Backyard Birds of Woodway, Washington

[Terry O]

Sometimes the area around our feeders provides more birding opportunities than venturing forth to distant venues....

Most of my shots are taken from our deck using a Canon 7D and 500mm f4L + 1.4x tele-extender

Dark-eyed (Oregon) Junco


4/15/2014 Red-breasted Nuthatch


4/15/2014 Golden-crowned Sparrow at the birdbath

 

[Joemeche]

Super shots and proof positive that you don't have to go very far to find good birds!

 

[Terry O]

Thanks, Joe, and aren't we lucky to live here in the NW!

 

[Bill Anderson]

Good shots. It is so convenient to set up your equipment in front of your favorite easy chair with your favorite cold beverage at hand and fire away.

 

[Terry O]

Could be the reason some of my shots are a little blurry

 

[Bill Anderson]

Terry was laid up Thursday (5/29), so my son I and volunteered to pay him a home visit. His offer of ice cream sealed the deal.

The three of us sat out on his back deck and took photos of birds. Terry hates bird feeder shots. In order to avoid posting identical photos like we usually do when shooting together, I will only post up feeder shots. Terry can post up his au natural shots.

This is the layout of Terry's feeders. Periodically this squirrel would jump up on the feeders, prompting Terry to shout at the squirrel (get out of here, you little #@*&^$#@! ) and walk over to shoo it away.

The squirrel would return a few minutes later.


Male goldfinch


House finches


Male black-headed grosbeak


Female black-headed grosbeak

 

[Bill Anderson]

A male northern flicker visited the suet feeder.




The red V on the back of its neck identified it as a red/yellow shafted hybrid, like the one we have been photographing at the burrow at the Willow Creek fish hatchery. I don't believe it is the same bird due to the distance from Terry's house to the hatchery.






A red/yellow hybrid like this should be unusual for this area, as yellow-shafted northern flickers are usually found east of the Rockies. I did see a male yellow-shafted flicker at the Pt. Edwards walkway one winter two or three years ago. Since then I have seen a male hybrid in the area of the walkway and fish hatchery on more than one occasion. I don't know if my sightings were of the same or different birds.

 

[Terry O]

More from the Yard

Good shots, Bill - it was fun just sitting on the deck waiting for something to show up. Here's a few shots sans feeders.

All shots were taken with the Canon 7D and 500mm f4L + 1.4x extender with the exception of the second post.

Female Black-headed Grosbeak


I snuck this shot in from the day before - a juvie male Black-headed Grosbeak - taken with my hand-held 400mm f5.6L


A male American Goldfinch - the lighting for the day was great for them - not too bright!

 

[Bill Anderson]

Did you get some shots of the female goldfinch, especially the one carrying the nest building material in her mouth?

 

[Terry O]

No, I didn't but I did get a shot of the house finch in the Honey Locust trees.

 

[Bill Anderson]

Here are two shots of the female goldfinch.

 

[Terry O]

I missed those shots! Nice work.

 

[Bill Anderson]

I missed those shots! Nice work.

You were too busy cursing at the squirrel.