A trip to your front or back yard is likely to be a frequent occurrence for you, particularly in these lockdown days where opportunities to breathe in fresh air are limited. On some occasions, you may be lucky enough to spot a Blue Jay drinking from a bird bath or a woodpecker sitting atop a tree branch. However, as you move towards it, hoping to get a close-up photograph or even just gaze at its distinct colors, the bird is likely to fly away before you’re within viewing distance.
Lisa, a woman who is better known by the name Ostdrossel, found that a camera attached to a feeder in her yard captured some of the most magnificent stills of different types of birds. She soon turned this lucky photographic marvel into a full-time hobby, taking incredible candid shots of birds to print on various items like masks, cards, and stickers. These are just a few of the stunning birds that she has since had the pleasure of having on her candid camera!
1. The King of the Yard, a Northern Red Cardinal
2. A male Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
3. An adult male Baltimore Oriole
4. Peanut, the resident Red-bellied Woodpecker
5. A Tufted Titmouse
6. A curious female Grosbeak
7. A less-frequently seen female Ruby-throated Hummingbird
8. A baby Bluebird cries in hunger to its mother
9. A flustered and wet Blue Jay that got caught in the rain
10. This Common Grackle is absolutely starving
11. A beautiful Black-capped Chickadee
12. Two Goldfinches squabble over bird feed
13. Ragnar the Bluebird and his powerful gaze
14. A Downy Woodpecker, with some wood chips buried under his “mustache”
15. Birds aren’t the only backyard visitors. This Chipmunk filled his cheeks and his belly full.
16. A Young male Orchard Oriole
17. A White-Breasted Nuthatch that seems rather preoccupied
18. This Common Ground Dove is locking eyes with you
19. Just a good ol’ American Robin
20. These House Finches sharing a meal
21. The stunning coat of feathers of the European Starling
22. An American Goldfinch stretches its wings toward the sun
Images source: ostdrossel Instagram
