The First Week of May

The first week of May brought so many birds
to our yard and some unusual sitings in the
area.

Here are some of our visitors...

the white-crowned sparrow



the goldfinch...


the rose-breasted grosbeak...

The oranges we attached to the trees not only attracted
the orioles

but also the catbirds
and of course the chipmunks
that you can see over here
along with a finch!

A bird we have never seen before was this
Little Blue Heron who was fishing in a nearby pond.




While down by the beach I loved watching
an Oldsquaw ...


On Sunday something caught my husband's eye
as we were driving along the road in Scarborough, Maine.
I quickly turned on my camera and
this is what came into view.


At first we had no idea what it could be...
don't know why the name Ibis came to mind
and a look up in the bird book verified
that's what it was.

It sure is a busy time of year for discovering birds of
all shapes and sizes!