Common Crossbill male |
Today seems to have developed a theme all on it's own. It all started at the bus stop with the return of the Common Crossbill, while I was on my way for groceries. I had turned on my camera to catch a photo of a Raven carrying nesting material. The neighborhood Ravens have been doing so for several days now, flying overhead each and every time I need to catch the bus. When I looked up, after adjusting the settings on my camera, there was a little red-head peaking out at me from a pine tree like bush. As you can imagine, I took several dozen photos of both the male and female.
Pileated Woodpecker male |
Common Redpoll |
While I was observing the male Pileated's odd behavior, I also spotted a pair of Common Redpolls, another red-head. The photos I got aren't very clear, as there was a lot of bush and branches in the way but I did get one in which the bird is at least clearly recognizable.
Enjoy,
Susan
Glorious red-head sightings! Your photographs are wonderful! How fabulous it must have been to watch the Pileated Woodpecker pair. We have a few of these woodpeckers at the back of our country property, but they are very hard to photograph, as they are so shy. Beautiful crossbill image!
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