Grosbeak Enjoyment
Ah, this is the life: sipping a tasty cup of shade grown coffee while digiscoping a rose breasted grosbeak in gorgeous light:
Mr. Neil has several grosbeaks at the feeders this year--and they are feeding the entire summer long. There have been no orioles nesting this year, but the abundance of rose-breasted grosbeaks more than make up for it. The are becoming braver and more tolerant at the feeders. Typically, they feed off of the trays on safflower and sunflower, but this summer they are feeding quite comfortably on the perches of tube feeders.
Check this out! The dude is hanging upside down just like goldfinches do on an upside down finch feeder--clever boy! Actually, this feeder isn't an upside down feeder, just a copper Aspects tube feeder, so this grosbeak is hanging upside down and leaning back to feed out of a port that's behind him...do you suppose there was a lady grosbeak nearby he was trying to impress? I never cease to be amazed at the adaptability of birds.
I just love this shot--true to grosbeak form, he's cracking a sunflower and you see the little seed husks exploding all around that massive bill. Love it.
Mr. Neil has several grosbeaks at the feeders this year--and they are feeding the entire summer long. There have been no orioles nesting this year, but the abundance of rose-breasted grosbeaks more than make up for it. The are becoming braver and more tolerant at the feeders. Typically, they feed off of the trays on safflower and sunflower, but this summer they are feeding quite comfortably on the perches of tube feeders.
Check this out! The dude is hanging upside down just like goldfinches do on an upside down finch feeder--clever boy! Actually, this feeder isn't an upside down feeder, just a copper Aspects tube feeder, so this grosbeak is hanging upside down and leaning back to feed out of a port that's behind him...do you suppose there was a lady grosbeak nearby he was trying to impress? I never cease to be amazed at the adaptability of birds.
I just love this shot--true to grosbeak form, he's cracking a sunflower and you see the little seed husks exploding all around that massive bill. Love it.Labels: digiscoping
posted by birdchick at 8:02 AM
9 Comments:
Here in NM, we dream of seeing a rose breasted grosbeak on our feeders! Thanks for sharing the great pics!
Nice pictures. I just looked it up and they are suppose to be in our area in the summertime but I have never seen one. They are beautiful birds.
That last picture is amazing!! They're in the woods up at Hasty Brook this summer but I've only ever seen them passing through in the spring here in the Cities.
How lucky to have grosbeaks all summer. We had seven of them stay around our feeders for almost two weeks this spring. What a joy they are. We were sorry to see them move on. Great shots!
I've been lucky enough to have a pair at my feeders this year. The male is getting brave enough to wait on my shepherd's pole while I've got the feeder in the shed to refill it.
Love your blog, and your digiscope pics are amazing.
Oh, he's beautiful! Love your pictures. So nice to see a rose breasted grosbeak! I'm pretty sure that I saw an evening grosbeak last month at my grandma's feeder, and then we have a pair of black headed grosbeaks that are starting to be regulars. So much fun!! :D
Nice action shot of the Grosbeak!-It makes the bird look very powerful.
That last picture is fantastic! I can hear the snap of that seed splintering...Shows what happens to fingers when you have them in the hand, too...(Ha ha, just kidding--no missing fingers from grosbeaks yet. :) )
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