Back yard wildlife

[unclewhit]

Hey folks,
I may have to find a new place to shoot for a while. We have a new neighbor taking up residence in one of our avacado trees.



A hummingbird!!! I guess it's not too much  trouble to take my practice to the range, instead of the back yard.

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Marvellous photos of a wonderful little animal - thank you!

[jacobsladder]

uncle whit.....mother nature at work..gotta love her!

[Zbone]

Had wood ducks nest in woodpecker hole in a beech tree in my yard this year. Flushed the hen duck setting while mowing the grass, but never got witness to the ducklings bail out of the hole. Is a long jump too of about 30 feet, would have been neat to see.

[Killdeer]

I have two nesting birds on my route, flushing from the mailboxes as I pull up. One is a house wren, the other a Carolina. Later in the season I will be shooing the snakes off the roads.

Stopped yesterday and moved a painted turtle from the middle of a suburban tract-house street. There are deer all over, and I identify the birds along the way by their calls. Makes life so much nicer having my friends around while I work!

Killdeer  

[Brian Krebs]

Where I live I have seen that hummingbird nests are made of-or with: spider webs  - does that look like what this one you took a picture of did ?

[turkey522]

Thanks for sharing,never seen a Hummingbird on a nest before.

Terry

[Killdeer]

I've seen the ruby-throats pulling cattail down out of the heads in spring, to use in their nests. Spider web seems a natural, as they can stick other stuff to it for camouflage. Awesome little birds!

Killdeer

[4runr]

We have the beautiful orange and black Baltimore Orioles nesting in one of our Maples just outside the back door. I enjoy their throaty calls.

[JEFF B]

thats just way to cool unclewhit