We have only the best sort of critters at The Holler, like this Western Scrub Jay,
and this always ready for his close up,
California thrasher.
Hummers are always humming at The Holler,
but for Bullocks orioles,
The Holler is just one of their many vacation homes.
The female,
and male grosbeaks, are also only seasonal visitors,
but baby house finches call Holler home.
Cheers to you from The Holler folk~
Big wow here.. Thanks for sharing 🌹
Awww……thanks so much more for appreciating the birdies & cheers! დ
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Fantastic shots, Cindy!!!
These babies are beautiful. Outstanding!!! xo
You are so appreciated Resa. Thank you & be well დ
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Pleased to meet you, Holler folk!
They think I have the most awesome friends, and they are right!!! დ
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Absolutely stunning thanks Cindy.
Hugs Galore.
Ahhhhh……..So thoughtful David. Thank you & take good care დ
I love finches. I bought a window feeder for our sliding glass door and every morning when the finches come by I smile. The picture of the female finch is beautiful, I think she was posing for you.
She definitely was posing! They are such delightful birds and I love the feeders you describe დ
Cindy…you make my heart sing. <3
Visa versa 2UX2 Gigi დდ
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Those are awsome pictures of very pretty flying creatures! The baby house finch is adorable in it’s uglyness, like almost all juvenile birds. I know it’s natures aim to get them grown up, but one wishes some just would not. 🙂
I feel the same way about children. Sad they have to grow up and become like us დ
Beautiful birds! Looks more like Spring than Fall. 🙂
Yes, these photos were taken in the early summer. Very astute of you Felicia. I just got around to posting them. I often forget photos დ
Let’s not start with the things we forget – I’d be here quite a while! 😀 😀
Enjoy the weekend, Cindy. 😉
Smiling…..You too my friend დ
Wow Cindy these are fabulous photos! Perfect sharpness and colors! Beautiful birds!
Thank you so much John. You made me happy I posted them დ
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A majestic photo exhibition of Holler Folk. Thank you.
They would love you Rebecca. They are excellent judges of character დ
You have some beautiful residents Cindy!
Great shots!
I do indeed and they never argue…….with me! 😉
Great stuff.
Grazie mille Jim დ
What a beautiful selection of birds Cindy, and beautifully captured ! Love the Western Scrub Jay, a very attractive little bird I have never seen. I saw your Spring migration shots, and they were so beautiful also, It is very refreshing to see birds from the other side of the world, and you have showcased them beautifully Cindy.
Thanks much. Of course, in my humble opinion, you have the largest collection of the most amazing birds on the planet. I love traveling and meeting new birds. The people are fine too 😉 😉
Stunning photos! Best bird name goes to California Thrasher ✨
Laughing…..They really do thrash about! I love them and thank you Catherine დ
I’d say that the house finch is having a bad hair day, Cindy. 🙂
She just hatched a few weeks ago. She hasn’t yet figured which way the wind blows her head feathers დ
A feast for the bird loves eyes. 😍
I <3 bird lovers. Thank you Michele დ
Thank you for taking such gorgeous photos and sharing. 💖 A bird lover who left out the “r” – I am someone who loves. 😁
I love typos and typoists! 😉
They can creating entertaining results sometimes. 😆 Both!
Yes, they can. Perfection is boring! დ
Gorgeous photos, Cindy! You must have a very fast shutter to capture the hummer’s wings – wow!
Thank you Eliza, a fast shutter, and lots of patience დ
You have such a lovely bird community! So fabulous to see your photos. 🦅
Awww…… You make me happy I posted Lynette. Thank you დ
Wonderful pictures.. You have these cute little friends around!!!
Thanks my friend They really are the most congenial neighbors! დ
Beautiful feathered friends! ❤️
They think you have excellent taste Donna. I always agree with them 😉
Both of you are incredible photographers.
They are adorable.
Awww…….so thoughtful. Thank you! დდ
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Such beautiful photos. What a wonderful collection of friends you have there.
