67Firebird
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My daughter has feeders out, and I took a few pics this morning, through the dining room door.
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wuchang
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Lookin good
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67Firebird
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Thank you. I'm trying to do better.
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67Firebird
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I took pics again today;
This one is my favorite;
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67Firebird
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Quality goes up a bit, when it isn't snowing.
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sptsman
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Thanks for sharing Kurt. It may not be of Bill's caliber but always fun to see what other folks have going on at their feeders. A few of your Cardinal pics are pretty cool. Now just go out and spend thousands of dollars on glass and you'll be on your way to fame...
Pretty much looks like my mix of birds. I do have a Rufous-sided Towhee hanging around pretty regularly. I would have sworn those things migrated but I have one almost daily...
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67Firebird
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I could have cameras better than Bills, and never reach his level. I've never taken the time to learn all of the settings on my camera (or my phone), so I'm still impressed when I get some pics where the proper thing is in focus. 
I take 50 pics, and maybe get 12 worth keeping. 
I enjoy it though, and I plan to take more pics once the more colorful ones return.
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wuchang
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I could have cameras better than Bills, and never reach his level. I've never taken the time to learn all of the settings on my camera (or my phone), so I'm still impressed when I get some pics where the proper thing is in focus.
I take 50 pics, and maybe get 12 worth keeping.
I enjoy it though, and I plan to take more pics once the more colorful ones return.
little known photography secret ......pros take 50 shots and get 13 worth keeping 
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67Firebird
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I'll still refrain from calling myself a pro.
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wuchang
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any Goldfinches?
I'm hoping to see and photo Orioles this spring
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67Firebird
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I haven't seen any yet. I'm watching for those, and Juncos, to add a bit of color out there. I saw a pair of red birds, that I couldn't identify, but they didn't stay long enough for me to get a pic. They were almost as red as the male Cardinals, about the size of a Cowbird but thinner/sleeker.
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67Firebird
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Blue Jay, landing.
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Back yard pic day. Mostly birds, but a squirrel came along so it got included. 
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wuchang
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Cool pileated woodpecker
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67Firebird
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Help me out here; I think these two are Indigo Buntings, but then I think *Grosbeak?*.
This one, I have no idea what it is;
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wuchang
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Bunting has dark wing coloring
Beak is smaller and more conical
More slim than grosbeak
Last 2 images grosbeak
Grosbeak will have the chestnut wing bars
Stout heavy beak
More robust body
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67Firebird
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Thank you. 
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I sat out on the deck today, so these pics are clearer than the ones I took through the back doors.
Cowbird
Nuthatch
Red-Winged Blackbird, with Cowbird in the background
Tufted Titmouse
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67Firebird
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I'm not sure when my daughter put the feeder out, but I saw three Hummingbirds today.
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sptsman
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Dayum Kurt. You're getting purty good at the pikchur takin thing...
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67Firebird
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Thank ya kindly. 
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67Firebird
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This one is not a bird, but she was eating bird seed so I'm counting it.
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67Firebird
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From a few minutes ago...
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67Firebird
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She's full of milk, so she must have a fawn nearby.
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wuchang
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Looks like you are having fun
Keep it up
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67Firebird
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Thanks. 
Indigo Bunting and Cowbird.
Hummingbird, between rain/storms yesterday.
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67Firebird
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Rabbit in the front yard. Hazy, because I took these through the screen.
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I saw a doe with a tiny spotted fawn, crossing the road at the end of our driveway, but they went by too quickly for me to get a pic. Another doe was out back though, and I have the screen out of the bathroom window.
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wuchang
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Looks like you have a zoo
Enjoy
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67Firebird
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Thanks.
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This Box Turtle was just cruising through the back yard. It's the biggest one I've seen in a long time, and wouldn't sit still for close-ups. It just wanted to get away. I had a longer lens on, and couldn't focus on anything that close when I was holding it.
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67Firebird
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A deer and a Tufted Titmouse just came through at the same time.
You can see the (blurry) deer in the background
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67Firebird
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A smaller turtle just crossed the driveway and yard. I don't think that I've seen this one before.
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67Firebird
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From today;
Chickadee
Hummingbird
Redwing Blackbird
A mutant Cardinal, with a bald head
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67Firebird
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I refreshed the salt lick today;
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wuchang
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“Refreshed the salt lick”
And all this time I thought you were The Deer Whisperer 
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67Firebird
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A man's got to know his limitations.
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It seems that there's fewer different types of birds this year. There's usually enough variety that I can't even get pics of all the different ones, but this year it seems to be the same birds every day.
Daily;
Mourning Doves
Cardinals
Tufted Titmice
Indigo Buntings
Those Blue Grosbeaks IDd earlier
Randomly;
Cowbirds
Red Winged Blackbirds
Chickadees
Nuthatches
Woodpeckers
I haven't even seen any Wrens, Bluebirds, or Sparrows
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67Firebird
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From yesterday afternoon;
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wuchang
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Lot of visitors
Glad you you enjoy taking pix of them
If bacon gets any higher…….that doe might be in trouble LOL
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67Firebird
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If the season was open, I'd have already shot her.
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I don't know what kind of bird this is; it's smaller/thinner than an English Sparrow, and it hovers over the grass before dropping in on something.
Also, babies!
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67Firebird
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More bird pics;
Female Cardinal;
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Chickadee;
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Two Chickadees, and a Tufted Titmouse;
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Chickadee;
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Hummingbirds;
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wuchang
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Nice stuff
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67Firebird
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Thank you.
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Pics from this morning;
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67Firebird
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Anyone know what kind this is?
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HAUS
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i don't know jack about birds but looks like it could be a juvenile indigo bunting..
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67Firebird
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Some Grackles stopped by this morning.
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67Firebird
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Driveway Box Turtle 8/19.
Driveway Box Turtle 8/29.
Deer 8/29.
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67Firebird
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Last week the turtles were still crossing the driveway;
The babies are growing up. This one comes in the yard almost every day, and sometimes is joined by a sibling and their mom.
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wuchang
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Turtles all over the place and road goats are moving around during the day more and more
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67Firebird
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Nice.
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A few bird pics from yesterday.
I count nine birds in this pic
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67Firebird
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Lighter background today;.
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67Firebird
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Lots of Robins coming through lately.
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