Goldfinch among the sunflowers, organic farm garden on property This is how birds got sunflower seeds before backyards had feeders
Male tree swallow in nest box, lower orchard At the tree swallow nest box, male is inside the box.
While I'm standing there, the male shoots out and the female shoots in - super fast exchange - they must be sitting on eggs!
This is as close as I've been able to get to any quail chicks - I've surprised a couple of groups, but they've dispersed so quickly, no photos, alas!
Another squishy worm or caterpillar for the bluebird nest near the house.
Male bluebird delivering meal
There's a violet-green swallow's nest in one of the apple trees, not that far from the house. This is the female sticking her head out. Last year this was a chickadee nest.
Violet-green swallow making a quick escape from nest hole
Violet-green swallow in flight
Pretty sure this is a cooper's hawk Can you see the hawk in this photo?
Perched above the bird feeders in the back yard!
All the small birds were chirping alarm sounds when I was inside the house, and I looked out to see him first on the bird bath.
Then he flew into the trees.