What bird is this?

[Parasite]

Curious what bird this is

[snowshoes22]

Western Tanager

[Bullkllr]

 

[Fidelk]

Had a couple of them in my yard several years ago......only once. That's a rare photo because they prefer to be in the treetops of a forest and aren't common at ground level. When I first saw the colors, I thought it was an escaped parrot or exotic bird.

[MR5x5]

Had a couple of them in my yard several years ago......only once. That's a rare photo because they prefer to be in the treetops of a forest and aren't common at ground level. When I first saw the colors, I thought it was an escaped parrot or exotic bird.

This.  Super cool bird.  Too bad the prefer the tops of the leafy greens.

[Parasite]

Had a couple of them in my yard several years ago......only once. That's a rare photo because they prefer to be in the treetops of a forest and aren't common at ground level. When I first saw the colors, I thought it was an escaped parrot or exotic bird.

Saw them for the first time last year if I recall correctly. They were eating the berries on my hedgerow same time last year. The only reason I got the picture is because I heard a loud thump and the dumb SOB flew into my window and knocked himself silly. Thankfully he didnt break his neck, but it was probably a good 15 minutes before he was in the right mind to fly away.

[Fidelk]

Had a couple of them in my yard several years ago......only once. That's a rare photo because they prefer to be in the treetops of a forest and aren't common at ground level. When I first saw the colors, I thought it was an escaped parrot or exotic bird.

Saw them for the first time last year if I recall correctly. They were eating the berries on my hedgerow same time last year. The only reason I got the picture is because I heard a loud thump and the dumb SOB flew into my window and knocked himself silly. Thankfully he didnt break his neck, but it was probably a good 15 minutes before he was in the right mind to fly away.

Must not be a lot of windows up on the top of trees for them to become familiar with. Once had a robin or some other flying nutjob attack a bathroom window for several days.

[elkboy]

Great birds.  One of my favorites.  That bright red in their head comes from insects in their diet.

[ghosthunter]

 My brother in law has them coming into his bird feeder on Camino Island.

[Igor]

They used to come to my bird feeders on a regular basis, but I haven't seen one in a couple of years.  I keep a list of the different kinds of birds that show up to my feeders, and there are many that have just disappeared over the years.  I attribute that to the huge amount of new housing development in the area where I live.  So much of the native habitat has turned into wall-to-wall houses.   That's progress, I guess.

[Bigshooter]

Western Tanager

[Twispriver]

Very pretty birds. I've never seen one on the west side but i see them at the cabin every spring.

[EmeraldBullet]

Looks like a bobcat to me

[briansullivansec001]

Look awesome

[Alchase]

Beautiful birds 

[JWBINX]

Awesome bird!! Have not seen one this year, but one of my favorites.
I have seen a lot of mountain blue birds though.

[Alchase]

Awesome bird!! Have not seen one this year, but one of my favorites.
I have seen a lot of mountain blue birds though.

I have Eastern Blue Birds that nest in all my tower nesting boxes. They are ruthless predators 
They control my water fountain while the are nesting, and come in to the fountain just before sunset to bath. 

[GWP]

Had a couple of them in my yard several years ago......only once. That's a rare photo because they prefer to be in the treetops of a forest and aren't common at ground level. When I first saw the colors, I thought it was an escaped parrot or exotic bird.

Saw them for the first time last year if I recall correctly. They were eating the berries on my hedgerow same time last year. The only reason I got the picture is because I heard a loud thump and the dumb SOB flew into my window and knocked himself silly. Thankfully he didnt break his neck, but it was probably a good 15 minutes before he was in the right mind to fly away.

Hopfully, you followed the proper 'concussion protocol'.
 

[CastleRocker]

My wife has had one or two pairs off and on, for a lot of years.  They seam to be cyclic, as there won't be any one year, then a single one the next, and then we had two this year for the second year in a row.