Here are some photos submitted by readers of the For the Birds column and http://www.birdsofnewengland.com
Want to show off your work or need help with an identification? Feel free to submit your New England wildlife photos to bozclark@earthlink.net. (Try to keep files under or around 1 MB, thanks.) Thank you to all who have (or will) submitted photos!
Evening grosbeaks

Karla Wallace of North Stratford, N.H., got these great shots of a evening grosbeaks (and a blue jay) during the winter of 2014-15.
Snowy owl visit
Vulture time

Jason Farrow of Norwalk, Conn., got this shot of a turkey vulture while visiting the Golden Gate Bridge.
Bluebird morning

Lenny Cornwell of Greenfield, NH, woke up to this scene one morning in Nov. 2017. A female soon joined the male eastern bluebird.
Mr. Bluebird
Home building, bird style
Mr. and Mrs. Sapsucker

Pete Nielsen of Swanzey, N.H., got these shots of male and female yellow-bellied sapsuckers. The male has the red throat.

Pete Nielsen of Swanzey, N.H., got these shots of male and female yellow-bellied sapsuckers. The male has the red throat.
Palms up
Long legs
Barred owl with prey
Lurking predator
Some outstanding ‘regulars’
Stranger to New England

David Hoitt of Swanzey, N.H., got this photo of a Varied Thrush that was seen hanging around a feeder during the winter of 2016-17. Varied Thrushes are western birds that sometime stray to the East Coast.
Barred Owl pays a visit

Jeannie Merwin of Marlow got this shot of a Barred Owl in her yard. She said the owl returns to her yard every January.
Evening Grosbeak kind of winter

Pam Hoyt got this great shot of Evening Grosbeaks at her feeder in SW New Hampshire in late fall 2016.
Alert Song Sparrow
Perched Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Marsha Vetare of Connecticut got this great shot of a Ruby-throated Hummingbird in her Connecticut yard.
Beautiful heron shots
How many colors can you fit into a bird photo?

Ben Thomas from Fitzwilliam, N.H., got this colorful shot of a House Finch, American Goldfinch and Indigo Bunting at a feeder in May 2016.
Unusual feeder visitor
Eagle on the water

Mary Ellen Powell of New Hampshire got this photo of a Bald Eagle fishing on the Connecticut River in Hinsdale, N.H.
Sharpie on the Farm

Teenager Hailey Sinon got this great shot of a Sharp-shinned Hawk at a horse farm in Southwick, Mass.
Vulture Avenue
Look out below for hawks

Vicky Kelly got this photo of a Red-tailed Hawk while she was walking along the Norwalk River in southwestern Connecticut on New Year’s Day 2016.
Love those doves

Photo by Dennis Austin
Dennis Austin of Keene, N.H., got this photo of a group of doves at a bird bath during the fall of 2015.
Great Blue Heron in the backyard

Photo by Jeanie Sy
Jeanie Sy of Westmoreland, N.H., got this photo of a Great Blue Heron checking out a backyard birdfeeding station. The bird did not eat any seeds, Jeanie said.
Oh those downies
Surprise visitor
What lurks at night?

Rich Conklin captured this image of a bobcat walking through Wilton, Conn., with a game camera in Sept. 2015.
Learning to fly from a pro

Jerry Blore got this photo of an adult Osprey about to take flight as two young Osprey watch at Calf Pasture Beach in Norwalk, Conn.
Not grousing about this sighting

David J. Scheuring of Dublin, N.H., got this shot of a female Spruce Grouse while hiking at Mt. Madison in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
Wren on a wren house
Indigo Bunting experience

John Martin of southern New Hampshire got this shot of an Indigo Bunting. The bird was injured, but recovered and flew away.
Colorful warbler visitor
Hummingbirds welcome!

