A FEW BIRDS, A FEW FLOWERS, A SQUIRREL

These are birds taken from the deck at the back of the house.  All are daily visitors.  The Cardinal was the first to show itself.  

I have seen more American Robins up in the trees than ever before.  I only ever used to see them hopping around on the ground in the springtime, but the last couple of years they have stayed longer and pick a branch to sit on.  I'll often look up to see one staring down at me.

The Blue Jay call to their families, and a few minutes later they arrive.

This one looks young.  I saw another trying to get its parent to feed it earlier, but was being encouraged to feed itself.  The lessons of life had begun. 

A crow always visits during the day, to see what seed we have to offer.

On this particular day there were no others. Some of these photos were taken through glass and screen.  They give an interesting effect.

The female Cardinal turned up soon after the male.

She really is a pretty one, a lot of beauty in her  more muted colors.

Another American Robin on my neighbor's fence post.

My last bird is a Mourning Dove.  Their soft cooing first thing in the morning is my favorite alarm clock.

Lastly, a squirrel was once again chattering and urging us to go inside. The weather was perfect, warm but without humidity, and we had been sitting outside on the deck longer than usual. After we left three others joined him at the birdfeeder.

There has been a bear sighting not too far away. There were photos of it hanging over someone’s fence, stretching to reach their bird feeder.  We are in a heavily populated area, so this is unusual. I saw the photos on our neighborhood app. I think it may be time to stop filling the feeders for a while.  I suppose with staying at home longer than usual, I have been delaying it.  When the warmer weather arrives, I know they have enough food in nature, so our friendly neighborhood bear 🐻 is a good reminder. 

My neighbor's peonies always look stunning.   There are lots of our roses in bloom also. This was one of the better photos I was able to get below.

May you all have an enjoyable day, and thanks for visiting.

  

WISE WORDS

I think you are beautiful Sweetie, just the way you are. 


I am also including one of those stories that encompasses kindness and compassion, with a link across time that is incredible.  You may have heard of this already, but I am going to include it just in case you haven't.  It is an amazing story and one I want to remember as I look back and read this again. It is a story about a connection between the Choctaw Nation here in the US, and the people of Ireland. 

You can read about it here. 


Enjoy the rest of your weekend and thanks for visiting. 

OLD DECK CAMERA PHOTOS OF THE BIRDS

I will be setting up the deck camera soon but in the meantime here are three from last year.

Today we have a Mourning Dove, a Cardinal, maybe a juvenile, and a Red-headed Woodpecker with a Blue Jay at the back.

I hope you are having a good start to the week.  Thanks for stopping by.

SNOW BIRDS

There are a lot of birds in this post.  There are Cardinals, White-breasted Nuthatch, Dark-eyed Juncos, Blue Jays, Goldfinches, House Finches and Carolina Wren.  

We didn't have a heavy snow and a lot of it melted today.  

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

DECK CAMERA PHOTOS

~Chipping Sparrows~

~female Brown-headed Cowbird~

~Mourning Dove and male Northern Cardinal~

~Female Northern Cardinal~

This link is a little different, in that it explains why the cardinal got on the uniforms of the St. Louis Cardinals, the baseball team.

~Mourning Dove~

~Red-bellied Woodpecker~

~Blue Jay~

~Eastern Grey Squirrel~

Always love checking the deck camera to see what it turns up.  I hope you have enjoyed my backyard critters today, and thanks for looking.

GOOD MORNING SUNSHINE

Good morning Everyone. My little friend and I wanted to wish you a great day!

 "Morning Glory is the best name.  It always refreshes me to see it."

~Henry David Thoreau~ 

BIRDS FROM THE DECK CAMERA

The Blue Jays visit every day...

The Red-bellied Woodpecker visits but less frequently.

Mourning Doves are here daily.

The Blue Jay and the Red-bellied Woodpecker seem to get along quite well.

The camera caught an incoming Dark-eyed Junco and the Dove doesn't seem to mind.

In this frame there is a White-throated Sparrow in the background, with the Dove and the Dark-eyed Junco a little bit closer.

I find it interesting that I haven't seen a female Cardinal in quite a while, just the male with its bright red plumage. 

And that's it for today's deck camera birds.  My little Dark-eyed Junco with Leucism hasn't been seen since the last time I posted about her/him. I find myself developing attachments to these birds, and hope she/he is okay and off visiting some other bird feeders in another area.

Happy day to you all and thanks for visiting.