Time for Some Bird Pictures

Spring is here and pretty soon the birds will have plenty to eat even without my feeders.  So here's a look back at some of the birds I was able to photograph this past winter.

The cardinal and the white-throated sparrow:

The red-bellied woodpecker:       

The sharp-shinned hawk perched on ice-covered branches:                        

                                                                              

 

 

And a robin enjoying a bath during a mild spell:                         

And here's a close-up of the hawk: