Laura, nice pics! Yes to everything johnjsr said. Definitely a Carolina wren...aren't they cute...and so much song from such a little bird. And definitely a young red-bellied woodpecker. He's learning already that your feeder is a nice supplement to his insect diet. Not many woodpeckers are very interested in regular feeders, but the red-bellieds always comes to mine. And when they're feeding there, they RULE. The other birds stay away from them. That beak is formidable, I guess. You're lucky to get a shot of a titmouse at all. They tend to move in fast, grab one seed, and take it back to a branch somewhere to hammer it open. (They hold it with their feet and hammer at it with the sharp tip of their bill. They can't crack sunflowers like cardinals do without a this bit of strategy.) They do tame down if you work at it, and I've hand fed some titmice at one of the local parks before who will take peanuts from you. But more often, they are fast and shy. John, there is a post in the archives that explains how to upload pictures to here from Photobucket, etc, but I don't have the link right now. You can search for it, or I'm sure someone will post it for you. If not, feel free to email me offlist and I will help. Thanks for sharing, Laura. Marcia

they do get a larger amount of red as they get older but also they can fold their wings tighter or looser and show more or less red. especially when they are showing off for the girls

Rachel, I bought as a gift to myself last year (I think it was last year), a Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ8. I took the picture standing about 4 feet from the window using the zoom and Macro feature. Then all I did was crop it a little. I am still learning to use the camera and have been taking an online informal course from the Cooking Forum on taking food pics inside. It has been tremendously helpful to me. I still wish I had bought the comparable Canon!

Thank yall for the kind words. The houses are hollowed out cedar blocks. The roofs are temporary. Plan on using some old barn siding but haven't found what Im looking for yet. The birds took up residence about a week after I hung them. Caught a cardinal twisting in flight !