JRVZ9928, originally uploaded by GvilleRick.
A male cardinal appears to be guarding the back yard. We continue to have a number of different birds visiting as we move into summer. The cardinals chase each other around the yard and the doves continue to coo from the power lines around the area. I haven’t seen the hummingbirds much the last several days and wonder if they are nesting.
JRVZ8716, originally uploaded by GvilleRick.
I posted a photo back in April of a Ruby Throated Hummingbird. I’ve seen a couple more since then but only in the last couple of days have I seen then return regularly. This morning I shot one through the window in the living room and then went out and took several from the front porch. This afternoon I watched for quite a while and got shots from the porch and from behind the feeder. One even swooped down at me when I was adjusting the feeder. This shot was taken this morning. More are available on my Flickr site. Click on the image to jump there.
JRVZ3645, originally uploaded by GvilleRick.
For some time now we have seen male and female cardinals flying around the yard and into the holly outside our front window. The last couple of days I have taken several shots of them but this afternoon I was able to get some shots of the female on the pole holding our hummingbird feeder and this shot as she entered the bush to work on the nest that is inside. Our cat was watching through the window and it drove him crazy. More shots are on my Flickr site.
JRVZ2921, originally uploaded by GvilleRick.
Last night I picked up my camera and was heading out the door to shoot a softball game. I went into the living room and this guy laned on the support for the hummingbird feeder and posed for me. I knew he may not stay long so I shot quickly and didn’t get a chance to check settings very closely so the ISO is set to 1600. I was still pretty pleased with the way the shot came out.
