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)

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Saw-Whet Owl

Goldfinch

Black Vulture

American Robin

Carolina Wren (Chick)

Great Horned Owl

Great Horned Owl

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Carolina Wren

Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle

Eastern Bluebird

Sandpiper

Blue Jay

Barred Owl

Red-Headed Woodpecker (Juvenile)

Carolina Chickadee

Great Horned Owl

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Male)

Osprey

Hairy Woodpecker

Great Blue Heron

Rufous-Sided Towhee

Osprey

Mourning Dove

Red Bellied Woodpecker

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Female)

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Canada Goose

Dark-Eyed Junco

Barn Swallow