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My Backyard

Photos taken in my backyard in Bloomington, MN. It's nice to have a lot of trees in the yard and in the neighborhood, which allows a great diversity of birds. I've counted a total of 93 species from my backyard. Largest single day count was 18, and I saw 6 species of woodpecker in that same day.

Check out my backyard weather courtesy of a Davis Vantage Pro 2 weather station.

If you leave me a message or comment, I'll do my best to return the favor! As always, I'm happy to answer any questions. Be sure to check out my Live Feeder Cam Stream (during daylight hours Central time) to see what birds are currently at the feeders. Take a look at our Chickadee nest box cam for a closeup view of our nesting chickadees. Thanks for visiting.

Keeping Wildlife Safe
gallery: Keeping Wildlife Safe
Native Gardening
gallery: Native Gardening
Wood duck
Wood duck
Wood duck
Wood duck
Red fox
Red fox
Great spangled fritillary
Great spangled fritillary
Cooper's hawk
Cooper's hawk
Junco
Junco
Chipping sparrow (winter plumage)
Chipping sparrow (winter plumage)
Blue jay
Blue jay
Tiger swallowtail butterfly
Tiger swallowtail butterfly
Peck's skipper
Peck's skipper
Fiery skipper
Fiery skipper
Great spangled fritillary
Great spangled fritillary
Cedar Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing
Cedar waxwings
Cedar waxwings
Scarlet tanager
Scarlet tanager
Rose-breasted grosbeak
Rose-breasted grosbeak
Flying squirrel
Flying squirrel
Flying squirrel
Flying squirrel
Flying squirrel
Flying squirrel
Rusty patched bumblebee
Rusty patched bumblebee
Tiger swallowtail butterfly
Tiger swallowtail butterfly
Red spotted purple butterfly
Red spotted purple butterfly
Eastern bluebird
Eastern bluebird
Eastern bluebird
Eastern bluebird
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Carpenter bee stem excavation
Carpenter bee stem excavation
Bay breasted warbler
Bay breasted warbler
Clay colored sparrow
Clay colored sparrow
Carolina wren
Carolina wren
Lunar eclipse
Lunar eclipse
Metallic green sweat bee on New England aster
Metallic green sweat bee on New England aster
Painted lady butterfly on New England aster
Painted lady butterfly on New England aster
American robin in showy mountain ash
American robin in showy mountain ash
American robin in showy mountain ash
American robin in showy mountain ash
Eastern tailed blue butterfly resting on sedge
Eastern tailed blue butterfly resting on sedge
Hoverfly on New England aster
Hoverfly on New England aster
Mayfly nymph and small snails
Mayfly nymph and small snails
Painted lady butterfly on meadow blazingstar
Painted lady butterfly on meadow blazingstar
Painted lady butterfly on meadow blazing star
Painted lady butterfly on meadow blazing star
Indian pink
Indian pink
Bird feeders
Bird feeders
Leopard frog in lawn
Leopard frog in lawn
Eye spotted ladybug on Joe Pye weed
Eye spotted ladybug on Joe Pye weed
American lady caterpillar on pussytoes
American lady caterpillar on pussytoes
Pine warbler
Pine warbler
White throated sparrow
White throated sparrow
Chipping sparrow
Chipping sparrow
American robin
American robin
Northern Cardinal
Northern Cardinal
Yellow rumped warbler
Yellow rumped warbler
Barred owl roosting in pine trees
Barred owl roosting in pine trees
Flying squirrel on bur oak next to feeders
Flying squirrel on bur oak next to feeders
Cooper's hawk
Cooper's hawk
Squirrel baffle
