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!

Osprey

Carolina Wren (Chick)

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Black Vulture

Eastern Bluebird

Great Horned Owl

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Northern Cardinal (Female)

American Robin

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Male)

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Female)

Saw-Whet Owl

Hairy Woodpecker

Blue Jay

Carolina Wren

Dark-Eyed Junco

Canada Goose

Osprey

Sandpiper

Carolina Chickadee

Red-Headed Woodpecker (Juvenile)

Bald Eagle

Great Horned Owl

Great Blue Heron

Bald Eagle

Barn Swallow

Barred Owl

Rufous-Sided Towhee

Carolina Chickadee

Mourning Dove

Red Bellied Woodpecker

Goldfinch

Great Horned Owl