Surprise! I'm still around. :)

I have been enjoying learning the birds in my new home state. :)  Here's a little canyon wren I found yesterday.  What have you been up to?

Feathered Visitors

Dropping on my head

Macro Monday - Goldfinch

I love having the windowbox feeder and watching the birds so closely. :)



I think they enjoy watching me too, lol.

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Tweedle, Deedle, Dee

The birds are quickly figuring out that there are feeders here now, they sing to me morning and night.

I survived my first night alone, wasn't nearly as scary as I feared it would be.  :0)

 

My alarm clock

Well, this one I happened to spot while riding with my husband earlier this week, but there is also one rat-ta-tat-ta-tatting in our yard every morning. I just love the Pileated Woodpeckers! Even though I never loved Woody Woodpecker, lol.

Look who I found :0)

Spring really IS here! Not only has most of the snow melted, the temperatures warmed above 60 (unusual for us this time of year) but the Robins have come back. :0)

Check back tomorrow to see who has been waking me up. . .

Duck it, Macro Monday

What can I say, I just love critters!

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Whoooooo are you? Who, who. . .

Sorry, I couldn't resist, lol. ;0) I LOVE owls and this one is sure a sweetie!

Pileated Woodpecker - In my own backyard! Squeals!

I couldn't believe I was lucky enough to look out the window at the same moment he decided to spin around on my suet.

Swallows

An overcast day didn't make for the best of photos but I love these fast flying birds. How they swoop crazily over the water.





I keep seeing these nests in the areas where I'm seeing these swallows.  Are they from them? Do you know what kind of bird makes these nests?

swallow

I would love to have the energy of these birds!  They flit and dart and seem so full of life, somehow, just watching them brings me more energy.

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northern flicker

Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that's true strength.

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yellow warbler

A little drop of sunshine must have known I needed a bit of a lift today.

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Osprey with fish

We managed to get the bikes out on the trail a few days ago and wouldn't you know the ospreys are back and have a nest of babies. Daddy osprey caught a fish and was up in the tree with it. AND, because I was on a bike ride I only had the point and shoot with me, dang it!



I cropped one of the shots in - looks like he has damaged the fish. It sure was flopping about, but he held tightly to it.



We still have quite a bit of water around, probably because we keep seeing snow and rain instead of sunshine, and we ran into a "closed" sign on the trail. This means we only had a 10 mile ride.

robin

Life has meaning only in the struggle. Triumph or defeat is in the hands of the Gods. So let us celebrate the struggle! ~Swahili warrior song

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Tiny trinkets

Sometimes I go to work with my husband. He spends longer driving to plants than he does inside the plant so, I ride along and keep him company. When he came out of the plant this time, he had a small brown bag and told me there were three things in it. I couldn't believe it.



When I opened the bag I found a manatee, a bird and a frog (for my mom), each so small - and detailed!





The manatee's belly even looks accurate. :0)

brown creeper

Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later, win a little more. ~ Louis L'Amour

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He hides so well!!!  The brown creeper works his way up trees while the nuthatches work their way down, hope they don't bump heads, lol.

blackbird

Knowledge heals, don't be an ostrich.  Take control of your life because ignorance can kill.  The more you know, the better your odds.

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the robin and the worm

Make sure you don't miss the signs, don't ignore them thinking they will go away, get to a doctor and get checked out.
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