November 28, 2018

Birds Viewed in my Front Yard.

A sudden rain storm came through Monday afternoon. After it passed, I looked out and saw a rainbow. I grabbed my camera and went out on the front porch. I took a couple of pictures and then heard the honking of geese. I zoomed in a little and look at them! They flew into the right spot and I got a photo!

The rest of today's post shows common birds in my yard, starting with a mourning dove.

The cardinal and sparrow were attracted by bird seed. I've only filled the front yard feeder so far because I know bears walk through our back yard and they may not be hibernating yet. A bear does not just rob a feeder, it pulls it down and rolls on it! Then he makes a mental note to come back often.

I look forward to putting up my back yard feeders soon. Temperatures were only slightly above freezing today so if I were a bear, I'd be curling up in a den to keep warm!




I took the second cardinal photo today using a different camera but he's in the same spot as before.



17 comments:

  1. I especially love the rainbow shot. Beautiful

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  2. Hello! Great photos. I love that first photo!

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  3. That first shot against the rainbow is fantastic, it is great when things like this happen to make a fabulous photo. Keep well Diane

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  4. Linda,

    Remarkable job! I loved that you were able to capture not only the rainbow but geese with the same snap. The cardinal is stunning! You did a furtastic job getting these pictures. Thanks for showing them to me! ;)

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  5. Hello, wonderful captures of the birds. I like watching and hearing the geese fly over. Happy Thursday, enjoy your day!

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  6. Loved that you were there to capture rainbow geese...not so much that Natasha spammed you (comment).

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  7. I enjoy hearing the honking geese when they pass over our home... I have my feeders out --but am having trouble with those nasty Starlings. May have to put the feeders up for a week or so --and hoping that the starlings will move on!!!!!

    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  8. Love the rainbow with geese! Nice photos of the Dove and Cardinals. Great to see the White-throated Sparrow. Do you know that they nest and raise their young in Canada? I am always amazed at the distances birds travel from their Summer to Winter homes.
    Hope you are having a great day!

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  9. Very nice photos. The rainbow with geese is a sweet capture.

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  10. Awesome rainbow photo, Linda! I'm imagining the geese singing "Over the Rainbow".

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  11. Wow, love the rainbow shot! All very nicely done.

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