Winged Wednesday 4/27/2022

[Eric Gofreed]

My contributions for today's Winged Wednesday are birds photographed in my yard.

Two male Lazuli buntings on a perch above a bird feeder. Lazuli buntings winter in Mexico and stopover in Arizona and New Mexico as they head to California and the Northwestern States to nest. Over the years, they have learned that I have their favorite white millet seed for them so I get to see them for 7-10 days every spring.

Female Lazuli bunting

Scott's orioles nest in the National Forest behind my home. This photo was taken last spring.

Woodhouse's scrub-jay is a year-round resident. He made a leap of 6 feet without moving his wings.

Male Black-headed grosbeaks also nest in the National Forest behind my home.

 

[AlanLichty]

Wonderful collection of yard photos. As always a high bar for the rest of us to follow but wonderful to view.

Off to see what yard birds I have in my collection - not counting music of course

 

[Eric Gofreed]

Wonderful collection of yard photos. As always a high bar for the rest of us to follow but wonderful to view.

Off to see what yard birds I have in my collection - not counting music of course

too funny, Alan

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Beautiful birds as usual, Eric. I can't wait to see what is there for me this Wednesday. I'll start this off with male Western Bluebirds sitting in this tree near a stock pond near the Village of Oak Creek, Arizona. They almost look like ornaments hung for Christmas.

The rest of the birds I am going to post are after I finish my shoot in Erics yard this morning. Plese check back this afternoon.

It was a little slow at Eric's this morning, but I still managed to get a couple of keepers.

This is a lazuli bunting. The orange - red background color is from the Sedona rocks which tower above Eric's house.

This is a Scott's Oriole.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Two beautiful posts as usual Eric and Douglas. My contributions are from my archive.

This is also a yardbird, an American goldfinch from my yard in Spokane 2008

 

[Ken Rennie]

My garden birds are drab in comparison. Sitting in the garden trying to improve my find and focus technique, it is still cool here so I am wearing a winter weight down jacket. Despite all the complaints about how wet it is here it hasn't really rained in weeks so my wife had watered the garden and filled up our large hollowed out tree stump and the birds were using it as a bath.
A bedraggled garden sparrow just out of the bath.

This is the first fledged blackbird chick of the year. Title, in keeping with Alan's pun "Give us some grub mum"

 

[Trent Watts]

Terrific pictures from the group. Thanks for your beautiful submissions.
My pictures don't show birds at their best but it is a reality for some birds to get injured. I was particularly inspired by the Magpie that seemed to be getting along fine with one leg. Perhaps my life as a veterinarian made me more interested in these birds. I wondered how I could help them and I think bringing attention to our human involvement in environmental issues might help.

Broken upper bill in a Black-billed Magpie

A Brown Thrasher with an injured bill and what looks like an abscess or tumor. I wondered if it had pecked a live electrical wire??

This Snow Goose spent a few days on a sand bar in our city. Not sure what happened to the leg.

A Double-crested Cormorant with a fish hook and line in a wing.

This Black-billed Magpie was seen by a number of people over a few months so it did manage to live for some time.

 

[AlanLichty]

My yard bird for the day is either a purple fish or a house finch depending on whether it has a brown cap which I can't see from the angle of his head.

 

[Eric Gofreed]

My garden birds are drab in comparison. Sitting in the garden trying to improve my find and focus technique, it is still cool here so I am wearing a winter weight down jacket. Despite all the complaints about how wet it is here it hasn't really rained in weeks so my wife had watered the garden and filled up our large hollowed out tree stump and the birds were using it as a bath.
A bedraggled garden sparrow just out of the bath.
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This is the first fledged blackbird chick of the year. Title, in keeping with Alan's pun "Give us some grub mum"
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Love those blackbirds!

 

[Eric Gofreed]

Terrific pictures from the group. Thanks for your beautiful submissions.
My pictures don't show birds at their best but it is a reality for some birds to get injured. I was particularly inspired by the Magpie that seemed to be getting along fine with one leg. Perhaps my life as a veterinarian made me more interested in these birds. I wondered how I could help them and I think bringing attention to our human involvement in environmental issues might help.

Broken upper bill in a Black-billed Magpie
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A Brown Thrasher with an injured bill and what looks like an abscess or tumor. I wondered if it had pecked a live electrical wire??
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This Snow Goose spent a few days on a sand bar in our city. Not sure what happened to the leg.
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A Double-crested Cormorant with a fish hook and line in a wing.
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This Black-billed Magpie was seen by a number of people over a few months so it did manage to live for some time.
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As expected, exceptional bird photography. I haven't seen a magpie in years. Likewise the brown thrasher. A yard bird in Maryland and a yard bird for a few years in Arizona too (rare bird in AZ). BTW, the mandible is broken and the upper bill is elongated from growth and lack of wear from the missing tip of the mandible.

