We are well into November, so here's the new thread!

I'll start off with some beggars at the feeders now that we've had a snowfall!
Blue Jay


Cardinal

Rose breasted Nuthatch

Goldfinch


Here is where we are coming from!
The thread "Bird Photos - October 2018" in Gardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum

I was surprised to see this Male Rose Breasted Grosbeak at my feeder today! I think the Cardinal is a little shocked too!

Too cold to go outside today so I took pictures of my feathered friends!
Female Cardinal


Chickadee


Tufted Titmouse


Downey Woodpecker


Male Cardinal


Male Rose Breasted Grosbeak


Female Cardinal and Chickadee

it doesn't ever work very well to get backlit birds, but he was squawking so loudly at me I took his picture anyway, and fed him
Happy Thanksgiving!

That picture is priceless!

Geese

Jay eating the cat food !

Another snowfall gives me a chance to catch the birds at the feeders...

Junco


Titmouse


Sparrow


Northern Flicker


Red-bellied Woodpecker


Goldfinch and Rose Breasted Nuthatch

Rose1656 said:
Sparrow

A Eurasian Tree Sparrow! You must live in that area of Illinois that has them. I've been keeping an eye out for them since I heard they sometimes are seen in northeastern Illinois too. They were introduced to the US not long after the house sparrow was, but seemingly never took off or became problematic like house sparrows did. I think they are basically just in that one area near of Illinois and just a bit over the Mississippi River to the west. Love the titmouse picture too, I've never seen one at home.

Today I had a first. My first bald eagle seen in many many years and the first ever for me in Illinois, and I saw it from my kitchen window! It was riding the thermals way high up along with a red-tailed hawk. So high that I couldn't even tell what it was without the binoculars. I actually got a photo too, it's a horrible photo being that far away and through a window, but good enough for a record. Last time I saw one was over 20 years ago when I was in Canada, so this was a treat for me.

That photo of the eagle looks pretty good, considering how high it was! You can certainly tell what it is.

In my garden
Common name in Spanish: Benteveo.
(Pitangus sulphuratus)

Congrats Morgan!
we saw one this year in a very weird place to see one and opted not to attempt to get a cell phone shot for the record

Nice Rose! and nice variety too that flicker

Dirt, what type of bird is that one that was squawking at you? Love the pic!

Thanks
That's some kind of scrub jay--had I been on the other side I could have gotten some glistening blue-gray

Yesterday I saw a jay in a serious chase with a red belly sap sucker.
I wish I had a pic. Somebody was mad at something. Any guesses? They are about the same size but the Jay was much more agile. That sap sucker has poked so many holes in my pine tree it looks like it has a case of measles .

molanic said:

A Eurasian Tree Sparrow! You must live in that area of Illinois that has them. I've been keeping an eye out for them since I heard they sometimes are seen in northeastern Illinois too. They were introduced to the US not long after the house sparrow was, but seemingly never took off or became problematic like house sparrows did. I think they are basically just in that one area near of Illinois and just a bit over the Mississippi River to the west.

Be careful what you wish for. I think they're just as bad as the house sparrow around my feeders!

ceci said:

In my garden
Common name in Spanish: Benteveo.
(Pitangus sulphuratus)

And posing for you too!

joannakat said:

And posing for you too!

Yes Joanna. He was on the grass in my garden but when I went for the camera he flew to a tree.