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

Red-Headed Woodpecker (Juvenile)

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Male)

Mourning Dove

Saw-Whet Owl

Barred Owl

Northern Cardinal (Female)

Carolina Chickadee

Goldfinch

Rufous-Sided Towhee

Carolina Wren (Chick)

Sandpiper

Bald Eagle

Great Blue Heron

Dark-Eyed Junco

Osprey

Hairy Woodpecker

Osprey

Great Horned Owl

Bald Eagle

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Blue Jay

Great Horned Owl

Black Vulture

Canada Goose

Eastern Bluebird

Carolina Wren

Barn Swallow

Red Bellied Woodpecker

Great Horned Owl

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Female)

Carolina Chickadee