 

[Joe Colozzo]

My contributions for today's Winged Wednesday are birds photographed in my yard.

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Two male Lazuli buntings on a perch above a bird feeder. Lazuli buntings winter in Mexico and stopover in Arizona and New Mexico as they head to California and the Northwestern States to nest. Over the years, they have learned that I have their favorite white millet seed for them so I get to see them for 7-10 days every spring.

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Female Lazuli bunting

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Scott's orioles nest in the National Forest behind my home. This photo was taken last spring.

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Woodhouse's scrub-jay is a year-round resident. He made a leap of 6 feet without moving his wings.

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Male Black-headed grosbeaks also nest in the National Forest behind my home.

Gorgeous shots, all of them!!!

 

[Joe Colozzo]

Beautiful birds as usual, Eric. I can't wait to see what is there for me this Wednesday. I'll start this off with male Western Bluebirds sitting in this tree near a stock pond near the Village of Oak Creek, Arizona. They almost look like ornaments hung for Christmas.



The rest of the birds I am going to post are after I finish my shoot in Erics yard this morning. Plese check back this afternoon.

Beautiful Douglas

 

[Joe Colozzo]

Two beautiful posts as usual Eric and Douglas. My contributions are from my archive.

This is also a yardbird, an American goldfinch from my yard in Spokane 2008

My garden birds are drab in comparison. Sitting in the garden trying to improve my find and focus technique, it is still cool here so I am wearing a winter weight down jacket. Despite all the complaints about how wet it is here it hasn't really rained in weeks so my wife had watered the garden and filled up our large hollowed out tree stump and the birds were using it as a bath.
A bedraggled garden sparrow just out of the bath.


This is the first fledged blackbird chick of the year. Title, in keeping with Alan's pun "Give us some grub mum"

Terrific pictures from the group. Thanks for your beautiful submissions.
My pictures don't show birds at their best but it is a reality for some birds to get injured. I was particularly inspired by the Magpie that seemed to be getting along fine with one leg. Perhaps my life as a veterinarian made me more interested in these birds. I wondered how I could help them and I think bringing attention to our human involvement in environmental issues might help.

Broken upper bill in a Black-billed Magpie



A Brown Thrasher with an injured bill and what looks like an abscess or tumor. I wondered if it had pecked a live electrical wire??


This Snow Goose spent a few days on a sand bar in our city. Not sure what happened to the leg.



A Double-crested Cormorant with a fish hook and line in a wing.



This Black-billed Magpie was seen by a number of people over a few months so it did manage to live for some time.

My yard bird for the day is either a purple fish or a house finch depending on whether it has a brown cap which I can't see from the angle of his head.

Beautiful shots everyone, you all are really raising the game here with these fantastic shots.

 

[Joe Colozzo]

I'm making my contribution into Royal Tern wednesday

 

[Eric Gofreed]

I'm making my contribution into Royal Tern wednesday
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extraordinary bird photography, Joe. I must admit looking forward to your photographs.

 

[Eric Gofreed]

My yard bird for the day is either a purple fish or a house finch depending on whether it has a brown cap which I can't see from the angle of his head.

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the streaking on the flanks occurs on house finches. No flank streaking with purple finch

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Terrific pictures from the group. Thanks for your beautiful submissions.
My pictures don't show birds at their best but it is a reality for some birds to get injured. I was particularly inspired by the Magpie that seemed to be getting along fine with one leg. Perhaps my life as a veterinarian made me more interested in these birds. I wondered how I could help them and I think bringing attention to our human involvement in environmental issues might help.

Broken upper bill in a Black-billed Magpie
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A Brown Thrasher with an injured bill and what looks like an abscess or tumor. I wondered if it had pecked a live electrical wire??
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This Snow Goose spent a few days on a sand bar in our city. Not sure what happened to the leg.
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A Double-crested Cormorant with a fish hook and line in a wing.
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This Black-billed Magpie was seen by a number of people over a few months so it did manage to live for some time.
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Sad to see these injured birds, Trent. When I was a little kid, I would walk around a lake near my house after the first day of hunting to find injured birds. One time I found a beautiful redhead duck and took him home to try and help him. Unfortunately he died that night. I was heartbroken