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!

Dark-Eyed Junco

Blue Jay

Carolina Chickadee

Northern Cardinal (Female)

Red Bellied Woodpecker

Mourning Dove

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Female)

Great Horned Owl

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Carolina Chickadee

Hairy Woodpecker

Eastern Bluebird

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Goldfinch

Osprey

Barn Swallow

Saw-Whet Owl

Carolina Wren (Chick)

American Robin

Bald Eagle

Great Horned Owl

Rufous-Sided Towhee

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Male)

Canada Goose

Carolina Wren

Black Vulture

Great Horned Owl

Red-Headed Woodpecker (Juvenile)

Great Blue Heron

Osprey

Bald Eagle

Barred Owl

Sandpiper