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[DragonSpeed]

While technically, they fall under 2009 Birds, it's already February so 2010 it is
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I realised that I hadn't gone through a bunch of my photos from a camp with my Scouts back in December.  We were out at Manning Provincial Park, camping in the snow!  It was a great weekend.  Temps were cold, but manageable.  As usual, it didn't take long for the "camp robbers" to come out.  Here are a few of them:

1) Sitting in the tree - considering coming down


2) Moments later this guy would be down eating from a hand.


3) Is a bird in the hand really worth two in the bush?


4) Looking for food


5) Escaping with the goods


6) Not everyone was so happy with them landing


7) One of our venturers posing with a new found friend


I'll have some pictures of actual camp life up later, but the birds are always high on my list.  I hope you enjoyed them!

[Eagleye]

                                                  Downy Woodpecker


                                                 Towee Dark-Eyed Junco

[DragonSpeed]

Your Towhee somehow morphed into a Dark-Eyed Junco (Oregon subvariety)

Cute little Downy.  They are so small (as far as woodpeckers go)

Cheers!

[Eagleye]

Thanks for the info! 

Here is another Dark-Eyed Junco

[DragonSpeed]

Bingo!

Did you know that these guys summer up at 7000' and only come down to the lower altitudes in winter?  They really prefer the colder weather.

[Eagleye]

I managed to get really close this time


Downy Woodpecker

[DragonSpeed]

Nice work on Mr. Downy.  We have a few Downies that come by.  They really do become quite tame almost if you approach them slowly all the time.

[Eagleye]

Thanks. Yeah I crept up on him slowly while taking photos at one point it flew away but then came back 15 minutes later and I managed to get even closer until I made a sudden movement.

[Rodney]

[DragonSpeed]

I love the Pintails... to bad they'll be heading back up to Northern Saskatchewan soon

[marmot]

I love the Pintails... to bad they'll be heading back up to Northern Saskatchewan soon

Yeah me too....they have a cool manner about them too, fits the way they look for some reason.

[DragonSpeed]

It’s always nice when you get visitors on a dull day. I’ve been moping around home with cold for a couple of days now. It’s nice when this guy and gal come to visit:
 
Mr Northern Flicker

 

Mrs Downy Woodpecker

Both birds shot at ISO 1600 @400mm with my Canon 50D.
I just put the Hummingbird feeder out today… let’s see if they start coming by to pose

[Rodney]

From today: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne68KUOk6oQ

[DragonSpeed]

Technically, that's a "Dark Eyed Junco" Oregon subvariety.

Here is one from yesterday:

[DragonSpeed]

My first goldfinches for the year.

They're back!  American Goldfinches:




Also had a hummer to the feeder today, but s/he didn't feel like posing