Alison xo 💕
I love my neighbors, and you too Alison დ
How you identify each and every one is beyond me but I love them all. Well, the female grosbeak is as plain as an old farm wife. Wow!
Laughing…… That plain farm wife was a true hidden beauty. Love to you Marlene დ
Precious shots, Cindy. They are bursting with personality! Sending good autumn wishes to the Holler from Nipmuc land here in central Massachusetts.
Julie
Sending gratitude and best wishes back to you my friend & thank you დ
What a lovely collection of our feathery friends, Cindy!
Thank you Peter. They really do make the best neighbors დ
Ever so fantastic pictures! Thanks, Cindy!
Awww…..so kind an so appreciated too. Thank you Pit დ
Ahh…a lovely collection of the amazing ‘peckyderm’. Impeckable as always, my friend (๑ŏ⋖⋗ŏ) (⑅⚈᷀᷁⌔⚈᷀᷁⑅) (๑☌▽☌๑) ❤️❤️❤️
They are impeckable but always quite peckish (๑☌▽☌๑)
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Simply wonderful Cindy
Merci beaucoup mon Ami Sheree დ
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Very fine images
Thank you very much Derrick დ
Stunning photos as always, Cindy. Those feather details!! And lovely to see your baby finch in particular. We have gold-, green-, bull- and chaffinches around here, so sending lots of finch love from ours to yours! xxx
Lovely to hear from you Liz! Finches certainly do get around don’t they. They are loveable little birdies. Stay safe & well my friend დ
Beautiful photographs Cindy! Wow!
Muchas gracias & mucho gusto დ
De nada Cindy 😊
Hallo Cindy, deine Tieraufnahmen bewundere ich besonders. Liebe Grüße Wolfgang
Ich fühle mich geehrt, dass Sie Wolfgang tun. Herzlichen Dank und lass es dir gut gehen, mein Freund დ
That’s quite a collection of birds of different feathers you have in the Holler.
Amazing they all flock together…….. (sorry!!) 😉
No sorries. I enjoyed that and did leave the door wide open in invitation. 🙂
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Wonderful photos! Eco 🌱
Thank you very much დ
Cheers to beautiful captures of the folks in the holler. Hi Cindy.
Hi Frank. So good to hear from you! For some reason, only WP knows, your posts do show up in my reader even though I am following you…..Just more of the WP imponderables დ
Hi Cindy. Oddly, I haven’t posted since June – but you may see one tomorrow morning …. or in your case, late tonight. Check after 10 your time.
Okay. I look forward to seeing this. Thanks for the heads up დ
You are welcome to stop by when you get a chance
Heading there now…..
Beautiful resident folks you have Cindy!
They are a rather handsome bunch aren’t they!! 😉
Indeed!
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Fantastic photos Cindy, so crisp and sharp! I was going to pick out a favourite but that’s impossible, they’re all really good. If you forced me I’d pick the humming bird as I imagine that would be the hardest one to photograph, well done!!
So thoughtful of you & so appreciated too. Thank you and cheers to you დ
These are the sharpest photos I’ve seen, Cindy. Just gorgeous! Was your camera on a tripod. Can you share the lens and software that you used? Thank you!
Thanks so much Susan. Very much appreciated. I don’t use tripods. All my bird photos are taken with the Sony HX400 which has an adjustable lens up to 1200mm equivalent დ
Oh, I do love the Holler folk – you always spring new names for me to go along with your beautiful images. California Thrasher. Wondrous. Stay safe, my friend.
Those thrashers thrash all over The Holler & I love ’em for it დ
Gorgeous bird photos. Glad you get to see all these kinds. As far as I know none of them come around here, so it’s wonderful to see them here in your pictures. 🙂
Thanks much my friend. I love seeing birds from other places too დ
Wow beautiful!
Merci beaucoup mon Ami დ
CINDY I hope can become as good a photographer as you. Such beautiful images of these birds.
