Vigilant male house finch (this afternoon)

[Mousetoescamper]

Birds visit my neighbor's holly trees throughout the year. I'm looking forward to the big wave of returning songbirds that usually occurs around May 1.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Beautiful shot, my dear Mousetoescamper!

The details are exquisite.

[Mousetoescamper]

3. Thanks, Peggy!

[Deuxcents]

2. Looks like he's waiting for you! Sure is a handsome guy

[Mousetoescamper]

4. He's at the top of the tree and likely watching for rival males or predators

[FormerOstrich]

5. Beautiful! Great shot!

We call them rusty reds. They frequent our finch socks along with lesser gold finches and warblers.

I love birds!

(except for pigeons)

[Mousetoescamper]

8. Thanks, FormerOstrich!

Rusty reds. That's an apt appellation! Noted for future use.

[calimary]

6. NICE photo. VERY Beautiful!

Thanks for posting this. I look forward to more.

[Mousetoescamper]

9. Thanks and you're welcome, calimary!

[Figarosmom]

7. I got all excited because

"My" cardinal is back and with a family. I loved his song.

That is a really good shot.

[Mousetoescamper]

10. Thanks, Figarosmom!

[Walleye]

11. I love these birds. Beautiful rich color in that shot. We're starting to hear singing before dawn now.

I think at the top of the trees they can see the sunrise coming before we do

[Mousetoescamper]

13. Theirs was the most prominent song here, followed by the cardinals

The chimney swifts have returned and their chattering is constant throughout the day. Like house finches and cardinals, our catbirds are year-round residents, but are active and more vocal now that we're into the nesting season. I hear a mourning dove while I'm typing this.

[AllaN01Bear]

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[Mousetoescamper]

14. Thanks, AllaN01Bear!