Carol DM
There are many different species of birds in my backyard. All seasons will bring birds, some friendly some not so friendly. The three I am sharing here are the largest. The Robin, Mockingbird and Blackbird. I see these three all year round. The photo above are Grackels, in the Blackbird family. I will share about those another time.
The Robin likes to eat worms and insects from the ground. They never eat from a feeder, but they enjoy the bird bath daily in the summer.
Mockingbirds will attempt to eat from all kinds of feeders. They are somewhat aggressive and try to take over the yard. Sometimes called a bully bird. What is amazing is they can “mock” any bird sound they hear. They can sound like all the other birds in the yard. And they mimic sounds like car alarms as well. Pretty cool.
The Blackbirds always come in flocks. They do not try to bully other birds but they do make a mess. During the spring and summer I change the birdbath 2-3 times a day because of the Blackbirds. But they need water too. I have others I will share in another post. I really enjoy nature and bird life in my backyard.
Photos ©CarolDM
Glad you have such awesome visitors. Birds are such interesting creatures.
I always enjoy the backyard birds, I have more to share. They are all different.
When I saw the picture I knew it was yours. This reminds of the song ‘Blackbird’
Thanks Bradley, I have shared it before. These are grackles and are beautiful in the sunlight with the iridescent purple and black.
These are very good visitors to your home.Great pictures
Thanks, I love the backyard birds. Many more to come.
these are awesome Carol!!!!!
love all of them, the Robin in particular is a great shot!
Thanks, I was lucky to get the robin and the sky just happened to be very blue that day. He was on the very top of the house.
that is a great shot i can see you on a ladder swaying in the wind to get the best shot!
No ladders, I am not allowed. 🙂 Used a zoom lens.
come on, don’t take the image of you swaying back and forth on a ladder away from me! 🙂
Sorry, keep the image. I get dizzy thinking about it.
You have quite the mixed and interesting community of birds. Here we see a lot of birds but they seem to come in groups at different time of the day. Beautiful pictures….
Thanks and there are many more! All very exciting to see and each year I see a new one visit.
wonderful photos. It looks like they were having a bird conference
Thanks, there are many more and the blackbirds do come in large flocks, always.
All the birds are wonderful …. you have really nice visits, dea Carol
Thank you my friend. I love bird watching.
Such beautiful photos and adorable birds! The Grackels are fascinating!
Thanks, I love to see the backyard birds. There are many more to share. The grackles are gorgeous in the sunlight.
I imagine the music that they bring every day.
It is wonderful in my backyard. And spring is not here yet but will be here soon.
There are beautiful birds in your garden. I haven’t seen most of them.
Thanks, I thought I would share a few at a time. There are many more.