Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Beautiful Birds of Autumn


During the 2013 autumn season, I have visited many different areas in search of beautiful birds. Below I feature several birds seen over the past few months.


A stunning male Wood Duck wades in North Pond


A lovely sight ~ Black-throated Green Warbler


A striking Carolina Wren fluffs its feathers


Feeding amid the leaves ~ Magnolia Warbler


A handsome Black-throated Blue Warbler searches for insects


A glimpse of a slow-moving Black-billed Cuckoo


Delighting in dogwood berries ~ Warbling Vireo


A common autumn sight ~ Golden-crowned Kinglet


A stately Great Blue Heron walks amongst the lily pads


The vibrant throat feathers of a male Common Yellowthroat


Scanning the nature preserve ~ Red-tailed Hawk


A lone Harris's Sparrow seen feeding at North Pond ~ Life Bird!


Two elegant American Avocets search for sustenance in the shallows ~ Life bird!


40 comments:

KaHolly said...

Stellar series of photos. I'm envious of your birding opportunities. They all posed so nicely for you!

eileeninmd said...

Beautiful vareity of birds, Julie! Congrats on your lifer! Happy Birding!

JRandSue said...

Wow what a delightful set of images,
brilliant photography.
John.

Joop Zand said...

LOVELY colored pictures Julie...... i like that Carolina duck.

Greetings, Joop

PoetessWug said...

What great photos!! :-] And you got a HAWK!! How fabulous!!

Bas. said...

wat een heerlijke serie,dit is gewoon genieten.

Debbie said...

WoW, WoW, WoW, always worth the wait!!

i tried to pick a favorite, really i did, but they are all so amazing!!

that red tailed hawk, SUPER IMPRESSIVE!!

beautiful light, in all of these!

TexWisGirl said...

oh, your photos are a delight! i always love to see your post in my reading list!

such beautiful warblers. love that cuckoo! we only see yellow-billed here so he was a treat! and your kinglet shot is FABULOUS!!!

Mariette VandenMunckhof-Vedder said...

Dearest Julie,
Your post coming up on my sidebar is always a joyful thing! You show here again some very rare and excellent shots of quite a variety. The cuckoo's red circled eye so well kept!And for being able to capture the red tailed hawk the way you did; that's having LUCK!
Hugs to you and hope you did make steady progress on your home.
Mariette

Bob Bushell said...

They are brilliant, in the trees and on the water, superb photographs Julie.

Tinie said...

Beautiful pictures and what many different types.

Groetjes Tinie

Lasse said...

Brilliant pics Julie !

Marco Luijken said...

Hello Julie,
What a good shots you've made again my friend.
Wonderful all these amazing colored birds. So special and fantastic to see them. Shot 2 of the Green Warbler is great and what a good shot of the Hawk.
This is enjoymment Julie!! I like this so much.

Greetings and have a nice day,
Marco

Ruth Hiebert said...

Gorgeous photos,as usual. You have great talent at capturing the birds at their best.

Gordon said...

What a fantastic set of pics Julie,a real feast for the eyes.
All the best Gordon.

Jim Braswell said...

Wonderful assortment of great images, Julie!

Greg Gard said...

Spectacular shots, Julie!!!

Maria said...

I like the richness of the colour in all your images. Great light in all of them too. I specially like the Warbling Vireo image with the berries.

MoiCLouLou said...

Hi Julie,
What a lovely series of autumn bird pictures. I've never seen a Harris's Sparrow before, is it rare?
I love the Black-billed Cuckoo, great composition and the Carolina Wren, beautiful!
Thanks for sharing these beauties and have a nice day.
Louise

Scott (@NEASK) said...

Gorgeous images, Julie. Congrats on the Harris's Sparrow. Love to see those birds. We don't see them often, but usually a few passing through in the spring and the fall. And you found American Avocets as well! When they are here they have their cinnamon breeding colours. Another of my favorites.

Kerri Farley said...

There are magnificent......they make my heart SING :)

Anonymous said...

What a fantastic collection....each one is a gem!

Rohrerbot said...

Amazing bird overload!!!! Really nice captures of these beauties!

Warren and Lisa Strobel said...

These are incredible pictures. Thanks for sharing them. The Wood Duck is spectacular!!

Bob Bushell said...

Superb Julie, absolutely superb.

theconstantwalker said...

These are wonderful images of your beautiful wildlife... so lovely to see.

Kathie Brown said...

Julie, that is quite a collection and I love the Harris sparrow! Congrats on the Lifer!

Anonymous said...

another great set of photos, Julie! I like the Harris Sparrow's look :-)

Tammy said...

What an absolutely delightful series, Julie! You've captured such a great variety of beautiful species! I hope you have a very Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Kerri Farley said...

Just stopping back by to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!!!

stardust said...

Stunning photography of beautiful birds, Julie! Most of the images are clear and crisp photos, but I wonder if a few of them are paintings or photos, for example No. 5 perhaps due to the bokeh effect. The combination of photography and birding is such an exciting, healing, creative, and healthy activity. I’m happy to be shared your wonderful experiences with as always. Have a nice December.

Yoko

Guy said...

Hi Julie

You did indeed find many beautiful birds, I particularly enjoyed the delicate beauty of the Black-throated Green Warbler.

Thanks for sharing your photos.
Guy

Chuck said...

Excellent work!
Your photos reflect your love of nature for sure!
You have a wonderful blog.

Thanks for sharing with the world!
Chuck

Rosemary Aubut said...

Beautiful captures!

Carole said...

Oh my, what a collection of beautiful birds! Wonderful photos!

JRandSue said...

Merry Christmas Julie,have a fantastic 2014.
john.

Joke van de Klift said...

Hi Julia,

Ik wil je nog hele fijne Feestdagen toe wensen en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar. En blijf gezond!

Veel liefs, Joke

Noushka said...

Hi Julie!
What a fantastic array of birds!
Gorgeous photos so well in focus!
My sincere wishes for 2014, and many crazy pic opportunities!!

Good-N-Green said...

What a lovely series of autumn bird pictures. I've never seen a Harris's Sparrow before, is it rare?

Julie G. said...

Thank you! The Harris's Sparrow is not commonly seen in my area. It winters in the central region of the United States and breeds in Canada.