Sunday, 5 May 2013

Long Point - return of the birds

Long Point is a major stopping point for migratory birds and our feeders get cleaned out in 2 days in the spring. Cyndy came to visit this weekend and we visited the bird banding station twice and had some "birding walks". I'm not much of a birder myself but enjoy the walking and seeing them up close when they are banded.
In honour of Cyndy's visit I am posting some bird pictures that I took this evening, sitting on the back deck, experimenting with the zoom on the new camera.
The usual suspects, the red winged blackbirds are our constant, and voracious
guests at the feeders.
We have had as many as 3 Cardinal couples at the feeders at one time but they get
very frustrated with this feeder as it's rigged so only the small birds can eat from it.
The pair of Blue Jays must be nesting nearby as they come every evening and compete with the Downy Woodpeckers and the Nuthatches for the suet.
This Rose Breasted Grosbeak has been here the last couple of days but I
suspect he's just passing through.
This Red Headed Woodpecker is quite stunning. This is the first year we've had one
around and I hope he stays.
He even eats from the feeder

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