Birds in New Jersey 2015
23 October 2015 - Our winter birds appear
The rarely seen Eastern Plush Cardinal




So tame it will eat out of your hand

Why I use a telephoto lens
Quick... what's that little bird? With a regular 55 mm lens, it's just a blur.

Telephoto lens (250 mm) attached, we're ready.
Our winter visitors return
First sighting of a dark-eyed junco. Welcome back!


Our winter visitors return!
Is that a white-throated sparrow?


Indeed, it's our winter friend, the white-throated sparrow.


Year-round visitor to the water bowls

Early evening bathers.... can you find the six robins in this picture?

The bluejays and the cardinals like the water in this deeper container



December - a little female downy woodpecker >>