Yellow-rumped warbler--NOT!

My birding adventure was delayed this morning by a couple of errands, but once I got going, I had a good time. I saw what I thought were my first yellow-rumped warblers, but UPDATE on 11/15/06, Mike McDowell told me these are winter-plumaged American goldfinches:

Still neat to see this bird in its winter outfit, but darnit. No lifebird.

I also saw another bluebird couple, though I only caught the male with the camera:

I was on full digital zoom on these--because I was pretty far away. Not in focus, but obviously a bluebird.

I also saw some horse disapproval!
Someone's not happy.
His pasture mate, with what looks like some scarring on the nose from the bridle. That's sad.


Also got some obligatory "frosty foliage" photos:

And some landscapes:
That's cropped severely to eliminate the shadow from the car--oops.

So--not a real successful birding trip as far as number of species or photos, but a nice short trip.
yellow-rumped warbler
red-bellied woodpecker
eastern bluebird (male and female)
killdeer (wish I'd been ready with the camera)
ducks--though it was too bright to see their foliage against the silvery water. By the time I got a photo, they'd all flown off:

I had to bring the car back so Kat could go into town. Now I'm stranded out here; guess I'll go look at tripods tomorrow. I did manage to get some 3" pipe for the scope--but I need to take measurements, figure out focusing (no 2-1/2" pipe to fit snugly inside, so I'm going to have to improvise), then do the eyepiece. It's coming together--slowly.