And Life and Nature just go along, paying no attention to us. First sighting in the yard this year. As usual, I heard him before I saw him. Steller’s Jay Our Juncos stay all year round, and they love our seed mix, which contains some hot pepper now. https://videopress.com/v/vIC6azQe?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true As usual, our red-breasted nuthatch comes …
Well, Tina has chosen the perfect season for this topic, things that don't last! Changing skies and fall colors definitely are ephemeral! In my back yard, I have three Japanese Maple trees. Starting in mid-October, their foliage goes through two transitions, sometimes almost overnight. They start out green, and gradually turn from maroon to bright …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #372: Ephemeral
We have had a stretch of pleasant weather lately, and I have spent some time in the yard, refilling the bird feeders and standing around watching and listening. Here are some of the highlights. Fluffy, the Japanese Maple tree Downy Woodpecker on suet feeder Also notice the solitary yellow flower. A coworker gave me the …
My back yard is teeming with local wildlife, and I try to get photos of as many creatures as I can. We have a seed bird-feeder, and two suet feeders; one with regular suet, and one with a hot-pepper suet that squirrels hate but the birds love. This pair of Steller's Jays drank from the …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #225: Wildlife Close to Home
And this has absolutely nothing to do with the anti-social network known as Twitter. Real birds dropped by our yard this morning. Over breakfast, these two Steller's Jays visited and had a drink from the birdbath. Next, our Red-shafted Flicker dropped in. Neither species "twitters", and both have calls that are very distinctive. I'm so …
These are only the ones I caught in photos. The Townsend's Warbler came by, but I didn't have the camera ready. Steller's Jay. Visit my Rumble site for video. There are two Juncos in the photo. Can you find them both? Again, video on Rumble This little Red-breasted Nuthatch is one of my favorites, and …
