I'm ever amazed at the variety of birds right in my neighborhood. It makes me wonder if they've always been there and I just didn't notice.
I can't tell you what birds shared my yard in Missouri, or in Texas, but I can tell you who comes through in Wisconsin. Maybe I never had a chance to look up while raising the kids and I only now have the opportunity to look around.
{Oh sorry guys that I neglected to tell you the first photo is Blue Heron and the second a Northern Flicker. As Michelle mentioned, this Flicker is the male, I have shown the female before, over here.}
That last bird is beautiful. I've never seen one like it. What is it?
ReplyDeleteLovely heron and wonderful northern flicker-male-photo. (Northern Flickers are large, brown woodpeckers with a gentle expression and handsome black-scalloped plumage. On walks, don’t be surprised if you scare one up from the ground. It’s not where you’d expect to find a woodpecker, but flickers eat mainly ants and beetles, digging for them with their unusual, slightly curved bill. When they fly you’ll see a flash of color in the wings – yellow if you’re in the East, red if you’re in the West – and a bright white flash on the rump. ....Present only in males is a malar stripe, or mustache, extending from the base of the bill downward below the cheek)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and excellent photography, Lisa!
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about the kids being raised and having more time. But somehow as we get older we manage to be SOOOOO busy that a week passes in a day....right?
oh I love the Northern Flicker! ... I've never seen one before
ReplyDeleteThere is a Blue Heron that has been hanging out at my bro's pond. I've tried to get a photo, but he always see me sneaking up. ;) I'm jealous! ;)
ReplyDeleteWhat part of Texas?
Great shots Lisa - the birds here are very elusive, yet I am determined! I still have to get my birdfeeder up and hopefully that will lure them in. Hope you are having a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteWow! That is some diversity right there!
ReplyDeleteLovely photos of the birds! The northern flicker looks very nice!
ReplyDeleteGreat bird shots! The second bird is really pretty :)
ReplyDeleteBoth are gorgeous shots and great birds.
ReplyDeleteWow, those are great shots! And the title of this post makes me laugh every time I see it on my Blogger News Feed. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat shots! I've tried several times to photograph egrets/herons around here with no luck-- sometimes they fly low across my land just to tease me.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Isn't it amazing what we are privileged to see when we open our eyes and look???
ReplyDeleteI've photographed both these birds, but not nearly as well as you!
ReplyDeleteThe Flicker with the redhead and black and white polka dots is stylin!
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