Many birders believe you just don't see as many birds in the winter, but dedicated backyard birders know better. With the right winter foods, liquid water in a heated birdbath and warm places for birds to roost, it's easy to attract many colorful and active birds to your feeders all winter long. What's more, there are many gorgeous birds in the field in the winter, if you know how to go birding in the cold. These reader submitted photos show that when the weather outside is frightful, the birding can be delightful!
Mourning Dove
This mourning dove was photographed in my backyard in Prettyboy, Maryland. My backyard consist of pine trees, bushes, brush piles, and a pond for the wildlife. I have bird feeders around my yard with…
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Northern Cardinal
This cardinal was photographed in Prettyboy, Maryland, in my backyard, which consist of pine trees, lots of bushes, brush piles, and a pond. I have bird feeders around the yard and on my deck. The ca…
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Northern Cardinal
Chiefland, Florida - I live on 20 acres so I have alot of room to play and find many birds/wildlife. I also get alot of winter birds so I stay busy all year long. I take alot of bird photographs. I l…
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American Kestrel
I took this photo just in front of a shopping mall, off of Montrose Road, Niagara Falls, Ontario. There are small ornamental trees planted on a boulevard between Montrose Road and the Queen Elizebeth…
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European Starlings
Photo taken on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. There's a flock of starlings that comes and goes. I usually hear them before I see them, as they congregate on the porch roof. This photo was taken through …
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Eurasian Goldfinch
I took the photo through my studio window, looking down onto this feeder which hangs from a bracket on the front porch. A short flit from it is a mixed hedge -- rose bushes, elderberry -- which LBJs …
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Northern Cardinal
Photograph was taken in my front yard in Chiefland, Florida.I feed wildlife/birds all year long. It seems they don't get as spooked once they are used to you. I photograph them all year long. I photo…
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Cedar Waxwing
Orem, Utah, in a relatively busy urban area near a busy street. This cedar waxwing was perched in a tree near my driveway (technically it's my neighbor's tree), and it just posed beautifully even for…
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Eurasian Collared-Doves
Orem, Utah, in the backyard of a relatively busy urban area. I regularly get Eurasian collared-doves, but despite having a safe backyard for them to visit they always seem skittish and jumpy. This wa…
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Carolina Wren
This little wren was photographed on my front porch in western Pennsylvania. I have evergreen swags and branches on my porch railing and it really seemed at home here. I have maple trees in front and…
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Carolina Wren
I live in southwestern Pennsylvania and this little wren was enjoying the snow and seed on my front porch raiing. I have large maple trees in front and back yard and I believe it has decided to roost…
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Dark-Eyed Junco
Photo was taken in my backyard, on my deck rail in Welland, Ontario, Canada.I was standing at the patio door with it open. The bird just looked at me for awhile then scooted over to the tree.I get 4 …
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Ring-Necked Pheasant
This strutting pheasant was pecking in the brush by a ditch on a back country road in Fonthill, Ontario, Canada.It was not paying me any attention, so just maybe there was a female around that he was…
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Blue Jay
This is one of four blue jays that come screaming at me for peanuts. They sit on my deck rail and I open the patio door and give them some. This is a brave one as he came flying at me for it.They wil…
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American Tree Sparrow
I took this photo in my backyard in Welland, Ontario, Canada. I have a corkscrew willow tree that all the birds love because the branches are so tangled that it is difficult for preditors to go after…
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