Female/Immature Black-Headed Grosbeak
May 4, 2022 00:03:25 #
I now have at least 3 adult males coming to the yard at times and two females/immature males. Maybe I will luck out and have at least one pair raising young near enough they will visit my yard this year like they have a few years in the past.
These two are shots from May last year. The female/immatures this year have so far only sit still long enough for a picture in bad locations or hanging on the far side of one of those wire cage seed block feeders. When I get some good shots of them I will post.
#1 4-23-2021 7DII, 00-400L mk2 @ 400, 1/1000 @ f/8, ISO-640
hand held from pop-up blind in my back yard
#2 4-25-2021 7DII, 70-300L @ 300, 1/2000 @ f/7.1, ISO-1250
hand held from pop-up blind in my back yard
These two are shots from May last year. The female/immatures this year have so far only sit still long enough for a picture in bad locations or hanging on the far side of one of those wire cage seed block feeders. When I get some good shots of them I will post.
#1 4-23-2021 7DII, 00-400L mk2 @ 400, 1/1000 @ f/8, ISO-640
hand held from pop-up blind in my back yard
#2 4-25-2021 7DII, 70-300L @ 300, 1/2000 @ f/7.1, ISO-1250
hand held from pop-up blind in my back yard
May 4, 2022 06:02:08 #
May 4, 2022 10:05:42 #
May 4, 2022 11:29:27 #
May 4, 2022 14:55:33 #
May 4, 2022 14:56:14 #
May 5, 2022 06:01:15 #
May 5, 2022 07:10:32 #
May 5, 2022 10:07:56 #
You get a terrific variety of birds passing through your yard, Robert...even with the Cooper's Hawk. All are superb images!! 
May 5, 2022 13:51:49 #
May 5, 2022 13:52:05 #
May 5, 2022 13:54:01 #
jederick wrote:
You get a terrific variety of birds passing through your yard, Robert...even with the Cooper's Hawk. All are superb images!!
Thank You very much. People near me get several types I haven't seen yet and I keep hoping they will show up here.
May 5, 2022 23:05:12 #
May 6, 2022 03:39:29 #
Susan yamakawa wrote:
The second one would make a beautiful nature stamp👍😊
Thanks, If that were to happen it would shock the he** out of me.
May 6, 2022 19:05:12 #
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.