back yard birds Archives • Into the Light Adventures

Edgar and Flicker, those sound like names of horses, but alas they are two birds who visit my backyard. My sister was here visiting a few weeks ago and The Raven came to say hello. I told her his name is Chuck, but she said he is definitely an Edgar, you know, Edgar Allan Poe. How do I know he is a raven, his beak is bigger and curvy, compared to a crow.

I said ok, he is now called Edgar, I know him by sight, because he has a small chip in his lower beak,

This is a Northern Flicker, she has a nest in a nearby tree. I have a small dirt pile on the ground she visits regularly. Finding food for her young ones. She does not sit still very long, she is a busy mom or dad. 🤔

Edgar and Flicker

by Sandra J

The Female Pine Grosbeak

By Sandra | January 28, 2021

The Female Pine Grosbeak, I had just a couple more photos showing a little bit more of the female Pine Grosbeak, just as beautiful as the male, showing her golden crown and soft gray body.

Males are normally more colorful in the bird world. But I think the females have a softer beauty that makes them shine.

So, as of this year I have photographed 3 of the 7 kinds of Grosbeaks.

Below is the Evening Grosbeak Male.

Female Evening Grosbeak

And the Rose Breasted Grosbeak

The other 4 Grosbeaks are;

Crimson Grosbeak – Found mostly in Mexico
Blue Grosbeak – Found in most area of the States
The Black Headed Grosbeak – Found mostly out west, Canada & Mexico
Yellow Grosbeak – Also found in Mexico

The 4 photos above, I just took off the internet, but someday I may take a photo of them myself. That is the fun part of Bird Photography, one just never knows what we will see when we stop to enjoy nature.

by Sandra J