Visitors To The Birdbath

Every now and then I like to set the BirdCam in front of the ground level birdbath.  It's fun to see what shows up.  I like this first picture of a chipmunk, looking right at the camera.

Chipmunk

Rabbit

Lessor Goldfinch

Chipmunks

Rabbit

Mourning Doves

Squirrel

A Juvenile Pair of Hooded Orioles!

The BirdCam took some pictures of a pair of juvenile Hooded Orioles at the feeder.

Hooded Oriole

Hooded Oriole

Hooded Oriole

Hooded Oriole

Here is the BirdCam and feeder setup, seen from the balcony.

BirdCam and Oriole Feeder

Hummingbirds at the Feeder

Here are a few pictures from the BirdCam, of some Hummingbirds at the feeder.

BirdCam on the Birdbath

Yesterday afternoon I set the BirdCam up in front of the birdbath, just to see who visits. A raccoon, house finch, western scrub-jay and a mourning dove stopped by for a drink of water. 

Raccoon

Raccoon

House Finch

Western Scrub-Jay

Western Scrub-Jay

Mourning Dove

Mourning Dove

I was wondering what the Oriole was 'crowing' about and then I saw the next picture.

Hooded Oriole

Hooded Oriole

The males don't like to share, meanwhile it's not a problem with the ladies.

Hooded Oriole

Hooded Oriole

The hummingbirds show up once the Hooded Orioles are done.

Lazuli Bunting Video

After photographing the Lazuli Bunting with the digital SLR, I set up the Birdcam in front of their favorite feeder.

Lazuli Bunting

Oriole with lunch!

The BirdCam took a picture of this Oriole with a bug in its beak!

Hooded Oriole with a bug

This Oriole feeder is outside the living room and gets a lot of activity from Orioles and Hummingbirds.  The BirdCam took the following pictures of these Orioles.

Hooded Oriole

Hooded Oriole

Hooded Oriole

Hooded Oriole

Hooded Oriole

A Light Night Drink!

We haven't seen the little skunk "Pepe Le Pew" in the last four days.  However last night the BirdCam took a picture of him taking a drink at 3:56 in the morning.

Skunk

More Orioles at the feeder

Hooded Oriole,

Here's a one minute and twenty one second video of  several Orioles at the nectar feeder.

Hooded Oriole,

Dueling Hummingbirds

The BirdCam caught these two Hummingbirds at the nectar feeder.

The Black-headed Grosbeaks have arrived

The Black Headed-Grosbeaks have arrived and they have been here for a couple of weeks.  There appear to be about a half dozen pairs coming and going to the bird feeders.  They really like this feeder as it has a mix of premium finch seeds and safflower seeds.

Here is an interesting fact, these are one of the few birds that can safely eat the poisonous monarch butterfly.

Black-headed Grosbeaks, male near the camera and female in the back.

Below is a short video of a male Black-headed Grosbeak flying to the feeder and hanging on for the ride!

Scrub Jay figures out Oriole Feeder!

This Western Scub-Jay has figured out out how to drink out of the Oriole feeder.  It helps that I had filled the feeder to the brim.

You can see this bird drinking in the video.

First Oriole for 2012!

I've had the BirdCam set up in front of this feeder for two weeks, waiting for the Orioles to arrive.  This afternoon the BirdCam videoed the first Oriole to show up in the garden.  No other pictures of Orioles, just this one video. 

A Surprise Guest in the Birdbath!

This Lessor Goldfinch has a surprise guest in the birdbath!

More activity in the birdbath

Here is a White-Crowned Sparrow getting a morning drink out of the birdbath.

White-Crowned Sparrow

A Lessor Goldfinch and two House Finches.

Lessor Goldfinch on left and two House Finches on right.

And I can always count on a Scrub-Jay to visit the birdbath.

Townsend's Warbler in the birdbath

Townsend's Warblers winter in Santa Barbara and here is one visiting the birdbath.

Townsend's Warbler

Townsend's Warbler

Here is a 39 second video.