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| Rose-breasted Grosbeak - male |
I was sitting on my front porch, when I heard the grosbeak chipping away. He was really hard to get video for. I inserted my close-up photos into the video. This isn't their full song. Here is a YouTube video,
when the male sings, and sounds 'like a robin who has taken singing lessons!' I didn't realize what the female was, until I got help IDing her. She landed on my foot, which was propped up on the railing!
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| wood duck pair |
I'm still trying to capture a good photo of the wood ducks. They are camera-shy. I set up my plantcam to take photos every 10 minutes and have a grainy photo! I am making progress.
Thing is, when I go down to 'the point', where they hang out, my cats come with me. Felix meows if I go too fast.
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| The Point |
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This is where I sit, a landspit, and watch the birds.
You can see Buster & Felix in the middle ground. |
I'll have to go down in camouflage, or find a duck blind!
I just had my morning coffee with three male grosbeaks flitting around outside the window. Such a contrast between the male and female.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely grosbeak.
ReplyDeletethe grosbeaks are so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGreat post!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
ReplyDeleteThey are such pretty birds!
ReplyDeleteGotta love the arrival of birds! It's like opening presents with each new arrival.
ReplyDeleteThey (male and female) are both beautiful birds.
Check out the Cornell bird site. They have calls recorded.
ReplyDeleteSpring bird activity is exciting although Mr. Crow flew of my house with a bird in his beak.
I enjoyed this post so much, Jenn, and the YouTube video of the grosbeak.
ReplyDeleteK
Beautiful birds...eek with the snake!
ReplyDeleteCool, two of my favorites. The RB Grasbeak is a beautiful bird and I love the wood ducks. Great post.
ReplyDeleteThe grosbeaks are amazing. Nice capture! I'm a big fan of the wood duck, too. I don't think we have them here, although I was able to take some pictures of them at the zoo.
ReplyDeleteSo gorgeous! We've only seen the yellow ones and they are great enough but not as exotic-looking as yours. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful birds. Excellent photos.
ReplyDeleteHi there, I am planning a trip to Muskoko next week. Would you mind telling me what the black flies are like right now? We hope to visit a lake near Huntsville.
ReplyDeleteWith many thanks for the awesome posts I read here!
Kelly
kellyjones (at) sympatico (dot) ca
beautiful birds and animals, what a perfect spot to enjoy watching the birds too :-) Dropping by from Camera Critters
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