Photo, (very poor, sorry!), of one of last year's juvenile Cooper's to hatch and grow here with three siblings.
Miracle of miracles- the mom, (I'm presuming,) has managed to nest under my very nose and has 3 new white downed babies!
Talk about a cure for depression!!!

As I usually only check out the Birds! line, I'm pretty happy and the photos and count results soothe my soul.
Is there any one entity or person to whom Iay say thank you? I also include the merry multitude of posters who share their many successes and few mishaps.
If this fits you, thank you!!!

When Robin was still acquiring her plumage. And yes, she's mad. I ran out of waxworms!

Downy's for catching your interest!
I've a query I've considered for a few years. Does anyone know if Grackles and/or Redwings attack and eat the brains if sparrows and finches?
I've seen Grackles make feints at smaller birds under feeders, seen corpses, but no actual killing.
Has anyone seen this?

This meme shows a T. rex in the clouds, speaking to a domestic hen at the right. The text reads, "remember who you are!"

A temporary houseguest, though I didn't catch her name. Lovely manners, though.

I was finally able to catch some poor shots of the Eurasian Collared Doves that had visted our feeders late in 2022 and summer of 2023. I was elated, but our local Audubon group just yawned. Unfortunately, they've not been seen or heard since that fall.
Cats, I believe.

Found these visitors on my calla lilies a few years ago, and thought, "how pretty!" Accidentally brushed against one, then turned the air blue with X rated words!

My pardons for the light; she's really much darker than this.
Taken this past fall. #addBirder

This was from summer last year. Sorry for the poor quality, but I use my phone and usually while I'm watching the bird, not the view-finder! I love Downeys!

Is this shot better?

Had to get these with my phone through a smudged window. It's one of four fledgling Cooper's that I saw raised last year!