Hooded Oriole (male)

(Icterus cucullatus)

Hooded Oriole

American goldfinches (Carduelis tristis)

Four American goldfinches at our feeder in April 2006.

Female American goldfinch

Male American goldfinch

Feeder filled with Nyjer thistle seed.  We get up to 20 finches feeding from this feeder at the same time.  The feeder is hung from a shepherd's hook from the Chinese elm tree.  The feeder is about 5' off the ground and 20' from the house.

Humming bird perched in the Chinese elm

Hummingbird

Hummingbirds perched at the feeder.  The feeder is located right outside our screen room door, within a few feet of the house.

Hummingbirds feeding