The bird migration through my yard had seemed to grind to a halt until the Grosbeaks arrived about a week ago. I was happy to see them as I didn't have any last year at all. As is often the case, I was easily outwitted in my attempts to position myself for a decent capture of these beauties. I was afraid that the only capture I would be able to obtain was the one just below taken from across my backyard. A first time capture for me, but woefully documentary at best.
When this male showed up at the "feeding stump" last night I decided to swallow my pride, jack up the ISO, and shoot through the sliding glass door. Only 1 image out of 7-8 turned out to be good enough to share. I've taken some artistic license in order to clean it up, but have included an unedited crop for the purists.
And the original......I think you can see why I cleaned it up a bit.
In addition, I was able to document the arrival of the first female Ruby-throated Hummingbird earlier this month (04/02) as she attempted to feed on a blooming tree in my backyard. She caught me by surprise and I was only able to muster these images....more to come later I'm sure.
Thank you for having a look at these and as usual all comments are welcomed.
