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

Mourning Dove

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Male)

Osprey

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Red Bellied Woodpecker

Northern Cardinal (Female)

Rufous-Sided Towhee

Carolina Chickadee

Great Blue Heron

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Blue Jay

Barn Swallow

Carolina Wren

Dark-Eyed Junco

Carolina Wren (Chick)

Red-Headed Woodpecker (Juvenile)

Osprey

Great Horned Owl

Great Horned Owl

Canada Goose

Saw-Whet Owl

Bald Eagle

Black Vulture

Bald Eagle

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Goldfinch

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Female)

Carolina Chickadee

Hairy Woodpecker

American Robin

Eastern Bluebird

Barred Owl

Great Horned Owl