These are cute - even though I don't do birds that well - at my feeder today

[Mira]

[talkingmime]

1. Excellent shots! The cardinals are starting to return and we've got resident flickers,...

But I haven't seen any of the other woodpeckers around lately. We should be getting the bluebirds back soon. They usually show up late March-early May. We don't put out food. Our garden IS their food. They don't eat much of our crops, but the soil produces a buffet of creepy crawlies for them to munch on and the seed-eaters are more than happy with our perennial bed.

[GentryDixon]

2. I recognize all the NC birds we have at

our place in Harnett County. Unfortunately, I am at my home in Utah & all I see are sparrows and a few rosy finch.

I do have the Northern Flickers, one I call Spot. In the past I had goldfinch, but quit putting out thistle seed because the ducks chewed the grass down to the dirt. I eventually had my hubby make me a spot down by the water to feed, sans the thistle. I miss the goldfinch, so think I may start putting feed out for them.

I noticed a sparrow was checking out the bird box today, so I am going to see about getting a bird condo type contraption. Maybe I can encourage more bird families.

[Solly Mack]

3. Adorable!!

[Pharaoh]

4. Great shots Mira!

I usually don't do birds either, but when they're right in front of you,............go for it!

[Mira]

5. Exactly how I felt about it.

I shot them straight through the window. Glad you like them, their expressions are precious to me.

[alfredo]

6. The colors in the last one really rocks. All of them are great.

[Mira]

7. Thank you Alfredo. I'm now fortified.

And therefore will proceed to post the 3 preliminaries.

[alfredo]

8. You drinking fortified wine?

[Mira]

9. One must stay sober to do this job.

The drinking waits

[alfredo]

10. Drinking can wait, unless it is coffee.

[Celebration]

11. Lots of fun

Plus I adore cardinals! The females especially!

Good job.