This blog returns home to Anacortes!  I had next planned to catch up on some of the birds I’ve photographed since my April trip to Texas, but I had such a good day Saturday, June 7, that I decided to post some of the photos taken in the yard that day.

First up… a Black-capped chickadee followed by a Chestnut-backed chickadee.  For those that don’t know the difference, this is an ideal time to learn!  In general, as I’ve said before, the former generally prefers a deciduous habitat and the latter a conifer habitat.

An American goldfinch.  This bird lacks the black cap of the male but it’s wings are so dark I hesitate to call it a female.  My guess is that it is a juvenile male.

A female Rufous hummingbird,,, I thought all of the males had already left for migration but sighted a male in the yard last week.

A White-crowned sparrow…

A pair of Downy woodpeckers raised a family somewhere in the area and I think, based on the faded color of the bird’s cap, that this is a juvenile male.  These birds were not photographed at the same time so I’m unsure whether this is the same bird or two different ones.

And finally, our visitor of the week.  We had a pair of Cedar waxwings fly into a madrone tree in the yard and I just had time for about five quick photos before they left the yard without investigating the watercourse.

This was the last day of photography for my 2018 Spring birding visit.

What I hope is a Black-crested titmouse.  This species was split from the original Tufted titmouse species after I left Texas, so I’m not intimately familiar with the split.

A male Yellow warbler...

And finally, my good friend the male Summer tanager…

And a female Summer tanager which proved to be either more elusive or not as frequent a visitor.

This concludes posts of the birds of Texas from my April, 2018 visit.  I’ve been accumulating some interesting photos from the Skagit Count area which I’ll probably publish next, then I’ll probably post photos from my June, 2018, visit to Eastern Washington.

I’m beginning to run out of bird species I haven’t published for this trip, so some of these are going to be repeats of the same species but featuring different photos.  However, this post contains one of my favorite Texas species that I hadn’t seen previously on this trip.

Starting off with a photo of a male Northern cardinal…

Another photo of a male Black-chinned hummingbird, with this photo showing a tiny bit of the blue on the bird’s gorget.  I had a very difficult time getting a photo of the bright gorget.

Another photo of an adult male Summer tanager, followed by a photo of a first-year male which has yet to achieve its full red color.

And finally, one of my favorite Texas birds… a White-eyed vireo.  I’m fascinated by the ‘expression’ on this species’ face!

A male Brown-headed cowbird…

Another Black and White warbler…

A Ladder-backed woodpecker, a staple of the Live oaks in the Hill Country…

A female Summer tanager…

And finally, a pair of wrens…

a Bewick’s wren, a species we have here in the Pacific Northwest,

and a Carolina wren, a species whose range extends northeast from Texas…

I’m nearing the end of my Texas visit so the photos I’m posting from here on out will mostly be of species I’ve previously posted, just taken on different days and in somewhat different settings.

Starting off we have another male Painted bunting…

And another pair of Northern cardinals…

And anther photo of what I believe is a Swainson’s thrush…

Two more photos of Nashville warblers…

And finally, a photo of a male Black-chinned hummingbird…