Squirrel baffle
Wood duck box
Wood duck box
Coneflower in the snow
Coneflower in the snow
Heated bird bath
Heated bird bath
Monarch caterpillar on whorled milkweed
Monarch caterpillar on whorled milkweed
Fiery skipper butterfly on hyssop
Fiery skipper butterfly on hyssop
Great black wasp on mountain mint
Great black wasp on mountain mint
Monarch right after emerging
Monarch right after emerging
Monarch chrysalis
Monarch chrysalis
Gray tree frog on swamp milkweed
Gray tree frog on swamp milkweed
Monarch caterpillar on swamp milkweed
Monarch caterpillar on swamp milkweed
Monarch butterfly egg on swamp milkweed
Monarch butterfly egg on swamp milkweed
Brown belted bumblebee on wild indigo
Brown belted bumblebee on wild indigo
Dragonfly on wild indigo
Dragonfly on wild indigo
Wild lupine
Wild lupine
Four spotted skimmer dragonfly
Four spotted skimmer dragonfly
Black capped chickadee nest
Black capped chickadee nest
Goldfinches on thistle feeder
Goldfinches on thistle feeder
Last monarch of the season
Last monarch of the season
Monarch butterfly on blazingstar
Monarch butterfly on blazingstar
Bumblee on butterfly weed
Bumblee on butterfly weed
Bumblebee on butterfly weed
Bumblebee on butterfly weed
Monarchs on blazingstar
Monarchs on blazingstar
Bumblebee on butterfly weed
Bumblebee on butterfly weed
Monarch just emerged
Monarch just emerged
Three monarchs just emerged
Three monarchs just emerged
Nessus sphynx moth
Nessus sphynx moth
White-lined sphinx moth
White-lined sphinx moth
Late season monarch
Late season monarch
Clearwing hummingbird moth
Clearwing hummingbird moth
Tiger swallowtail butterfly
Tiger swallowtail butterfly
Tiger swallowtail butterfly
Tiger swallowtail butterfly
Tiger swallowtail butterfly
Tiger swallowtail butterfly
Adult and juvenile pileated woodpeckers
Adult and juvenile pileated woodpeckers
Pileated woodpecker
Pileated woodpecker
Tennessee warbler
Tennessee warbler
Red-headed woodpecker
Red-headed woodpecker
Cooper's hawk
Cooper's hawk
Hummingbird moth
Hummingbird moth
Chickadee fledgling
Chickadee fledgling
Black capped chickadee
Black capped chickadee
Yellow rumped warbler
Yellow rumped warbler
Harris' sparrow
Harris' sparrow
Broad-winged hawk
Broad-winged hawk
Broad winged hawk
Broad winged hawk
Juvenile bluebird
Juvenile bluebird
Monarch on coneflower
Monarch on coneflower
Bluebird
Bluebird
Cardinal
Cardinal
Bluebird fledgling with adult
Bluebird fledgling with adult
Broad-winged hawk
Broad-winged hawk
Broad-winged hawk
Broad-winged hawk
Broad winged hawk
Broad winged hawk
American redstart
American redstart
Blackpoll warbler
Blackpoll warbler
Swainson's thrush
Swainson's thrush
Orange-crowned warbler
Orange-crowned warbler
Scarlet tanager (female)
Scarlet tanager (female)
Eastern bluebird
Eastern bluebird
Baltimore oriole
Baltimore oriole
Red-bellied woodpecker
Red-bellied woodpecker
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Baltimore oriole / Scarlet tanager
Baltimore oriole / Scarlet tanager
Cape May warbler
Cape May warbler
Cape May warbler
Cape May warbler
Song sparrow
Song sparrow
White-crowned sparrow
White-crowned sparrow
Lincoln's sparrow
Lincoln's sparrow
White-throated sparrow
White-throated sparrow
Northern cardinal, eastern bluebird
Northern cardinal, eastern bluebird
Barred owl
Barred owl
Barred owl
Barred owl
Fox sparrow
Fox sparrow
White-throated sparrow
White-throated sparrow
Eastern bluebird
Eastern bluebird
Yellow-rumped warbler
