Birds, birds, birds!

So okay, I said I hadn't seen any Rose Breasted Grosbeaks and lo and behold, I went outside and saw a male Grosbeak at the feeders. I haven't seen any females but as they don't look anything like the males, I am not suprised. The females look kind of like large Sparrows but with the telltale grosbeak-hence the name. I guess she looks the most like a brown Cardinal.

But wait, it got even better. I ran and grabbed my camera and while waiting for the Grosbeak to come back, two Warblers landed on the feeders. Now there I was trying to hold the camera steady and get good pictures. It used to be that I had my feeders on the other side of the house where I could get some close shots without them being able to see me but that particular spot gave the advantage to me and the cats so I had to move the feeders. Now its a rare thing for the cats to catch a bird and since they had to run a bit to get them to where they want to 'play' with them, 99 percent of the few that they do snag are freed quickly. I guess I will have to try using my tripod but I don't know that it will fit in the garden window! It's already far enough away without moving it back 3 feet! So this is a picture of a Prothonatory Warbler, I know I have to tell you that because its not a great picture!

I took pictures of the male Bluebird in the Pecan tree, don't know yet if you can even see him. I'd love to get a good shot of a Bluebird because they are so pretty. I haven't seen any Indigo Buntings at my feeders yet. They aren't feeder birds normally but birds are adaptable so I am guessing that these have learned that easy meals are to be had there if one doesn't mind all the 'traffic'. I have about a dozen at my feeders for the past two summers.