Lets see the bird

[van franke]

Here is some bird pics I took recently.

 

[cornfed]

Those pics got me thinking about the spring goose season.Nice pictures.

 

[shoots-straight]

Whew, I thought you wanted something else posted.

 

[Oak]

Nice shots!

Not a good idea to get me started on bird photos....

Dusky Grouse

Broad-tailed Hummingbirds

 

[Oak]

Northern Pygmy-Owl

Northern Saw-Whet Owl

Long-eared Owls

Great Horned Owl

 

[Oak]

Red-tailed Hawks

Cooper's Hawks

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

Turkey Vultures

 

[Oak]

Western Tanager

Red-naped Sapsucker

House Wren

Tree Swallow

Northern Flicker

MacGillivray's Warbler fledgling

Mountain Bluebird and golden-mantled ground squirrel

 

[smalls]

Oak, what is that bearing down on the chipmunk? Looks small, or at least smaller than a kestrel or shrike.

 

[Oak]

Oak, what is that bearing down on the chipmunk? Looks small, or at least smaller than a kestrel or shrike.

Mountain bluebird. Deadly.

 

[smalls]

Mountain bluebird. Deadly.

Encroaching on the nest?

 

[Oak]

Encroaching on the nest?

Yeah, the dude had a tough choice to make: stay there and take the punishment from defensive mama, or move down the branch towards the photographer to escape.

 

[cornfed]

OAK,you could at least name them so we are not so bird impaired in the future.Nice pictures!

 

[Oak]

OAK,you could at least name them so we are not so bird impaired in the future.

Ok, done.

van franke, post up some more if you have them. I know mtmiller has a bunch of good ones as well.

 

[Wyodeerhunter]

Nice shots everyone. Almost makes me want to stop and look at birds next time in the hills......almost

 

[van franke]

Oak those are some sweet pics thanks for posting them.
These next pics would have been alot better if it wasnt snowing.

 

[van franke]

Here is some more pheasants

 

[van franke]

Heres some ducks

 

[van franke]

A couple more

 

[Oak]

Sweet photos. Is that sunset shot a Short-eared Owl?

 

[highmountian]

Love the pheasants, even better when I fry them up in mushroom sause!