Yellow-rumped warbler
Red-tailed hawk
Red-tailed hawk
Ruby-throated hummingbird at royal catchfly
Ruby-throated hummingbird at royal catchfly
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Pileated woodpeckers (female)
Pileated woodpeckers (female)
Tiger swallowtail butterfly
Tiger swallowtail butterfly
Eastern bluebird (juvenile)
Eastern bluebird (juvenile)
Eastern bluebird
Eastern bluebird
Eastern bluebird
Eastern bluebird
Eastern bluebird
Eastern bluebird
Bluet damselfly
Bluet damselfly
Bluebird chick
Bluebird chick
Eastern bluebird
Eastern bluebird
Eastern bluebird
Eastern bluebird
Eastern bluebird
Eastern bluebird
Female pileated woodpecker
Female pileated woodpecker
Female bluebird
Female bluebird
Male bluebird
Male bluebird
Male bluebird
Male bluebird
Female bluebird
Female bluebird
Pair of bluebirds
Pair of bluebirds
Pileated woodpecker
Pileated woodpecker
Pair of pileated woodpeckers
Pair of pileated woodpeckers
Fox sparrow
Fox sparrow
Pileated woodpecker
Pileated woodpecker
Cardinals
Cardinals
Christmas goldfinches
Christmas goldfinches
Christmas Eve snow
Christmas Eve snow
Fox Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Flickers
Flickers
Nuthatch roosting
Nuthatch roosting
Ground squirrel
Ground squirrel
Pileated woodpecker
Pileated woodpecker
Red headed woodpecker
Red headed woodpecker
Red headed woodpecker
Red headed woodpecker
Pine siskins
Pine siskins
Rose-breasted grosbeak
Rose-breasted grosbeak
Nest box camera
Nest box camera
Fox kit (neighbor's yard)
Fox kit (neighbor's yard)
Fox kit (neighbor's yard)
Fox kit (neighbor's yard)
Blackburnian warbler ©  Liz Stanley
Blackburnian warbler
© Liz Stanley
Blackburnian warbler ©  Liz Stanley
Blackburnian warbler
© Liz Stanley
Scarlet tanager
Scarlet tanager
Scarlet tanager
Scarlet tanager
Scarlet tanager ©  Liz Stanley
Scarlet tanager
© Liz Stanley
New feeder setup
New feeder setup
Yellow-headed blackbird
Yellow-headed blackbird
Yellow-headed blackbird
Yellow-headed blackbird
Lincoln's sparrow
Lincoln's sparrow
Yellow-bellied sapsucker (male)
Yellow-bellied sapsucker (male)
Sharp-shinned hawk ©  Liz Stanley
Sharp-shinned hawk
© Liz Stanley
Sharp-shinned hawk
Sharp-shinned hawk
Sharp-shinned hawk
Sharp-shinned hawk
White-breasted nuthatch
White-breasted nuthatch
Downy woodpecker
Downy woodpecker
Pileated woodpecker
Pileated woodpecker
Hairy woodpecker
Hairy woodpecker
Northern flicker
Northern flicker
Yellow-bellied sapsucker
Yellow-bellied sapsucker
Red-bellied woodpecker
Red-bellied woodpecker
Yellow-bellied sapsucker (juvenile)
Yellow-bellied sapsucker (juvenile)
Yellow-bellied sapsucker (juvenile)
Yellow-bellied sapsucker (juvenile)
Yellow-bellied sapsucker (juvenile)
Yellow-bellied sapsucker (juvenile)
Yellow-bellied sapsucker (juvenile)
Yellow-bellied sapsucker (juvenile)
Northern flicker
Northern flicker
Yellow-bellied sapsucker (juvenile)
Yellow-bellied sapsucker (juvenile)
Yellow-bellied sapsucker (juvenile)
Yellow-bellied sapsucker (juvenile)
Yellow-bellied sapsucker (juvenile) and red-breasted nuthatch
Yellow-bellied sapsucker (juvenile) and red-breasted nuthatch
Northern flicker
Northern flicker
Northern flicker ©  Liz Stanley
Northern flicker
© Liz Stanley
Northern flicker
Northern flicker
Pileated woodpecker (female) ©  Liz Stanley
Pileated woodpecker (female)
© Liz Stanley
White-throated sparrow ©  Liz Stanley
White-throated sparrow
© Liz Stanley
White-throated sparrow
White-throated sparrow
