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 Wren (Chick)

Rufous-Sided Towhee

Sandpiper

Bald Eagle

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Female)

Bald Eagle

Northern Cardinal (Female)

Saw-Whet Owl

Barred Owl

Goldfinch

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Red Bellied Woodpecker

Osprey

Dark-Eyed Junco

Carolina Wren

Red-Headed Woodpecker (Juvenile)

Mourning Dove

Great Horned Owl

Carolina Chickadee

Blue Jay

Great Horned Owl

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Male)

Eastern Bluebird

American Robin

Barn Swallow

Carolina Chickadee

Great Horned Owl

Black Vulture

Osprey

Great Blue Heron

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Canada Goose