Monday, August 10, 2015

Birds of a Feather

I was going for  a picture of the hummingbird...


But then these guys showed up.  Anyone know what they are?   



I took the photos through a window, so they're not the best. But this is less about the photos and more about the lesson.  I spend a lot of time watching for hummingbirds, and don't usually pay that much attention to what else is out there.  Perhaps I need to broaden my horizons. 

Wishing you all a week filled with bright surprises.
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12 comments:

  1. Author R. Mac WheelerAugust 10, 2015 at 9:57 AM

    I saw my first hummingbird in ages up in North Carolina. Was a great moment.

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  2. ConnieAugust 10, 2015 at 10:35 AM

    They look like American Goldfinches to me. Nice shots. Sometimes we are so focused on one thing that we miss other things around it. :)

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  3. Madeline Mora-SummonteAugust 10, 2015 at 10:42 AM

    I know very little about birds, but I love the photos. :)

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  4. Susan Gourley/KelleyAugust 10, 2015 at 10:43 AM

    I've seen so many hummingbirds this year in my flowers. I've also often wished I had my camera ready to get a picture. Don't know what those colorful strangers are.
    http://susangourley.blogspot.com/2015/08/new-things.html

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  5. Alex J. CavanaughAugust 10, 2015 at 11:16 AM

    Goldfinches sounds like a good guess to me.
    Awesome you caught the hummingbird!

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  6. JoanneAugust 10, 2015 at 11:46 AM

    nice surprise on a Monday. Have a cool week for me (106 expected today ugh!)

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  7. Dianne K. SalerniAugust 10, 2015 at 3:49 PM

    Both shots are great! I don't think I'd ever be fast enough to catch a photo of a hummingbird, let alone have it come out. I would guess the yellow ones are goldfinches, but I am not an expert.

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  8. AnonymousAugust 10, 2015 at 6:27 PM

    That's a goldfinch. Sweet little guys aren't they?

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  9. mshatchAugust 10, 2015 at 7:18 PM

    Definitely Goldfinches (I confirmed w/my son the birder). We have them at our feeder at work all the time so I was pretty sure that's what they were. Awful pretty aren't they?

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  10. Pixel PeeperAugust 10, 2015 at 8:20 PM

    Birds are such fun to watch! The goldfinch certainly looks like a little bright spot of sunshine in your garden.

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  11. RobinAugust 14, 2015 at 4:11 PM

    Not a bird expert (even remotely), but I immediately thought goldfinches. I read the comments and Marcy's comment confirms that was a correct guess.

    As you say, so many beautiful things out there. We tend to limit ourselves.

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  12. Nissa AnnakindtAugust 16, 2015 at 11:20 AM

    Goldfinches. I saw some on my farm today. They were eating seeds from the thistle plants in the barnyard, which reminded me I should have cut down the thistles before they went to seed.

    I would love to have bird feeders but they would have to be set up very well so they wouldn't become cat feeders--- I have a lot of barn cats. I'd hate it if they ate a hummingbird or goldfinch. Besides which, if they have to kill a bird I want them to go for the barn pigeons. More meat on it and they are a nuisance in the barn loft.

    Thanks for sharing the lovely pictures.

    God bless you,
    Nissa
    http://myantimatterlife.wordpress.com

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