Red-breasted nuthatch (female)
Red-breasted nuthatch (female)
Fox sparrow
Fox sparrow
White-throated sparrow
White-throated sparrow
White-throated sparrow ©  Liz Stanley
White-throated sparrow
© Liz Stanley
White-throated sparrow
White-throated sparrow
Moon
Moon
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Chipping sparrow ©  Liz Stanley
Chipping sparrow
© Liz Stanley
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Backyard setup
Backyard setup
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Black-capped chickadee
Black-capped chickadee
Black-capped chickadee
Black-capped chickadee
Black-capped chickadee
Black-capped chickadee
Ruby-throated hummingbird ©  Liz Stanley
Ruby-throated hummingbird
© Liz Stanley
White-breasted nuthatch ©  Liz Stanley
White-breasted nuthatch
© Liz Stanley
Ruby-throated hummingbird ©  Liz Stanley
Ruby-throated hummingbird
© Liz Stanley
Red-breasted nuthatch
Red-breasted nuthatch
Black-capped chickadee
Black-capped chickadee
Ruby-throated hummingbird ©  Liz Stanley
Ruby-throated hummingbird
© Liz Stanley
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Ruby-throated hummingbird ©  Liz Stanley
Ruby-throated hummingbird
© Liz Stanley
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Red-breasted nuthatch ©  Liz Stanley
Red-breasted nuthatch
© Liz Stanley
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Black-capped chickadee ©  Liz Stanley
Black-capped chickadee
© Liz Stanley
Black-capped chickadee
Black-capped chickadee
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Bluebird
Black-capped chickadee
Black-capped chickadee
Hairy woodpecker (juvenile male)
Hairy woodpecker (juvenile male)
Downy woodpecker (juvenile male)
Downy woodpecker (juvenile male)
Downy woodpecker (male)
Downy woodpecker (male)
Downy woodpecker (juvenile female)
Downy woodpecker (juvenile female)
Downy woodpecker (juvenile male)
Downy woodpecker (juvenile male)
White-throated sparrow
White-throated sparrow
Brown creeper
Brown creeper
Brown creeper
Brown creeper
Black-capped chickadee
Black-capped chickadee
Northern Cardinal
Northern Cardinal
Cooper's Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Palm warbler
Palm warbler
Magnolia warbler
Magnolia warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Pileated woodpecker
Pileated woodpecker
Grackle
Grackle
Downy woodpecker
Downy woodpecker
Red bellied woodpecker
Red bellied woodpecker
Black capped chickadee
Black capped chickadee
Downy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Downy woodpecker
Downy woodpecker
Blue Jay
Blue Jay
Blue Jay
Blue Jay
Mystery wren
Mystery wren
Cooper's hawk (juvenile)
Cooper's hawk (juvenile)
Monarch chrysalis
Monarch chrysalis
American robin
American robin
Yellow rumped warblers
Yellow rumped warblers
Downy woodpecker
Downy woodpecker
Downy woodpecker
Downy woodpecker
Eastern bluebird
Eastern bluebird
Chickadee box under the pine trees
Chickadee box under the pine trees
Weather station
Weather station
Roosting nuthatch
Roosting nuthatch
Yellow-rumped warbler
Yellow-rumped warbler
Hermit thrush
Hermit thrush
Chipping sparrow
Chipping sparrow
Indian pink
Indian pink
Bird feeders
gallery: Bird feeders
Trail Camera Captures
gallery: Trail Camera Captures
FeederWatch highlights Nov 2010
gallery: FeederWatch highlights Nov 2010
Overlook Circle Feedercam Captures
gallery: Overlook Circle Feedercam Captures
Storm Damage 2007
gallery: Storm Damage 2007