It's spring migration time, which is very exciting here in Florida . . . all sorts of pretty, interesting migrators come through the state, including stops in my backyard along the way. I haven't seen the painted buntings or indigo buntings in a couple seasons now, unfortunately. But still, between the usual moochers and the passers-by, backyard birding is pretty awesome!
Palm Warblers like S Florida, like human snow birds do . . . I see just a few, very briefly as they migrate far north for summer. I was very lucky to catch this fellow in a natural setting!
Common year-round in W and E states (excluding Florida), I rarely see house finches, but it seems a scraggler shows up each year at this time. Above is the purple male, below is the female.
American Goldfinches pass through very briefly, in groups . . .
A female red-winged blackbird seems to show up both during winter and spring migration. I've seen a male most winters, very briefly, as well.
E Bluebirds are here year-round, and have become regular visitors to my mealworm feeder . . .
A female downy woodpecker, being photo-bombed by a mourning dove. The male appears too; one or the other comes to the block of suet. Supposedly here year-round, but I only see them in spring / early summer.
Carolina Wren amongst the bottlebrush blossoms that the squirrels have broken off and discarded from the tree . . . the wrens are here year-round. They like to flit around low to the ground, but do come to my feeders for the mealworm.
This is NOT a normal sight, ha! White ibises in a pine tree in a neighbor's yard. When we get a lot of rain and puddles form in front and back yards, they come around foraging for live grub in the grass and muck. This little flock did come down to our yard. Ibises do pass through on foot once in awhile, again, after rainfall (below) . . .
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