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!

Carolina Chickadee

Northern Cardinal (Female)

Canada Goose

Mourning Dove

Carolina Wren

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Male)

Osprey

Sandpiper

Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Female)

Barred Owl

Saw-Whet Owl

Hairy Woodpecker

Osprey

Goldfinch

Great Horned Owl

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Blue Jay

Barn Swallow

Black Vulture

American Robin

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Great Horned Owl

Red Bellied Woodpecker

Dark-Eyed Junco

Great Horned Owl

Rufous-Sided Towhee

Carolina Chickadee

Eastern Bluebird

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Great Blue Heron

Carolina Wren (Chick)

Red-Headed Woodpecker (Juvenile)