Feeding the Chickadees!

Kelly and I decided to try to
feed the Chickadees. If the feeder is empty for a day then they will come directly to your hand to get some seeds! They are a little scared around Kelly and don't stay long, she moves when they come at her, but they will sit on my fingers watching me for a few seconds before taking a seed and flying away!

More Dominican birds...

I finally managed to identify
this bird with the help of a friend on the bird forum. This is a Greater Antillean Oriole. Thanks Peter!






I thought this was a
Gray Kingbird but Peter suggested it looked more like a Loggerhead Kingbird...






Joan found this little bird.
It is called a Spotted Sandpiper.

More Dominican Republic birds...

I finally got a picture of one of
these! It did not have as many different songs as the one I heard around my house this summer but at least I got some pictures! This is a Northern Mockingbird.




There were many of these around. They are called Palmchats.









There were a few of these at the resort. They were hopping around on the ground most of the time. This is a Red-Legged Thrush.









A little different from the Mourning Dove. It has a white line along its wings. It also sings differently than the Mourning Dove. This is a White-Winged Dove.

Not in my backyard but...

I just got back from a week
in the Dominican Republic with my mom and sister. I got to see a few new birds! This little guy is called a Bananaquit.






This is a Hispaniolan Woodpecker.
There were quite a few of these around the resort.











This is a Hispaniolan Lizard Cuckoo.
I only saw this bird once.











I only got a quick glimpse of
this bird! It flew across the sky as I took pictures of something else. I just managed to get this picture before it disappeared behind the trees. It is a female Magnificent Frigatebird.