Bob Bell 🇨🇦

Thank you!

A woodpecker is perched on the left side of a square post, part of a boardwalk through a very birdy marsh. He's looking over his shoulder towards the right side of the image. As is usually the case, there is only a smidgeon of a hint of red on its lower belly!

This Red-bellied Woodpecker was posing (posting?) nicely for me. #birds #birding #woodpecker #BirdOfTheDay

I'd go with a bad biker gang, one that is constantly roaming around looking for trouble. When I see crows flying, cawing away, to join up with others who are kicking up a fuss, they remind me of dogs - one barks and they all bark with excitement, even though they have no clue why they're barking!

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A red-tailed hawk in profile view, looking to the left. He's perched on a thin horizontal branch of a maple tree, which has shed most of its leaves, with a few orangish-brown leaves still clinging on.

Yesterday I saw this Red-tailed Hawk fly in & perch behind my house. I went out & was amazed by the racket of alarm calls. The loudest were squirrels and nuthatches, joined by house finch, chickadees and blue jays. Soon crows came and chased it away. #Bobsbackyard #Ancaster #HamOnt #birds #birding

Great captures! Congrats on such wonderful yard birds.

Lol!

Beauty!

A tufted titmouse is perched in a small, bare tree with whitish bark. It is in profile view, looking to the left with its body angled downwards about 30 degrees, ready to launch

A couple of days ago I went to get a fix of cuteness overload, visiting a spot with Tufted Titmice. Here's one with launch sequence activated.  #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #tuftedtitmouse

Funny, so do I - I keep a separate file of multi-species dining together!

I keep thinking EVGR are super rare here, but my records indicate that I have had them in my yard 5 of the past 6 years, though most visits have been just a few for one day. The exception was the year I had about 2 dozen for a few days! I do have a PIGR in my 5MR, just not my yard.

Thanks, I hadn't seen that. Tadoussac is famous for that warbler report! Seems like Redpolls have gone further south in central NA than here - I'm seeing reports of them in the Chicago area; still just the odd one here. If I get a PIGR at my feeders I'm not sure I'll survive my excitement!

Hopefully you'll get them, it sure looks like a big irruption year!

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😅 smart move!

A good friend of mine made that for me. It's like a piece of art - my partner thought it was a shame to put it out for the birds to make a mess on! She's right that it is gorgeous!

The female Evening Grosbeak is on the left side of the image, perched on my tray feeder in profile view looking to the left. A male Hairy Woodpecker is behind her, perched on my suet feeder.

A female Red-bellied Woodpecker is perched on the left side of my tray feeder, while the female Evening Grosbeak is perched on the side facing me, with her back to me, but her head turned to the left, looking at the woodpecker.

An Evening Grosbeak dining with a couple of woodpecker pals. First, with a Hairy Woodpecker, and second with a Red-bellied Woodpecker. #birds #birding #Bobsbackyard #Ancaster #HamOnt

So many subspecies and hybrids, they are very confusing!

Lucky you!

Wow, I would have called both of those slate-colored. Here's a Cassiar that I had in my yard a few years back

Wow! Very jealous. Just today I went to get my local titmouse fix!

🤣 On my way!

A siskin is perched on the edge of my water bath, in profile view looking to the left, with the background blurred out. It is streaky brown and white, with hints of yellow on the wings.

The Evening Grosbeaks seem to have been a one day wonder, but at least a few Pine Siskins have stuck around, hanging out with the American Goldfinch. Here's a siskin enjoying a drink. #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #Bobsbackyard #Ancaster #HamOnt #pinesiskin

@jeope.bsky.social Would be happy to except that they were a one day wonder. Hoping for more, and hope you get them. I on the other hand, am dreaming of pine grosbeaks! 😀

Love love love purple finch!

Fingers crossed for both of us!

Thanks Glen! I love irruption years. I'm pretty confident that I'll eventually get redpolls like I did a few years back. If I should get pine grosbeaks or crossbills, I think I'll die of excitement!

A female evening grosbeak perched in my spruce tree, in profile view looking over her shoulder to the left. Her body is soft grays and off-whites, with hints of yellow, while her wings are bold black and white, and of course, she has a huge beak hence the name grosbeak.

A female evening grosbeak perched on my tray feeder, in profile view looking to the left. Her body is soft grays and off-whites, with hints of yellow, while her wings are bold black and white, and of course, she has a huge beak hence the name grosbeak.

A female evening grosbeak perched on my heated bird bath, in profile view looking to the left, with her head tilted up slightly, as she swallows water. Her body is soft grays and off-whites, with hints of yellow, while her wings are bold black and white, and of course, she has a huge beak hence the name grosbeak.

A female evening grosbeak perched in my spruce tree, in profile view looking to the right. Her body is soft grays and off-whites, with hints of yellow, while her wings are bold black and white, and of course, she has a huge beak hence the name grosbeak.

Here's a few of the hundreds of photos that I took yesterday of the pair of female Evening Grosbeaks in our backyard. #birds #birding #Bobsbackyard #finch #eveninggrosbeak #Ancaster #HamOnt

Wonderful yard bird!

A male house finch perched on the edge of my tray feeder, in profile view with its head turned looking towards me. Unlike the purple finch, the pinks and purples on the house finch end about mid-breast and become brown

Yes, thanks, it really does - and here's a house finch taken a couple of days ago.