Swinhoe's White-eye at my fountain

I first posted photos of Swinhoe's White-eye in December of 2020. These beautiful birds have been visiting my backyard often, finding lots of hummingbird feeders to drink from. Today I am posting lots of photos of at least 3 White-eyes visiting and bathing in my patio fountain. I only got 3 together in one frame but there could have been one more visiting the fountain that morning. As I sit at my dining room table taking these photos, I get a glimpse into their personality. What a great way to start the morning watching these beauties taking their morning dip at my patio fountain! Fall migration has started so I hope to see a lot more visitors in my backyard. I saw my first White-crowned Sparrow of this fall last week. They are very reliable in their migration arrival dates.

Have a great week everyone!

Leucistic Eurasian Collared-Dove 2022

Sitting on the deck overlooking my front yard, I spot a very white appearing Eurasian Collared-Dove perched in my neighbors ficus tree. I hurry and grab my camera to get a few shots of this Leucistic appearing dove. Soon he is joined by his mate and I get some very sweet shots of them together. To read more on Leucistic condition please go to my blog on May 2, 2019 As I was taking these photos I noticed a Cooper's Hawk not too far on a telephone pole watching his surroundings. I have to tell you that a few days after I took these sweet photos of the pair of doves, the leucistic one was seen by himself. I had seen a pile of dove feathers under the ficus tree and wondered if it could of been the mate.

Have a wonderful day everyone!