For those of you who read my blog on a regular basis you know I enjoy photographing birds. Yesterday I was sitting at the desk working on the laptop and noticed what I first thought was a crow on one of my birdfeeders. When it turned a bit I could see the markings on its wings and knew exactly what it was. I watched throughout the day and saw several of these beautiful birds visiting the feeders. Later in the afternoon I was outside working and could hear them singing in the trees. When we lived in Pennsylvania I saw these birds all the time but had never seen them anywhere else until yesterday. Below is one of the photos I took thru my window. I wish I could have gotten a picture when their wings were out more so you can see the bright orange and yellow coloring of bands on the wings.
