Wednesday, May 14… one day since my last blog post and more time spent in the yard photographing birds.

First up are a couple of photos of a female Rufous hummingbird just prior to catching a drink on the fly, so to speak.

Next, a visitor that was common last year but which has only recently begun to make appearances this year… a female Wilson’s warbler.  For the record, I also had a male Wilson’s warbler but the photo I obtained of it was only marginal.  And mysteriously, I had at least two, possibly three visits from warblers which passed through the yard without stopping at the water feature.

Possibly to make up for the lack of warbler visits I had a female Brown-headed cowbird visit the water feature.  While I’ve had them in the yard in the past this is the first time I can remember that one came to the water feature. This one even vocalized for me a couple of times!

And finally, a kettle of about eight Turkey vultures passed overhead, giving me a lot of time to take photographs.