Our Winter Yard

anna's bokeh

anna's 3 1.14

anna's girl 1.13Anna’s Hummingbirds, male and female

verdin closeup

verdin 1.13

verdin 1.19Verdins

ocwa mesquite 2 1.13

ocwa 1

ocwa and orange

ocwa jelly 1.14Orange-crowned Warbler (“Tink”)

Tink has a new member of the Warbler family also visiting in the yard and also loving the grape jelly she loves. She doesn’t seem too fond of him, though. He chases her and is very chatty at times so she has moved over to the other jelly feeder.

yrwa 2 1.19

yrwa 2 1.13

yrwa 1.19Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon’s

towhee 1.20Abert’s Towhee

thrasher puffed 1.19

thrasher nest builderCurve-billed Thrashers

milkweed bugSmall Milkweed Bug (note the alien-like heart-shaped face on its back)

lego f on swing

lego 1.19Lesser Goldfinches, female and male

gila wp closeup_edited-1

gila wp 1.13Gila Woodpecker, male

where's the birds?

Ferguson says, “Where’d the birdies go?”

Other birds seen daily in the yard: Eurasian-collared Doves, Rock Pigeons, House Finches, House Sparrows, European Starlings, Great-tailed Grackles. I have also recently seen a Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Rosy-faced Lovebirds, White-crowned Sparrow, Red-tailed Hawk flyover…

5 thoughts on “Our Winter Yard

  1. Those hummingbirds are so beautiful, male or female 🙂
    A jelly feeder — never heard of that before but it kind of makes sense. Do you keep the oranges out all the time? (replenished for fresh ones, I realize, I mean year-round)

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  2. Your bird photos are so pretty! It’s sure good to see them! We are down to a few of the most hardy species here now. I wonder of any of those hummers are ones that I fed all summer.

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