Nature pix including a few for your dog (squirrel) and a rare for our area bird (dial up warning)

[Omaha Steve]

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We have our first oriole. An orchard oriole. I've seen him twice. But he hasn't landed on the feeder yet when I've been looking. Humming birds will be here any day. I'll have more photos soon.

Remember I mentioned we have a feeder just for the squirrels and they get one ear of corn a day? http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027764737#post20

These photos show one taking it back to the nest. Caught this by accident.







I took these through the patio door. I didn't want to scare the poor thing so I didn't get the shot of it jumping over to the tree from the fence.


Originally I was shooting through the fence. Autofocus keep focusing on the fence. Then it flew up over the fence and landed on the flower on this side. What a ham.


Remember the snow photo and the finches had no color?


Winter lack of color shot.


Three years ago we had two close up photos of a male Black-headed Grosbeak below.


Marta has been so sick we don't have the birdcam up yet. Here is a female Black-headed Grosbeak next to the Cardinal. She is a couple hundred miles east of her range.


A couple finches waiting their turn above the feeder.