"A Sand County Almanac"

"THERE ARE SOME WHO CAN LIVE WITHOUT WILD THINGS AND SOME WHO CANNOT."
"FOR US IN THE MINORITY THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE GEESE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN TELEVISION.".....Aldo Leopold



"LOOK DEEP INTO NATURE, AND THEN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING BETTER".....Albert Einstein


“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves”.....John Muir


Sunday, May 15, 2011

Yard Birds of Summer...

I hope my visitors are not growing too tired of bird photos since they seem to be the easiest subjects to find at this time of year. Here, a Chickadee works to open a sunflower seed to get the kernel inside…



We have lots of Cardinals in our yard every day such as this pair...




Here a Brown Thrasher pursues insects in the grass…


Our special guest this summer, the Rufous-sided Towhee, makes a daily appearance…



Energetic Carolina Wrens gather food for their young…




This female Orchard Oriole was spotted at Lily Pons Water Gardens…



Usually thought of as a winter bird we have Tufted Titmice all year round…


A colorful Blue Jay is getting some suet to supplement his diet...



We have many varieties of finches at our feeders…


This Catbird is checking me out while I take his photo…


This pair of Downy Woodpeckers are regular visitors…



Note the sparrow that happened to be flying past when I snapped the shutter…


This Mourning Dove was injured by some accident or predator…



A Red-winged Blackbird taken at the Lily Pons…


A Red Shouldered Hawk circles overhead looking for prey…




This Double Crested Cormorant was photographed off Michael’s Mill Road in Buckeystown…



A Chirping Sparrow enjoys the early summer day...



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