I am always surprised at the volume of pics I need to sort through! Just means I need to post more often, right? The summer temps are coming on, even though we are a few days away from true 'summer'. This makes the early mornings and dusk precious times for capturing my bird friends for the blog. Enjoy this week's offering.
Just one offering this week of the Finch Wars at the office deck feeders. With the Pine Siskins gone to cooler climes, we have less contenders for the feeders. House Finch, incoming!
I've been spending a little more time on capturing the hummingbirds.
We have been so pleased with our new batch of morning glorys, and this guy seems to agree.
The Black-chinned Hummingbird is trying to show he can match the morning glory anytime!
Just catchin' a little of that purple.
This glorious morning the flowers and the hummers were entertaining us.
And on this day, I had three at that feeder at once. Rare.
The Green Heron was fishing on the pond edge, and ventured out. Something I hadn't seen him do before.
I knew he had caught a big something, just not sure what.
Oh yes! He actually swallowed that whole Texas-sized crawdad in one gulp!
The Green Heron having a close encounter with a Red-ear Turtle.
The hit-and-run Titmouse, Texas race!
And back at the house, the Titmouse's ever-present friend, the Carolina Chickadee.
An agile bird.
Round two of the Phoebes at the back porch, three in this brood.
Mom and Dad are faithfully in the yard catching bugs for the babies.
And at the office, round two, with three heads identified. They have all launched, with no apparent casualties.
Isn't this fun? At the make-shift water feature in my yard, the frog family is enormous.
The Yellow-crowned Night Heron family continues to hang out at the pond. They are also adept at catching the giant Texas crawdads.
My favorite song-bird, the Bewick's Wren. This one was visiting the office deck bath.
This pair was chasing around my yard, and hunting for something out on the new granite pathway. I hope it was worth it to stick his beak in that gravel! The young male Cardinal was just an innocent bystander.
This Bewick's Wren was flitting around the Banks rose.
And stopped by the chapel to practice his solo for Sunday.
Papa Cardinal ready for his Father's Day duties.
Feeding the kids! What a dad!
We are thankful today for our faithful Dads, who kept feeding us and taking care of us even when they didn't feel like it.
Happy Father's Day!
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