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!

Northern Cardinal (Female)

Canada Goose

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Female)

Barred Owl

Osprey

Carolina Wren

Red Bellied Woodpecker

Great Blue Heron

Rufous-Sided Towhee

Hairy Woodpecker

Dark-Eyed Junco

Carolina Chickadee

Carolina Wren (Chick)

Great Horned Owl

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Male)

Blue Jay

Great Horned Owl

Bald Eagle

Northern Cardinal (Male)

American Robin

Black Vulture

Carolina Chickadee

Bald Eagle

Sandpiper

Barn Swallow

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Mourning Dove

Goldfinch

Eastern Bluebird

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Osprey

Great Horned Owl

Saw-Whet Owl

Red-Headed Woodpecker (Juvenile)