Back to birds

Some of the wildlife spotted in my yard recently.

Dark-eyed Junco

Oregon Junco

 

 

Merlin (Falco columbarius), rarest bird I’ve seen here

Magic anti-gravity bird

The last one is a bit of fun: I just happened to snap the shutter when the bird’s wings were in, making it appear to hover above the branches. I haven’t been able to get a clear shot of this one yet to identify it: always too far and in bad light to get decent colour. There are two of them that like to visit this particular pine tree.

The pair of unknowns

Silhouette of the mystery bird (very distant image)

Maybe one day the sun will shine when I’m out with the Nikon and these birds will be properly lit.