Lesley, I'm so glad you decided to shoot the birds with Nifty after all. These are great shots that cheer me up! I love them and wish I could Like them many times over!
LevinadeRuijter I'm a bloody goody two-shoes!  22,948 posts Gallery: 457 photos Best ofs: 12 Likes: 15518 Joined Sep 2008 Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands, EU More info | Lesley, I'm so glad you decided to shoot the birds with Nifty after all. These are great shots that cheer me up! I love them and wish I could Like them many times over! Wild Birds of Europe: https://photography-on-the.net …showthread.php?p=19371752
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joayne Cream of the Crop  More info | May 22, 2019 12:04 | #14027 just whistle wrote in post #18864500  Adult male Bullock's Oriole 
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May 22, 2019 12:53 | #14028 joayne wrote in post #18865628 Wonderful Series, Lesley! Love the behavior bird shots! I get Hooded Orioles at my Hummingbird feeders, they are very easily spooked and hard to photograph, so you know you did a great job with the Nifty! Thank you so much, Joayne. I knew I had to at least try, lol. We had 4" of snow overnight on Monday. Yesterday it was cloudy and damp and that really brought out the birds. We had over 75 visits to the hummingbird and oriole feeders throughout the day, with a flock of Western Tanagers and the Bullock's orioles. It was amazing! We've never had more than one or two tanagers before! This morning we counted 10 at one time in the yard. Crazy! I should have taken some shots with Nifty but maybe I'll catch a couple this afternoon. Lesley
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May 22, 2019 12:54 | #14029 Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #18864520 Lesley, I'm so glad you decided to shoot the birds with Nifty after all. These are great shots that cheer me up! I love them and wish I could Like them many times over! I'm glad they cheer you up, that's how I feel about them, too. Lesley
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May 22, 2019 16:29 | #14030 I managed to get a few shots with Nifty this afternoon. Keep in mind these are cropped a bit. The snow has melted, and the bushes and trees are springing back up. No damage in our yard that we've noticed, other trees nearby were not as lucky.  Image hosted by forum (978654) © just whistle [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff. Tanager in midflight, female oriole and house finch on feeder  Image hosted by forum (978655) © just whistle [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff. Lesley
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May 22, 2019 16:33 | #14031 Thanks for looking!  Image hosted by forum (978656) © just whistle [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff. Female tanager in flight, oriole and finches on feeder  Image hosted by forum (978657) © just whistle [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff. Lesley
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itsallart Cream of the Crop  More info | May 22, 2019 21:30 | #14032 just whistle wrote in post #18865742 Thanks for looking!  Male tanager, female oriole, house finch 
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LevinadeRuijter I'm a bloody goody two-shoes! 22,948 posts Gallery: 457 photos Best ofs: 12 Likes: 15518 Joined Sep 2008 Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands, EU More info | You have some really beautiful birds visiting your yard, Lesley. Sweet shots. Wild Birds of Europe: https://photography-on-the.net …showthread.php?p=19371752
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joayne Cream of the Crop More info | May 23, 2019 11:24 | #14034 Those Tanagers! joayne Contribute to POTN | Worldwide Photo Week
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May 29, 2019 08:45 | #14035 itsallart wrote in post #18865869 Glad to hear that your trees didn't get damaged, Lesley. The birds are very pretty and colorful. Thanks for sharing. Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #18866074 You have some really beautiful birds visiting your yard, Lesley. Sweet shots. joayne wrote in post #18866091 Those Tanagers! I've only ever seen but one, once!! I have the Hooded Orioles mostly year round now. That started about 2 years ago. Hummingbirds I have year round and some migrators come through. You got some great shots. You got snow, we got rain, snow in the mountains and hail west of us.. We still have only hit 100° once so far this year... Unusual isn't it! Thank you! This past week has been quite memorable. We're still having the tanagers, I'm surprised they haven't moved on yet but the weather has been much cooler than usual. The mountain areas had Winter Weather warnings yesterday. Lesley
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May 31, 2019 13:17 | #14036 Better late than never! Nifty attended the last day of the spring bird banding at the Audubon Center at Chatfield today. We had very nice weather, and saw 5 or 6 birds banded. One Gray catbird, one Swainson's thrush, and the rest were Yellow warblers.  Image hosted by forum (980243) © just whistle [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff.  Image hosted by forum (980244) © just whistle [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff. Lesley
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May 31, 2019 13:22 | #14037 My husband is holding the the yellow warbler, who appears quite content to stay there until Meredith tipped his hand and the bird flew off into the nearby trees.  Image hosted by forum (980245) © just whistle [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff. Tools of the trade, labeled according to band size, I think. I forgot to ask!   Image hosted by forum (980246) © just whistle [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff. Lesley
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May 31, 2019 13:25 | #14038 This is a Swainson's thrush  Image hosted by forum (980247) © just whistle [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff. The banders collect the birds from the mist nets and return them in these little cloth bags that keeps them safe and quiet until they are ready to be banded.  Image hosted by forum (980248) © just whistle [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff. Lesley
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May 31, 2019 13:28 | #14039 Measuring for the correct band size for this Gray catbird.  Image hosted by forum (980249) © just whistle [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff. Checking on the condition of the Yellow warbler's wings.  Image hosted by forum (980250) © just whistle [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff. Lesley
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May 31, 2019 13:37 | #14040 What tiny wings you have!  Image hosted by forum (980255) © just whistle [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff. Placing the band on the Gray catbird's leg.  Image hosted by forum (980256) © just whistle [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff. And that is a wrap for the Spring banding of 2019! Meredith and her crew also do a Fall migration banding at Barr Lake State Park. Barr Lake is a well-known birding hotspot and we hope to see her this fall. As always, thanks for looking! If there are any of you out there thinking about hosting US Nifty in the near future, please sign up! It is so much fun to do this, and hosting really gives you an excuse to get out and about. Lesley
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The orioles stay here through the summer to nest, and then they bring their young to our feeders. It's pretty cool to watch! We're even seeing more hummingbird action than ever before.