) was snacking on seeds from the birdfeeder in the tree outside my picture window. They are charming little birds that get their name from their "chick-a-dee-dee-dee" call. The bird feeder photos were taken from my living room window through double pane glass. The autofocus on my camera has a hard time focusing on the birds through the window, so those bird photos are not so great!
November 25, 2007 These beautiful birds can be enjoyed only in the late fall and winter in east TN. They are fruit and berry eaters, they are often seen in flocks visiting cedar, holly, and other berry producing bushes and trees. I quickly snapped this photo along a trail at Haw Ridge. The birds get their common name from the small red waxy tips on their wings.
This fledgling Robin is like a teenager going through puberty, it may look a lot like an adult, but it is still a kid! It is beginning to get the rusty brown plumage of the adult, but it still has its' "baby spots" and it has the call of a chick. I photographed this little guy (or gal) sitting on the tree outside my living room window in mid-May 2007. Even at this size, it was calling for food from its' parent.