Thank you very much. You are already a truly gifted photographer my friend. I admire your photography sincerely დ
Thanks Cindy.. have a great week.
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Sadly, our orioles left us for Mexico about a month ago. I miss their color and chatter already. Can’t wait for next spring!
It is a great day when the first ones arrive! დ
Wonderful photos. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for your thoughtful appreciation Marie & cheers to you დ
Wow! WOW!!
Merci beaucoup mon Ami Jennie დ
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Wonderful close ups! Love the beautiful colours!
So happy you do & thank you! დ
Hi Cindy, thank you so much for these lovely photographs!
Thank you Charles & stay safe and well დ
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Bootiful! ♥
Thank you my friend & cheers to you დ
Bless you. X
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Beautiful, sweet bird families, Cindy! I was excited a few years ago when I saw my first grosbeak hanging on my backyard feeder.
They are wonderful aren’t they. The males are so beautiful. Glad you have them in your garden დ
Thank you for visitting my blog 🙂
Best regards
Bernhard
You are most welcome and & I enjoyed it very much დ
Aw, I love the baby house finch and his little stand-up tuft of feathers! You’ve got some beauties at the Holler, Cindy — thanks for bringing them close to us.
Thank you for appreciating them Debbie. I <3 my friends who <3 birds დ
Superb photographs, the detail is intricate. Cheers
Honored that you like them & thank you very much დ
Cindy your photos are amazing. Where is the Holler? Or maybe I should ask Exactly what is a Holler?
Thank you so much Chris. The Holler is in rural Southern California. A holler referred to a humble dwelling in a valley in the Appalachian South, where residents could holler back and forth across the valley to each other because they had no telephones დ
Cindy, are these birds staying there all the time or they migrate following the seasons?
The orioles and the grosbeak only visit seasonally დ
Hi Cindy, I saw on your facebook post that you’re leaving. Are you leaving FB or WP? I hope it’s just FB. I’d go into withdrawal without being able to see other parts of the world through your lens. 🙂
Hi Brenda. I am just leaving FB and Instagram. Not happy with their lack of ethics. I am not leaving WP. It is truly sad for me to leave FB because so many good friends are there. I hope they visit me at WP. No way I can leave my amazing friends over here at WP. Creative, amazing and thoughtful friends, like you Brenda დდდ
I stop by FB briefly once a day and try my best to ignore the marketing. It’s tough when friends share it, though. It was deeply unsettling in the last election how many people were sharing lies and distortions as if they were burning issues. So disturbing to know that that resulted from deliberate policies by FB to make even more money. I don’t blame you.
Yes. FB profits from people who hate other groups of people. This has happened before, many times. I feel like this time it may be the worst. Stay safe and well Brenda. დ
Yes, that has been used to divide and conquer so many times throughout history. It’s not a safe path for any of us to be supporting.
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You gave me miles of smiles with this one, Cindy. Hugs on the wing!
Hugs flying back to you Teagan and cheers too! დ
I love these photos, Cindy. We have finches and blue jays but I have a terrible time getting photos of them. My dog follows me everywhere and warns the wildlife that I am coming. 🙄
Happy you enjoyed Anne Marie. Thank you. And yes, your doggies does scare the birdies away, unless they are very high above you both დ
Beautiful clicks…👍
So appreciated. Thank you დ
Lovely to see your Holler folk and with such clarity and closeness. Love them all.
So pleased to make the introduction and very pleased you like them. Stay safe & well my friend.
Always love to catch up with you at the Holler.
Love it when you do! <3
Beautiful birds! They’re very happy there.
They are and so am I! <3
Lovely folk, every single one. I particularly like the finch’s hairdo. 😊
Thank you Tanja and I do agree the finch was quite fashion forward!
You’re the best Cawsmopolitan photographer, my friend. Impeckable shots as always.
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Amazing photos of exquisite birds 😊
Thank you very much დ
You have the cutest visitors! 😍
They are the most polite neighbors!! 😉
Wonderful,
Excellent!
Much appreciated Dawn დ