Peggy C's photos with the keyword: backyard birds

The dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) is the best-known species of the juncos, a genus of small grayish American sparrows. .. dark eyed Junco with pink beak .. on the deck enjoying Brunch (c) All Rights Reserved en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark-eyed_junco

- taken through the kitchen window ... - plan on more shots of this fellow ~ (c) PeggyC `13 - from Cornell Lab of Ornithology / All About Birds website - "The Purple Finch is the bird that Roger Tory Peterson famously described as a “sparrow dipped in raspberry juice.” For many of us, they’re irregular winter visitors to our feeders, although these chunky, big-beaked finches do breed in northern North America and the West Coast. Separating them from House Finches requires a careful look, but the reward is a delicately colored, cleaner version of that red finch. Look for them in forests, too, where you’re likely to hear their warbling song from the highest parts of the trees." THEY ARE BACK !

then, perch for a bit .. we have juvenile Cardinals flying each afternoon from one tree to the fence ... wherever the spirit moves them .. took this through glass in the sunroom .. Dad Cardinal was just out of sight .. © All Rights Reserved

more trenches dug .. old pipes discovered .. black flexible is new and hooked to the downspout for now .. old clay pipe cut into 10' lengths .. think we found an old irriation pipe used back when this area was an orange grove .. fascinating .. will get over to that area and get a shot of it! ©SD All Rights Reserved SOOC

he was pecking away at the grapefruit, so I ran to get the camera .. still there when I went out in the sunroom, he was still trying to get some goodies .. he flew away just after this shot, taken through the screening .. looks like a juvenile to me, but suggestions, etc are welcome! © All Rights Reserved SOOC