Sunday, August 10, 2014

Summer Heat; Hummers, Butterflies, and a Few Others

As per my habit, I've waited way too long to post, so here goes. We'll be catching up with the pics starting at the first of summer, late June! Yikes! The heat is so intense now, that all I can do is sit inside! Enjoy this season's post.

The Black-chinned hummingbird sits patiently guarding the feeder at the porch, ever diligent.

This one was dragging some spider web with him. My hummingbird expert Nathan Motz tells me that spider web is the concrete for holding their nests together.



Yellow-crowned Night Heron cruising the pond. Since this pic it dried up, then got a big rain and filled again!

 The Painted Buntings are out there, just not coming to the feeders much. Caught this one at the office deck.


 The Scrub Jays continue to frequent the office conference room windows, and periodically fly over to the deck to pick up a snack.

 Capturing some action shots at the office deck feeder.



They chase around a lot, just hard to catch two of them at the same time.

A rare visitor at the office deck, the Red-eyed Vireo. Just passin' through!

Sunday morning on the porch, the morning glories framing the feeder.

Sometimes I can get two of them at once!

 They can't resist the morning glories.

 Blue-gray Gnat Catcher in the Lady Banks Rose.

 Black-crested Titmouse with a sunflower seed.

He gave me a nice look at his purple throat.

The Gulf Fritillary butterfly at one of our zinnias.

 The Ruby-throated hummingbird was checking out our new blue feeder.


 And the Swallow tail enjoying the zinnias.

 And purple cone flowers.

Yes, God's glory is revealed in His Creation!


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