Trail Camera

[Marsha Cassada]

We were not getting any night photos and realized the batteries were too low. Some nice photos once we replaced the batteries! This is a different fox than we saw last year.

 

[Marsha Cassada]

Have not been able to use the camera lately because of the wind--hundreds of pictures of waving grass! We finally had a calm day and there was a ton of bird activity. No new ones, though, but it was fun to see them enjoying the bird bath. Dapper Dan did come up for a sip.

 

[HersheyMint]

He is so cute!!!

 

[Marsha Cassada]

It's been so windy we haven't had the camera turned on. But yesterday it was calm so we were delighted to find some fun pictures this morning. In the one with the cardinal, you can see what Mr Boomer has his eye on.

 

[HersheyMint]

The price for a bath....tell bully robin to chase off the skunk!

 

[Dragon Hill]

Cool!

 

[Marsha Cassada]

More pictures today before the wind got up again and I had to turn it off. We have trapped 8 raccoons; we though they were all gone, but there was another one last night in the bird bath.
I don't know what the little greenish birds are. Help, bird folk?

 

[HersheyMint]

More pictures today before the wind got up again and I had to turn it off. We have trapped 8 raccoons; we though they were all gone, but there was another one last night in the bird bath.
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All are very pretty

 

[Marsha Cassada]

I think the greenish birds are female buntings.

 

[Marsha Cassada]

New visitor!

 

[HersheyMint]

How cool is that!

 

[Dragon Hill]

Oh wow! Magnificent!

 

[Marsha Cassada]

Unfortunately, I think he got the mountain boomer lizard that lived under that flat rock on the bird bath. Nature is ruthless.

 

[Dragon Hill]

Yes it is

 

[Marsha Cassada]

Yay, the mountain boomer must have escaped the owl. Plus an interesting shot of a cardinal in flight. And a bird I'd love help being identified.

 

[MaryFlora]

So enjoy your trail cam photos and am delighted the mountain boomer is still there! The owl is magnificent and the cardinal so pretty, but Dapper Dan is the sweetest!

Is there any possibility the multicolored bird is an escaped small parrot of some sort? Sure is colorful!

 

[Marsha Cassada]

So enjoy your trail cam photos and am delighted the mountain boomer is still there! The owl is magnificent and the cardinal so pretty, but Dapper Dan is the sweetest!

Is there any possibility the multicolored bird is an escaped small parrot of some sort? Sure is colorful!

It is Mr Painted Bunting. Mrs Bunting comes also but she is a subdued olive color. She is in the photo with the two birds I can't identify. They are delightful regular visitors.

 

[betwys1]

It is Mr Painted Bunting. Mrs Bunting comes also but she is a subdued olive color. She is in the photo with the two birds I can't identify. They are delightful regular visitors.

If not a bunting, then possibly an Island or Wild Canary, with two house sparrows.

 

[Dragon Hill]

The fellow with the black bib is a male house sparrow and the other I would guess is his mate. I love the shot of the cardinal flying!

 

[Marsha Cassada]

If not a bunting, then possibly an Island or Wild Canary, with two house sparrows.

Definitely Painted Buntings. We've also had an Indigo Bunting that was passing through.