#birds Blue jays tell a blackbird to bugger off when it interrupts their breakfast, while a mourning dove hangs out for when the jays leave. Two birds-two strategies for getting food in spite of the jays.
#blueskyartshow #flowing A Cotswold village in early spring
#birds Spring (actually, summer) weather today has the bluebirds out building nests. This is one of my favorite photos of a few years ago--Papa eastern bluebird checking on the progress of Mama eastern bluebird as she sits on the eggs.
#birds As winter begins to wind down, all but one of our dark-eyed juncos have moved on.
#birds Big borb and little borb. Mourning dove with white-throated sparrow.
#birds It's a two for Tuesday photo of eastern bluebirds.
#birds A young hermit thrush
I know - isn't that a ridiculous name? Though the yellow-rumped warbler is almost as bad.
#birds Yellow-bellied sapsucker
#blueskyartshow #round
A round copper kettle is used to make apple butter the old way, taught down through generations.
#birds An eastern bluebird
#birds A young fluffy bluebird for Friday-yay.
#birds Little chickadee
#birds Bird seed flies in the air as a blue jay just took off. The goldfinch is unfazed.
#birds Titmouse Tuesday - cute little titmouse getting a bit of a drink at the bird bath.
#birds A ruby-crowned kinglet (we always only seem to have one but maybe they are too quick for me)
We have them but rarely see them come to the bird feeders so I love it when they do.
#birds This photo of a northern mockingbird makes me laugh every time I see it--such a floofball.
#birds A cardinal and a tufted titmouse get their snack of choice from the food bar.
#blueskyartshow #two Two very young bluebirds demanding food from Papa Bluebird.
#birds A very nice-looking cardinal pair. We usually have 3-4 pair at any one time.
#birds This little chickadee has grabbed a big mouthful of the bluebird food!
#birds A little sunshine from a Pine Warbler.
#birds I took this photo many years ago after setting up our "fence" around the bluebird food platter. The blue jays had been eating it all and leaving none for others. (They now have their own tray). This blue jay was the epitome of pouting-he has his back to the feeder.
#birds Eastern bluebird with a dark-eyed junco, both seen often this winter.
#birds Sunday - a lazy squirrel day. Just waiting for all the food to get scattered by Blue Jays and Mourning Doves.
Like looking at clouds, so many images you can see.
#blueskyartshow #wood An old stump, looking like it's holding cryptic messages from times past, taken in Jamaica.
#birds A happy bluebird pair taking a break from nest-building, for Valentine's Day!
#birds A warmish day today has me longing for spring. Here's an eastern bluebird with blooming dogwood trees in the background.
