There were lots of orioles this summer with several apparent families of fledglings.
Lots of hummers, though the number of migrating visitors seemed down this year. I suspect the very dry weather shifted the routes home to places with more flowering 'fuel' stops. The occasional spotted towhee was the only 'new' bird this year.
This fall saw the return of Sharpie, the Sharp shinned hawk, to the backyard with fair regularity - much to the dismay of most of the regular birds.
Honey bees were less of a problem this year, partially due to changing feeder styles in some places.
We have a very regular pair of scrub jays that have been getting a supply of peanuts (along with pickings from the dove seed). But the peanuts have caught the eyes of some of the local crows. We are trying to adjust the peanut time for when the crows are not around ;-)
Some of the non-hummer non-oriole visitors this summer/fall
One of the scrub jays
Roadrunner doing some grooming
Spotted Towhee
Red Shoulder Hawk, he was really talking that day!
Back to the hummers, from a week or so ago.
Female snacking
Young male, female, adult male - all Anna's, I think
Adult male Anna's
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