White-breasted Nuthatch

We like nuthatches.

Carolina Wren

Chris was able to play connect the bird to the song recently. One morning we heard a song that we frequently hear which is quite loud, and while using the binoculars to look at the four cardinals who were also in the yard, she happened to spot the wren singing in a tree. It flew over to the suet feeder. Since we've never seen a wren at any of the feeders before, she decided to give the new camera a try. Now every morning we are hoping for a repeat performance. What a great set of lungs for such a little bird!

There's something about a red head

Recently, Mike has been asking Chris to dye her hair bright red. Chris keeps reminding Mike that its the male that has the full head of red.

Northern Mockingbird by misseymarie from Butler, NJ

Greetings from Butler, NJ. The Northern Mockingbird isn't a regular visitor to our backyard. I enjoy their many songs and sounds when they are in the area. . Pictures by misseymarie : )

Catbird

Well, the leaves are changing and summer is almost over. The catbird will spend the winter in Costa Rica and we are left in New Jersey.

Yellow Warbler

This morning it was very calm out in the boat and we lingered in one spot for a while where we always hear but don't see the birds. Finally today we spotted the little warbler. Mike took two pictures and thought he got him in one. When we got home and went through all the pictures, we almost deleted this one at first since the bird blends in so closely with the leaves. We took a more careful look and both laughed when we realized it wasn't just a picture of leaves after all.

Great Egret Fishing

We went out at dusk and watched an egret fishing for about 20 minutes and took about 100 photos. Here's one of the best. He didn't catch a fish while we were there. There were several kingfishers around, but they refused to be photographed again. We'll try again tomorrow.