Here are a few birds I've spotted before the summer solstice for #featheredfriday by @melinda010100
Here is a somewhat mysterious juvenile bird of some sort. It let me get pretty close and I can tell it isn't fully filled out with feathers.
It is also rather large so I'm guessing this might be a juvenile female meadow lark as I can see a hint of yellow on its throat.
Here is another mystery bird. I'm guessing it is a warbler of some sort. It kind of resembles a pine warbler but it is much too large and the beak is too thick to be one. I also guessed a palm warbler but they have a bit of pattern on their breast with a reddish brown cap. This guy was about the size of a yellow-rumped warbler maybe I caught one with bright colors or mid transition.
Here is a female red-winged blackbird in the prairie grasses gathering nest material.
I know this one very well, a blue gray gnat catcher. These are very tiny little birds barely larger than a hummingbird.
I spotted a fledgling sparrow as well still begging for food from the parents and learning how to take dust baths.
Here is another sparrow gathering nesting material, probably for a second brood of chicks.
Next I saw some kingbirds in an evergreen tree.
At first I thought they were Eastern Phoebes but then noticed the white edges on the tail feathers.
The beak shape of Eastern Kingbirds is also thicker than Phoebes. These guys are good to have around to eat all the pesky insects.
That's all :-) Happy #featheredfriday
wonderful captures !
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Great photos as always!👍
Thanks :-) the birds are really out this year.
AN excellent collection of lovely birds!