“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…
“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?
Beautiful plumage
Though not a Norwegian Blue. 😀 A hermitage of bluebirds were in a nearby tree at dusk.
How To Plate Carpenter Bees
Loud hammering sounds one morning…”Hmm, wonder what’s being built over at the park?” It turned out to be just this…
Kinglet
Golden Crowned Kinglet
Heronning
Great Blue Heron These two pictures are from different days. In this particular instance, the bird dipped the fish back…
Charging up
Never knew this: Dragonflies are cold-blooded. To fly, they need a proper temperature. This one (a Blue Dasher, I think)…
How To Bee Fly
As scary as they look, tiger bee flies are just scoping out carpenter bee tunnels.
Annual
“Hi! I’m a regular! Not one o’ them recluse cicadas that only drops by every 17 years or whatever. …Ok,…
Hood ornament?
I don’t recall seeing these goofy birds (double-crested cormorants) until within the last couple of years. The rookery seems to…
GB&U
Rehearsing the final scene from “The Good, The Bad, And The Bugly”. These two were working out the blocking. The…