My favorite photo - EVER !!!

My heart caught in my throat when I saw that I finally got the shot I have been trying to get for years!  This was taken standing at my kitchen table, looking out the window.This little girl has claimed the feeder and has even landed on it and fed while I was hanging the feeder up - Oh Happy Day!!!

Splish Splash I was taking a bath...

These photos were taken through my studio window.

Northern Flicker

Not my favorite way to take a nature photo.  I would have preferred to get this shot while the northern flicker was in a tree or on the grass. This is the best shot I was able to get. Aren't the feather patterns interesting? I am pretty sure this is a young male, looks like the red feathers are coming in on his head. If you look closely, you will see that the edges of the wing feathers are orange. The undersides of the tail feathers are also orange. I love watching these birds, their antics are always entertaining.

New Fledgeling

Little Floyd on a snowy day

This young male hummngbird comes to the feeder many times every day. He has a branch on our dogwood tree that he sits on when he isn't feeding. I hope to one day get a photo of the beautiful purple gorget (yes, I had to look that up, I didn't know the name either )

Female house finch taking a break

Steller's Jay

A Little Break at the Watering Hole

Evening Birdsong

\
Chickadees are my favorite birds, even more favorite than hummingbirds.
Now how's that for good English?

I love everything about them, the way they dart in and out of the garden, their cheerful songs, the tidy way they take one seed or nut from the feeder and work on it in a nearby tree. I have even had the pleasure of feeding one by hand a few years back. Ok, so I stood there for a half hour with my arm up, elbow locked into my waist ( yup, I still had a waist back then! ), but it did come to my hand three or four times. I swear, I stopped breathing while my heart was pounding and about to burst with joy.

I am looking forward to warmer weather, so that I can keep the windows open longer, and enjoy their singing.