Summer or winter, our back yard is alive with birds - pesky Grackles and self-righteous Mourning Doves, delightful Chickadees, Sparrows and Gold Finches and a pair of majestic Cardinals who normally stay all winter, as well as Robins and Hummingbirds and a few exotic birds that don't seem to belong and/or visit infrequently.

We also have a bunch of squawking crows from time to time.

Here are some photos of our songbirds:

And then we have other forms of wildlife (click on each photo for a larger image):

To hear some of the songs of our songbirds, click on the audio controls below their pictures (you may have to click each control twice - once to activate the Active-X control and the second time to start the birdsong).