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!

Red-Headed Woodpecker (Juvenile)

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Bald Eagle

Carolina Chickadee

Carolina Wren (Chick)

Saw-Whet Owl

Great Horned Owl

Osprey

Red Bellied Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

American Robin

Carolina Chickadee

Great Blue Heron

Bald Eagle

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Eastern Bluebird

Osprey

Black Vulture

Barn Swallow

Blue Jay

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Female)

Canada Goose

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Barred Owl

Great Horned Owl

Northern Cardinal (Female)

Rufous-Sided Towhee

Mourning Dove

Dark-Eyed Junco

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Male)

Goldfinch

Great Horned Owl

Carolina Wren

Sandpiper