stop 74: yardbirds

Birding 101

( if it doesn't fly, it's most likely not a bird )

 i started shooting birds when i kept being awakened 

each morning by chirping and singing birds in my yard.

of course my first thought was how nice it would be to be able to

snap some photos for my blog.  little did i know how much of a 

challenge it would be to even get close enough to get a decent one.

my solution: a birdfeeder  =)

hummingbird

An adult female  Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)&

 a Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)

White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)

 Black- capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)

A male adult Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)

 *also the state bird of New Jersey

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

House Finch (carpodacus mexicanus) & 
a male Cassin's Finch (Carpodacus cassinii)

Tufted Titmouse ( Baeolophus bicolor )

adult female House Finches

not a bird :-)