Twas a bit dreary in the neighborhood. But that’s often when things start to look interesting…
Disregardrail
Flowers don’t care.
Bug home-hunting
“This place looked a lot bigger in the brochure…”
Path of Partiality
A Chipping Sparrow bewildered by eclipse-shaped shadows… Chipping Sparrow, ninja-mode: Letting sleeping ducks lie: Reminder that it’s not all rainbows…
Parliamentary, dear Watson
Some Barred owls have taken a liking to the nearby magnolia trees. It’s a pretty good napping spot before they…
Heron Day
On a recent visit, it was apparently “Heron Day” at the pond. Two Green Herons were out for some fishing…
Sun’s out…
While looking at the water and turtles and fish and stuff, I was oblivious to {what I think was} this…
It’s Hawk Season again
They’ve taken over the back yard again, squawking like someone took their lollipops. 👇This one was snacking on some chipmunk…
The Green Heron Strikes Again
A green heron fishing among the rocks & tall-ish grass. This one has red legs. Which I think means he…
Drying out
It had been raining a lot, so…
Cedar Waxwings
Curious behavior… they perch in the maple tree over there… when they get peckish, they swoop over to the berries…
Sandpiper
A Solitary Sandpiper dabbling around the pond. “Black Ten to the Red Jack,” I said. He said, “Look, it’s called…
Sitting In The Rain
Rainy evening… Happened to glance out the backdoor… Barred owl floated to a stop on the branch top… Just sat…
Snakes On Azalea
A neighbor pulling some weeds pointed out this Eastern King, nestled in the middle of an azalea. Didn’t seem too…
8 Legged Freaks
Don’t know what these giant spiders find so appealing about patio doors, but they’re pretty easy to relocate using a…
Autumn
From a few autumns ago.
“The Green Heron!”
“The Green Heron! On the NBC Blue network! And brought to you by the most refreshing beverage in the world,…
Whom?
The little birds were squawking up a storm out back. That’s the “Predator Alarm”, so something was up & I…
You look lost, there, friend…
Snowy egrets are coastal, aren’t they?
