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Winter birds by Princess Lil Belle--for Chris
Mom says she saw you griping in another thread about
people being stingy with their bird pics this winter. Well, I'm here to prove to you that English Setters are the most generous s on the planet. I stole the camera and set up near the feeders, asking all my birdy buddies to pose nicely for you... and they did!!!!! Ms Hairy Woodpecker:
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Ms Red-bellied Woodpecker came for a chat and stayed for a little suet, too:
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Pastor Dove stayed only long enough for a portrait
before flying off to attend to his ministry: Mr Purple Finch flew in to see what all the activity was about and stuck around to exchange some gossip with those busybodies, the Chickadees.
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beautiful pictures Hazel oops I mean lil Belle
it's nice to see someone following in their mothers footstep and admiring birdies, and taking pictures to show everyone
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As always, I found the chickadees to be quite entertaining--
especially when they yelled at mom for letting the suet cage go empty! The Seed Feeder was still full, though--fun to watch them flutter! And of course, they sing nice, too!
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Those are awesome shots ....great job you did, Lil Belle.
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Oooops, I should have known that your mom wasn't finished.
Amazing shot of the fluttering chickadee. |
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me too rainbow
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The Blue Jay Clan came down for pictures--they're such hams!
But they're so darn LOUD!!!! My tender ears twitch when they're talking to me. You daren't tell them that, though, or they get mad and won't talk anymore
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And then, of course, there were the shy Birds that didn't want to cooperate at all.
But my mom says Chris will just keep griping till she sees 'em all, so here ya go: And, in a whole different category--marauding Toms. They were too fun to pass up! I chased them away!
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"Hey, Lil Belle, bring the camera! There's another bird out here!!!"
"Hmmm.... Never mind, Lil Belle! That doesn't look like a finch to me, Ms Macie!" The End No more griping now, Chris
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omd, those pics look huge
Hmmmm...Chris, I hope you're able to download them!
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excellent photo's Lil Belle, love the purple finch and the blue jays.
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Glad you enjoyed Lil Belle's contribution to Chris's addiction!
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I love the purple finches, aslan...but for some reason, just this male and one other have been to the feeders since the snow fell in December. I think they're all over at the in-laws.
The blue jays, on the other hand, were cooperating extraordinarily well for Lil Belle--they're much more skittish if I'm trying to take pics
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me impatient!!!??? you must be thinking of someone else
I have patients of a saint
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Why thank you Princess Lil Belle, that is mighty caring of you
Great pics Hazel, thankyou for taking pity on me......I wasn't griping sorta kinda just happened to mention it Two beefs tho'..........I don't get Red Bellied Woodpeckers, nor do I hardly ever see Purple Finches let alone in winter Your new camera Hazel takes wonderful photos, the wing flutter of the chickies is remarkable Do you have more |
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Nope...you and Lil Belle just tapped me out...at least of good ones. I'm sure there will be more as the season progresses, though. I'm not as bad as I used to be, but I'm still snappin' lots of pics. Not now, though...gotta run! See you!
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I love your blue jays ....they're so much prettier than the stellar jays we get here.
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I think stellar jays are pretty and blue jays are a little drab... I guess it's all what you're used to. Everything else looks exotic!
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I'll trade ya and I bet if we took a vote close to everyone would pick the blue jay as prettier. ....
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Well, ya gotta find a prettier picture Don't make madame hazel come out and take one for you... (insert :toe-tapping: smiley here)
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Do you have gray jays out there, rainbow? I think gray jays are really pretty, too!
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Great shots Lil Belle That's the first time I've seen a Purple Finch
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I think I posted some closer up shots of a purple finch in a prior thread, growler. I'd check, but I'm having problems with pics again today (So what else is new, eh? )
But I think there's a close-up in here: http://www.pets.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=66694 They're so pretty!
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Sorry, I looked again and there ain't no prettier pics, the stellar jay can't be made any prettier than that ..... http://www.pbase.com/tgrey/jay_stellers Nope ....we don't get any pretty jays here. |
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Do you have scrub jays? They're pretty, too!
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Nope ...we only ever see the stellar jays here.
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The Downy Woodpeckers are cute too.
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