A male Ruby-throated Hummingbird dropped by for a quick visit last Sunday, and it was good to see our old friend again.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Hummingbirds
A female Ruby-throated Hummingbird gives the camera a side-eye while feeding before her migration south.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Hummingbirds
A male American Goldfinch lands among the sunflowers, joined by a recently fledged youngster reaching toward its father for food before taking flight again.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Goldfinches, Songbirds
A Yellow-headed Blackbird takes off from a marsh reed, searching for another perch from which to call.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Songbirds, Yellow-headed Blackbirds
In this part of the Midwest we mostly have ruby-throated hummingbirds; there is an occasional Rufous, but we’ve yet to have one visit.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Hummingbirds
A male Ruby-throated Hummingbird hovers face-to-face, showing off his brilliant ruby throat before flying away.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Hummingbirds
A tree swallow captured in flight just before landing on a fiercely contested birdhouse during the spring nesting season.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Songbirds, Tree Swallows
What’s as cute as a bug’s ear? How about hummingbird eyelashes!
Subject: BirdsFocus: Hummingbirds
A Ruby-throated Hummingbird puts on extra weight while feeding in preparation for its long southbound migration.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Hummingbirds
Love how the color of summer goldfinches just radiates through the evening air.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Goldfinches, Songbirds
