Hi All! This Sepia Saturday I'll be showing some photos of the wild birds that I've captured on my cameras. Most of these were taken in my yard and surroundings here and others in my wanderings around. This pretty female Cardinal stopped by the bird feeder for a meal of safflower seed. Cardinals love safflower seed and most other birds do not so if you love Cardinals then you may want to put that in your bird feeders.
These next two photos are of a Robin that was resting on the fence in the front of my yard. If you look closely at the first photo then you may notice some little spots on the Robin. They are raindrops as it was raining outside when I took them.
How about some seagulls from the pond at Bynum Run in Harford County, Maryland...
...or a duck on the water at Loch Raven Reservoir in Baltimore County, Maryland!
Hmmm...what can I say about this Blue Jay? It's pretty and I say "it" because the male and female are almost identical. The male is slightly larger so good luck trying to figure out which is which..lol. I love seeing their colors but, honestly, the ones around here tend to be quite the bullies. I've decided that I will not and can not encourage them into my yard anymore. They are not only bullies to other birds but are also bullies to the cats and humans.
Here ia a wonderful opposite to the "bully' bird and that is the Mourning Dove. It is known as the Mourning Dove from the mournful cooing sound that they make. You may also know them as Turtle Doves.
This is my last photo and it may look like two male Cardinals but it's only one! I thought it would be fun to flip the photo and put it into a collage. I'm pretty happy with how it came out and I hope you like it too! 馃挅
Thank you 
If you would like to see my photos in color then I'll be showing them in color in an upcoming post in #featheredfriends!
