Step Into a Birdwatcher’s Paradise. My yard is a haven for a variety of birds. Here are 28 of the frequent flyers you’ll spot in my Northern Virginia Backyard
American goldfinches galore at feeder
Messy male cardinal eating seeds near lantana flowers
Female cardinal perched in tree
Female downy woodpecker eating Bark Butter
Bluebird sitting on fountain
Male cardinal sitting in tree
Black capped chickadee enjoying bark butter
Juvenile red-bellied woodpecker enjoying peanuts
Yellow goldfinch in red chokeberry shrub (Aronia arbutifolia) Northern Virginia Native plant
Black capped Chickadee enjoying sunflower seeds
Mom and juvenile red-bellied woodpeckers in tree
3 woodpeckers eating on the feeder at one time
Yellow goldfinch at bird bath
Mom and Dad bluebird checking out potential bluebird nest box
Female Cardinal side view
Gray Catbird
Carolina Wren at feeder
Bluejay getting peanut
Male cardinal with molting feathers on head
Male and female cardinal enjoying seeds. (Male is bright red and female is pale brown)
Red-bellied woodpecker side view
Robin at feeder. They rarely come to bird feeders so they must be very hungry. Robins are ground feeders. They are omnivores and as such eat insects, worms, berries and fruits.
Song sparrow
Yellow goldfinch eating nyjer seed upside on feeder
Male cardinal at feeder
Male house finch
Many yellow goldfinches eating at once on feeder
Pileated woodpecker eating the bright red berries from a holly tree
Downy woodpecker on tree
Female house finch
Gray catbird at peanut feeder
Red-bellied woodpecker eating sunflower hearts at feeder
Beautiful Robin at feeder. Rare sight
2 Tufted titmouses at feeder
Male downy woodpecker with small red patch on the back of the head
Red-bellied woodpecker
Female bluebird perching on plant hook overlooking deck
Female cardinal on tree during winter snow storm
Female Cardinal on a tree
Female house finch and yellow goldfinch
Grackle side view
Red-bellied woodpecker leaving feeder
Male grackle with iridescent plumage on head
Male grackle with glossy purple head
Robin at peanut feeder
6 Mourning doves on tray feeder
Mourning dove with puffed up chest feathers on back deck. (Male on left with pinkish chest and blue-gray crown, Female on right with dull brown body)
Male caridnal with molted head feathers
Brown-headed cow bird
Carolina wren in feeder
Blue bird eating sunflower hearts at tube feeder. This does not happen often
Male mourning dove with puffed chest. They do this to attract females in Spring or to keep themselves warm.
Tufted titmouse with a sunflower seed in his beek
Bluejay geting a peanut
Male bluebird
Bluebird
Pileated woodpecker on tree
Multiple yellow goldfinches eating nicely for once
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (sorry for the blurry picture)
Male and female cardinal eating
Male cardinal on tray feeder
Male cardinal eating
Bluebird and Carolina wren
Female Bluebird
Bluejay on tray feeder
Wet female Cardinal getting seeds
Perfect bluebird stare
Bluebird flying away from feeder
Bluebird with seeds in beak
