This week’s photo challenge suggests we look back on images of 2017 – of course it IS coming up on New Year’s Eve, and that’s what we do, right?  As I looked back, I realized just how many birds were “shot” this year…  so rather than picking a favorite, I’m sharing a wide selection of our feathered friends!

This was posted in response to the Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge – “2017 Favorites”.  Click here for more responses!

American Robin

Osprey

Black Vulture

Red Bellied Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Great Horned Owl

Northern Cardinal (Female)

Osprey

Carolina Wren

Sandpiper

Blue Jay

Eastern Bluebird

Great Blue Heron

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Male)

Carolina Chickadee

Bald Eagle

Great Horned Owl

Great Horned Owl

Rufous-Sided Towhee

Barn Swallow

Dark-Eyed Junco

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Female)

Goldfinch

Saw-Whet Owl

Carolina Chickadee

Red-Headed Woodpecker (Juvenile)

Barred Owl

Canada Goose

Mourning Dove

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Bald Eagle

Carolina Wren (Chick)

Northern Cardinal (Male)