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!

Great Horned Owl

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Blue Jay

Carolina Chickadee

Carolina Wren

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Male)

Rufous-Sided Towhee

Carolina Wren (Chick)

Red Bellied Woodpecker

Osprey

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Female)

Eastern Bluebird

Bald Eagle

American Robin

Saw-Whet Owl

Northern Cardinal (Female)

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Hairy Woodpecker

Canada Goose

Sandpiper

Great Horned Owl

Carolina Chickadee

Red-Headed Woodpecker (Juvenile)

Barn Swallow

Mourning Dove

Great Horned Owl

Dark-Eyed Junco

Black Vulture

Barred Owl

Osprey

Goldfinch

Great Blue Heron

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Bald Eagle