Dick & Louise Richards of Swanzey, N.H., got this photo of a Ruby-throated Hummingbird at their feeder in spring 2015.
Time for a washing

William Cleary of the Monadnock Region in New Hampshire sent this photo of the handiwork of an American Robin. He said the bird pecks at the side-view mirror, but does not attack the reflection. Apparently the bird likes pick-up trucks.
Snuggle with mom
A little color in New England

Brian Thoele got this shot of a Little Blue Heron in a small pond in southern Connecticut, April 2015.
Big prey for a brave Red-tailed Hawk

Judie Szuets of Norwalk, Conn., got this photo of a Red-tailed Hawk eating a Ring-billed Gull on top of a car in March 2015. Szuets said the neighbors watched the unfazed hawk eat the meal for several minutes.
What’s going to visit this feeder now?
Nice sighting at Agway

New Hamphsire resident Ann Firestone was visiting the Agway store in Walpole, N.H., when she noticed this Lapland Longspur feeding with a flock of Horned Larks.
Bluebirds at the window!

Susan Stevens of Portsmouth NH, took this photo of a group of Eastern Bluebirds eating hulled sunflower seeds at her window feeder in March 2015. She said the bluebirds also eat suet.
Peregrine Falcon, master hunters

Brian Thoele of Norwalk got this shot of a Peregrine Falcon enjoying a meal at Veterans Park in East Norwalk in Dec. 2013.
Bluebirds in winter

Elena from Winchester, N.H., got this shot of Eastern Bluebirds at her warm-water birdbath during the cold snap of Feb. 2015.
We all need to eat

Riley Rising of Connecticut got this shot of a Red-tailed Hawk eating a squirrel in Feb. 2015, in Waterbury, Conn.
A burst of color in winter

Peter Wells of New Hampshire got this shot of a Northern Cardinal in a star magnolia tree in the harsh weather of Feb. 2015.
Whooo’s that on the porch?
Snow Bunting in breeding plumage

– L.S. of West Chesterfield, N.H. grabbed this shot of a male Snow Bunting in breeding plumage in her backyard in Feb. 2015.
Roadside owl sighting
Mary Ellen Powell got this photo of a Barred Owl along Route 9 near Otter Brook State Park, Roxbury, NH, winter 2014-15.
Surprise visitor to feeder

Tom Jenkins of Norwalk, CT, got this shot of a Dickcissel sharing a feeder station with a Mourning Dove, Jan. 2015.
Eagle over Shepaug

Brian Thoele got this shot of a Bald Eagle flying over Shepaug Eagle View in Southbury, Conn., in Jan. 2015.
Woody in the berries

Peter Wells of New Hampshire got this photo of a Pileated Woodpecker in a bush among winter berries.
Hairy and Downy together

Jeannie of New Hamphsire snapped this photo of a Downy Woodpecker, right, and Hairy Woodpecker. It’s a good photo for seeing the size comparison between the two common woodpecker species.
Timely for Thanksgiving

Dr. Robert Weiss of Westport, CT, sent in this photo of some visitors to his yard. No coincidence that I’m posting this the day before Thanksgiving. Thanks Bob.
“You want a piece of me?”

Andy Christie snapped this photo of a Red-tailed Hawk in his southern New Hampshire backyard. He titled it “You want a piece of me?”
Strange visitor

Andy Christie got this photo of an albino or leucistic Dark-eyed Junco in his southern New Hampshire backyard. Keep an eye out for these guys (or gals) among the flocks of Juncos at your feeder this winter.
Grebes!

Carol sent in this photo of Red-necked Grebes on Spofford Lake in southwestern New Hampshire. She saw them in the spring.
Hitching a ride?

Mary Eccles of Norwalk, Conn., had this visitor waiting on her car in this August 2014 photograph. Not sure where the Cooper’s Hawk wanted to go.
Black-crowned Night Herons in their element (title suggested by photographer, thanks)
Coyotes at play

Daniel Shevchik of Wilton, Conn., grabbed a shot of this coyote family playing in his backyard in summer 2014.
Dinner time for this hawk

Dick Alley of Connecticut saw this scene of a Red-tailed Hawk taking and eating a small rabbit. It was a prime example of the laws of nature, sometimes cruel but very real, wrote Dick, a long-time fishing columnist for The Hour newspaper.
Ospreys in flight

Lori Baker of Norwalk, Conn., sent in this photo of an Osprey pair near Long Island Sound in summer 2014.
Hummingbird on the Wing
Cormorant drying off
Thrasher. What a name for a bird.
What ate my decorative fish??

