Ground feeders.....

Some of the ground feeding birds were busy by the front step yesterday giving me a lot of "front, side, and back" views to study. I'm including this rather distant shot, just because it had 3 of them in it at once....Junco, Song Sparrow, and Carolina Wren.
The Cardinal doesn't usually pose very well for me....too skitterish, but he didn't see me when he sat on the hook while heading down to the seeds on the ground.

A side shot....

.....a back shot. I love being able to study the colors and patterns of bird feathers.

The House Finch male sat in the dish for awhile giving me his side view......

....and back view. I like the subtle reddish color mixed in the grey.

The Song Sparrow moves so much, I didn't think I would ever get a decent shot, but he finally posed for a few seconds. Sparrows always have interesting combinations of stripes and colors.

The back view....I like the back stripes and wing edges. I never see a lot of Song Sparrows, but always have at least a pair hanging around in the bushes somewhere.

The Carolina Wren was all over the place, but I got some decent shots while she checked out the lid full of suet mix. I put that down there just for her.

.....she gave me the back end view, too. I like the tail and how they flip it up.

I got lots of bird shots yesterday right outside my own door. Will post more tomorrow.