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!

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Osprey

Goldfinch

Canada Goose

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Female)

Barn Swallow

Osprey

Black Vulture

Great Horned Owl

Carolina Wren (Chick)

Bald Eagle

Sandpiper

Carolina Wren

Saw-Whet Owl

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Northern Cardinal (Female)

Eastern Bluebird

Hairy Woodpecker

Barred Owl

Carolina Chickadee

Bald Eagle

Rufous-Sided Towhee

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Male)

Great Horned Owl

Red-Headed Woodpecker (Juvenile)

Great Blue Heron

Red Bellied Woodpecker

Blue Jay

American Robin

Mourning Dove

Dark-Eyed Junco

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Carolina Chickadee

Great Horned Owl