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!

Sandpiper

Great Horned Owl

Saw-Whet Owl

Bald Eagle

Barn Swallow

Carolina Chickadee

Osprey

Carolina Chickadee

Great Horned Owl

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Goldfinch

Canada Goose

Blue Jay

Carolina Wren (Chick)

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Osprey

Black Vulture

Rufous-Sided Towhee

American Robin

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Male)

Red-Headed Woodpecker (Juvenile)

Dark-Eyed Junco

Eastern Bluebird

Northern Cardinal (Female)

Great Blue Heron

Barred Owl

Red Bellied Woodpecker

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Carolina Wren

Mourning Dove

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Female)

Bald Eagle

Great Horned Owl