1-2-3 Cute As Can Be – #42
Birds come in all shapes and sizes, but the little ones surely do treat us to their cuteness! Some are coming, some are leaving, and it always entertaining to watch those that stay year-round.
Common Yellowthroat (male, welcome back!)
American Goldfinch (male, year-round resident)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (aka, Butter-Butt; leaving very soon)
Pine Warbler (welcome back!)
Swamp Sparrow (leaving very soon)
Carolina Wren (year-round resident, building a nest in a pot on my back porch)
Purple Finch (just recently left)
Savannah Sparrow (just recently left)
Bay Photos by Donna 
I like how you keep tabs on your boarding house residents!
Thanks, Bob! My morning walks keep me in the loop on who’s doing what, lol. I’ve got my eye on quite a few nests, including House Finches on my front porch and several in yard. 😉 Love is in the air! 😁
Impressive collection of really nice images !
Thanks, Ted!
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Seriously cute
Thank you, Sheree!
Yep, they all win for cuteness, with a lot of color thrown in. But the one you will watch the most? I suspect it’s the Carolina Wren that has moved in. I’ll be expecting to see family photos as the year progresses, Donna!
Thanks, Curt! I’ve got my eye on quite a few nests in my yard, including the House Finches on the front porch, Eastern Bluebirds in the nestbox, two bushes with Northern Mockingbirds and Cardinals, the Osprey on my neighbor’s platform, Mallards on the pond, AND arriving this morning singing his heart out was my male Orchard Oriole, he’s six days early this year. Past two years he hooked up with a female and they had successful nests out back. Fingers crossed for them again. Birdie love is in the air around me!
Wow, that’s impressive, Donna! But for a dedicated birder like you, it may be normal. This 6 acres here is bird friendly as well and I keep encouraging myself to spend more time exploring it. We just got our bird feeder up this past winter and there are quite a few visitors. The must be nesting around here!
Lots of comings and goings! Great set of photos, Donna.
Thank you, Eliza!
Very nice series of images Donna! Enjoyed seeing them!
Thank you Reed!
Wonderful to see this gallery of gorgeous and yes, cute, avian friends, Donna. Great to read who your residents and migrants are there on the east coast.
Thank you, Jet! I am surrounded by cuteness! I do enjoy trying to get them in a lovely composition, they in turn like to play, catch me if you can! 😉
Definitely abounding in cuteness. 😁
Thank you, Pepper!
They’re all wonderful but your photo of the pine warbler is really terrific!!
Thank you, Belinda! The pine warbler is my fave of this set too 😉
Beautiful
Thank you!
I agree small birds are very beautiful but I find them the hardest to photograph. They are often hidden among branches or they keep moving so you can never catch them…probably requires more patience than I have.
Thank you, Suzanne, and yes they are almost always on the move! Living a laid-back retired life now, I’ve developed a lot of birdie patience. 😉
Where is the swamp sparrow going?
Gwen.
Swamp Sparrows mostly migrate to Canada, with a few to the U.S. New England states and upper mid-west states. No hot summers for them! 🙂
They are all great but that last shot is a winner!
Thank you, Brian! The Savannah Sparrow in it’s perfect habitat shot, I love that one too!
They are all cutie pies, but that Pine Warbler tilting its beak to the sky is definitely my favorite!
Thank you, Linda, the Pine Warbler thought it was at a model shoot and putting on its ‘vogue’ show! 😉
Yes, I had to smile when I saw that pose as if to say “c’mon Donna – you can make me a star as I soooo deserve it!”
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Another beautiful collection Donna, that Goldfinch is a striking color
Thank you, Ashley! Our male goldfinches are somewhat a duller yellow throughout the winter; but with breeding season beginning they get super bright yellow.
Super photos Donna! As you say, you just have to admire their cuteness! 👍👍🥰
Thank you, Mike! They make me smile every day! 😊
A delightful collection of these little cuties. ♡
Thank you, Barbara! They keep me smiling every day!
You have a seemingly endless supply of cute birds. I am very envious.
They keep me smiling every day! I’d be delighted if you were to visit to see them. In the meantime, I am happy to share them with you!
Great variety. The American Goldfinch has a serious face with a sweet smile. My favorite of this group.
Thank you! When the Amer Goldfinch males are in full breeding colors, they do look so serious with that black cap. I had captured him in a different pose, just as sweet!