Hi y'all! I'm in Hermitage...just outside Nashville. We've got all the birds mentioned above plus a few more. We've had a male & female Tanager here the last couple years. They are pesky birds...continually attacking their own reflections on the mirrors of our parked cars. Cedar Waxwing are just gorgeous. I love it when they visit. I have seen an Indigo Bunting once in a neighboring pasture... oh how I'd love to have one visit my feeder or birdbath! We usually can count on a visit by the hummingbirds around Tax time (April 15th) or as we like to refer to the day... "Tomato planting day!" :) And finally, we have a pair of bluebirds nesting in our bluebird house. I think it has been up for about 4 years... maybe longer. Just God's way of teaching me to be more patient! Tonight we saw a large bird carrying something to it's nest high atop a cellphone tower. I don't know what it was, maybe a falcon? Didn't fly much like a Hawk. I'll keep an eye out for a better view. Y'all have fun birding!

My Flicker box is up and I am interested to see if anything notices it. The Red Bellied Woodpeckers are around here everyday and I know they are interested in nesting because I see them picking fights with each other, drumming and calling. They come here to get the suet which makes them notice other things in the yard. At least thats the plan. I have never seen the Downey Woodpeckers look at my box in spite of the fact that they must fly over it many times each day coming and going to the suet feeder. The chicadees are around again multiple times each day. They were here weeks ago and there was a spell were they were not here for awhile. I have some boxes with small entrance holes they can use so hopefully they will pick one of them and be safe from the larger birds.

Kenn, Spectacular photos!! I love the shots of the Bluebirds so much. They are my favorite bird of all. I have a good camera on order that I will have soon. I hope to get some real good pictures of my martins this year and the Bluebirds also. Very good once again and it looks as if you have a native bird paradise at your place. That is the only way and from your great pictures I can see how much you love our treasured American songbirds....Mike

Adorable Kenn! I LOVE that Titmouse, we don't get them around here. Hey Camera question now. I dropped my S2IS from the windowsill onto the floor for the 2nd time, bad I know but this time it didn't fare as well as the first time. I have a seam that has opened up a bit but it still works. I am just worried that if I get moisture in there at all it will be done for. I was planning on getting the teleconverter you have for my S2 but since I broke it I was thinking of getting a used S3 or S5 since the new superzooms that are out just don't seem to cut it for me. I tried the SX10 IS and returned it, would love to try the SX1 IS though but it is a little more pricey. Anyway in looking over the S3 and S5 it seems the S5 is much slower on the continous picture mode than the S3 or S2 are, do you find that the case? That is the main reason I returned the SX10 cause of the slow continous pic mode since I use that so often. Do you notice any advances that the S5 has over the S3. I do like the gridline thing for landscapes but don't have to have it. Thanks for any input you can give me. Donna