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!

Rufous-Sided Towhee

Great Horned Owl

American Robin

Canada Goose

Saw-Whet Owl

Carolina Wren (Chick)

Carolina Chickadee

Carolina Chickadee

Osprey

Eastern Bluebird

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Red-Headed Woodpecker (Juvenile)

Goldfinch

Blue Jay

Osprey

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Bald Eagle

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Carolina Wren

Northern Cardinal (Female)

Great Horned Owl

Great Horned Owl

Hairy Woodpecker

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Male)

Black Vulture

Barred Owl

Red Bellied Woodpecker

Sandpiper

Great Blue Heron

Barn Swallow

Bald Eagle

Mourning Dove

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Female)

Dark-Eyed Junco