July 2019 - Backyard Bird Photos

July and August are the slowest months of the year for bird activity. We did have birds in our backyard during July at the Hummingbird feeder, the seed feeder and at our water feature. The latter received an upgrade late in the month as part of my birthday present from Edith. It appears near the end of this post.

July 12 Finches

We've had American Goldfinches all summer, they found our hulled sunflower seeds and never left. They also like the the water we provide.

American Goldfinch - Backyard, North Delta BC - July 2019

We've also had House Finches, this is a female.

House Finch - Backyard, North Delta BC - July 2019

July 19 Finches

A couple of more shots of our finches:

American Goldfinch - Backyard, North Delta BC - July 2019

And this time a male House Finch:

House Finch - Backyard, North Delta BC - July 2019

As mentioned, my birthday was on July 25th. One of my presents from Edith was a drip for the water feature. This shot shows how it was set up initially. It changed a bit in August and will be in that blog.

The drip is supposed to attract birds as it puts the water in motion.

July 26 Hummingbirds

We've had Anna's hummingbirds since late spring. In August we had to take the feeder down for a couple of weeks because there were so many wasps around. 

This first shot is not very sharp, but I like the posture:

Anna's Hummingbird - Backyard, North Delta BC - July 2019

Same with this one:

Finally a clear shot:

Anna's Hummingbird - Backyard, North Delta BC - July 2019

The best part about all these shots is there's no feeder in sight. 

Anna's Hummingbird - Backyard, North Delta BC - July 2019

As mentioned, we took down the hummingbird feeder as we had a surge in the wasp population and the hummingbird was being prevented from feeding at the station. By mid-August I put it back up and the hummingbird(s) came back.