Mike Mushak and David Westmoreland of Norwalk, Conn, got this photo of a Great Egret on their porch. The egret was picturesque, but also ate several expensive fish, such as gold comets, out of their small pond.
A short, squat wader.
Awesome Osprey shot by Jason Farrow in Norwalk, Connecticut.
Nice shot of Barred Owl taken by a New Hampshire resident visiting Florida:
A great shot of a welcomed visitor ..
Well, I complain every March that I have trouble finding American Woodcocks. Bob and Rosalie Boucher did not have any trouble this spring. They saw at least eight in a five-day stretch in their yard in Norwalk, Conn.

Rosalie Boucher captured this photo of an American Woodcock in her yard in Norwalk, Conn., in March 2014.

Rosalie Boucher captured this photo of two American Woodcocks in her yard in Norwalk, Conn., in March 2014.
Bath time for Mourning Doves!
Ever held a Pileated Woodpecker. I sure haven’t.

Bob Bray of Norwalk, Connecticut, was returning from walking his dog one March 2014 morning when he heard a thud and found this Pileated Woodpecker on the ground. He held it for a while and the bird flew off — thankfully.
Some Great Blue Herons try to stick out our New England winters. Here’s one in southern Connecticut. Or was this an early migrant?

Bill Zak grabbed this photo of a Great Blue Heron braving the half-frozen marshlands of Rowayton, Connecticut, in March 2014.
Jeannie Merwin of Marlow, N.H., said this Barred Owl returned to her property on the same exact day as it did last year. This photo was taken in early March 2014.
Jason Farrow of Norwalk, CT, sent in this photo of an Osprey he took in the summer of 2013. He said the winter is getting long and his mind is straying to what he did last summer.
Rich Jenkins sent in this great shot of a Snowy Owl in late February 2014. The great Snowy Owl winter continues!

Rich Jenkins got this shot of a Snowy Owl at Silver Sands State Park, Milford, in late February 2014.
Carl Cederstav of Norwalk, CT, sent in this photo of a red-morph Eastern Screech Owl that was under his deck.
A telltale sign of a Pileated Woodpecker.

Julie Parrott of Alstead, NH, grabbed this photo of the handiwork of a Pileated Woodpecker while walking in the New Hampshire woods.
Last week a reader submitted photos of a Barred Owl that they saw out a window in Fitzwilliam, N.H. This week, over in Hinsdale, N.H., a reader submitted photos of a Snowy Owl perched in a tree outside their window. How cool would that be?
What is that out the window?

Nancy Robie of Fitzwilliam, NH photographed this Barred Owl in her backyard. The owl was perched in a tree a few feet from her back deck on a Jan. 2014 day.
Lots of robins. A few are pictured in this photo by Ginny Tyburski of Norwalk, Conn., but she said the holly bushes were filled with robins on this winter day.
A towhee in the snow.

Peter Hermance of Wilton, Conn. capture a photo of this Eastern Towhee at the beginning of a snow storm in Jan. 2014.
Who doesn’t heart chickadees?
Here’s a reader’s first bird of 2014! Thanks for sharing.
Bright green birds in New England? Yes, Monk Parakeets may be found along coastal Connecticut.

Bob Weiss of Westport, CT., had these visitors to his backyard feeding station in Dec. 2013. Monk Parakeets are sometimes found at backyard feeders in coastal Connecticut.
Here are a few Pileated Woodpeckers taken in Nov. 2013 by Jacqueline Gorgues of Keene, N.H.

Deb McWethy of Harrisville, N.H. sent in this photo of an Eastern Bluebird pair on a nesting box in mid-November, late for a sighting.

Deb McWethy of Harrisville, N.H. sent in this photo of Eastern Bluebirds at a more appropriate season.
Hi, New to this site. Hubby spotted an unusual, small bird which he described as looking “like a skeleton” on the greens of a nearby golf course in Halifax, Massachusetts. The lawn care manager also saw this peculiar looking bird but could not find it in any pics online. “It has a small, thin body, small head and not many feathers, and is a gray color”, husband Bill reports. Do any of you know of this unique species of bird? Could be it is not “from around here”. ?????
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Hmmm. Good question. I’m not sure what bird that might be, especially without many feathers. Upland Sandpiper is the only bird I can think of with a small head, but it’s not likely to be seen near a golf course. I’d love to help, though. Maybe he can get a photo. Doesn’t have to be a great photo. Thanks for writing.
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What stunning photography skills! Keep it up!
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