In addition to cardinals and blue jays, smaller birds inhabit our backyard and the woods behind us. These birds are colorful, but somewhat shy and not easy to photograph as they never stay still for very long. A bird feeder and seeds spread around do help in attracting them.
Nuthatch
Goldfinch
Woodpecker
Male house finch
Male and female house finches
neihtn 
Stunning bird portraits and such a gentle way to allure them ! The male house finch looks as if it is posing for you ; perfect timing and eye contact, Neihtn !!!
Doda 🙂
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I appreciate your comments, Doda. The birds were cooperative, and their natural colors are what did the trick.
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The couple on the end, Hien … I laughed like anything ! He’s shouting at her “Good grief, woman ! – is that all there IS ?!” and she’s quickly swallowing her last mouthful before he whips ’round and grabs it out of her beak. 😀
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Such imagination, M-R! 🙂 They are a couple, always show up together, and he fights off any other male that tries to come near her. I tried to capture such fights but never could get a shot since they occur in a fraction of a second.
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You’ve become another bird photog. – and that gives me the greatest pleasure !! I didn’t realised how much I love the little darlings until I started blogging and found all of you clever blokes giving us these wonderful shots … THANK YOU !
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I will try not to let you down, M-R. I am not a dedicated birder, just someone who has recently become interested in our feathery friends.
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DELIGHTED to hear it, Hien !! 😀
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Such lovely shots.
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Thank you Pat!
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Beautiful birds and flowers… what a paradise! Thank you for sharing, Neihtn!
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Thanks, Amy!
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How nice that you have such colorful birds in your yard. Great photos!
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We are lucky that there are woods in the back of us. Thanks, Katelon. I am glad you like the photos.
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Beautiful pictures! 🙂
I love how intently the nuthatch is looking down 🙂 I suppose the bird feeder and seeds did the trick!
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I think it was eyeing a sunflower seed on the deck, deciding whether to fly down and pick it up. Thank you for stopping by this blog.
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