One tree

One tree near West 69th street, a photo op.

One kinglet, one yellow rump, one shy redbelly woodpecker.  That kind of makes it easy to get pictures, focus on one at a time.  The most difficult is the tiny kinglet flitting all over the place.

Kinglet morphed into a yellow rump

Back to golden crowned kinglet

Redbelly gets into act, knows I'm there, flirt time.

Back to kinglet

I could have stood and watched for another hour, but my arms were getting tired.  There will be more chance on another day. It's a good tree. Lots of bugs.

Searching

Just one of those days. I'm going to find a kinglet.  Kinglets, kinglets, where are you?

A titmouse is fine.

More yellowrumps, also fine.

Wow!  Super bird, carolina wren preening. This can be the "high" for the day.

Never did find a kinglet. Maybe tomorrow.......
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Quiet Saturday

Quiet Saturday. Few warblers. There seemed to be more birders than birds.

Everyone is eating berries.

Sweet chickadee after bugs.

Observation two ways with hermit

Blue-headed vireo

Must be autumn, brown creeper down on West End Avenue.

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More littles

Mostly little birds shagging bugs....... there's an area for titmice, and phoebes, and yellow rumps.

One kinglet.

The palms coexist with the yellow rumps just fine.

This was a surprise. First time I've used flash-on-camera, a tree-full of bees.

Duck-weed gobbling goose.

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Here's a hoot

At about 3pm Jean e-mailed: Owl in the park!  I grabbed the camera and ran. Work would just have to wait.

Owls know how to take cover.  Sweet long-eared owl surrounded on all sides by leaves, branches, tree trunk.   Visibility almost nil. Blue jays screaming angrily.   I do love peek-a-boo birds. Non-light. Images shot at ISO 1000.  No flash!

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