woodpeckers who come for the suet.
ReplyDeleteI love the cute cute chickadees and the sweet Goldies! I think you got great shots! Thank you for linking up! Happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteThey're pretty birds. My parents got a lot of them when they were living in cottage country, including blue and gray jays.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos, and so good you are getting out a bit more every day. Hope all is well with you both, Jean.
ReplyDeleteThey are pretty little birds. I get them at my feeder too.
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures - I love the third one. Great pose. It is always nice to have a few little birds at the feeders.
ReplyDeleteThey may only be chickadees and goldfinch but they need feeding too. And of course if either turned up across this side of the water there would be great excitement.
ReplyDeleteBirds throng feeders,while giving the chance to click. Lovely pictures all!
ReplyDeleteLovely birds to have come to your feeders in your garden. Love the 3rd shot. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteAdorable birds! I love the chickadees.
ReplyDeleteI fed the birds awhile back, but I was overtaken with house sparrows, who would leave nothing for the little chickadees and goldfinch. I tried to keep up but finally gave it all up. I waited until midsummer when they had plenty of other food. I miss the little ones but not the house sparrows! :-)
ReplyDeleteYour photos are good indeed! You catch the first bird in a funny position, and maybe the tail could be exchanged for a sharp beak :)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE feeding my birds and watching them play!! they do like shrubs and water but in the winter, if you feed them, they will come!! your images are really good, it looks like it may have been snowing!!!!
ReplyDeleteThey're beautiful! I like the last photo best.
ReplyDeleteLove these photos and share your respect for those amazing bird shots! Hope all is going well with your recovery.
ReplyDeleteIt's so fun to watch the birds at the feeders and see who is visiting. We don't have anything exciting like a cardinal and I haven't even seen a nuthatch yet. I find it difficult to photograph them as they are so fast and I don't have a telephoto lens. I follow Birding NB on FB and there are some really spectacular photos there. But I keep trying and enjoy it. I hope you are getting stronger each day. Take care.
ReplyDeleteWith your interesting garden plants I find it difficult to believe those are all the birds you get. Odd. Hey, we got the warm wind and goodbye snow too!
ReplyDeleteI'm happy to see your bird feeder shots. I think you are right about the lack of variety. Cover is really important. There have been studies done about the minimum distance a chickadee needs to get to cover before it will patronize a feeder. I forget the exact distance but I could check. No doubt other species have different requirements.
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