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!

Bald Eagle

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Bald Eagle

Great Horned Owl

Rufous-Sided Towhee

Saw-Whet Owl

Carolina Chickadee

Barred Owl

Carolina Wren

Great Horned Owl

Great Blue Heron

Eastern Bluebird

Goldfinch

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Female)

Northern Cardinal (Female)

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Black Vulture

Carolina Chickadee

Osprey

Barn Swallow

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Canada Goose

American Robin

Great Horned Owl

Hairy Woodpecker

Osprey

Mourning Dove

Red-Headed Woodpecker (Juvenile)

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Male)

Dark-Eyed Junco

Carolina Wren (Chick)

Sandpiper

Blue Jay

Red Bellied Woodpecker