This bird was on the tall birdhouse in the backyard it was barely daylight and a cloudy morning so I could not see what kind of bird it was.
I started editing it and goofing around with textures it and I finally got the bird to show up.
It looks to me like it is a brown-headed cowbird.
Nature has this special innocence and beauty and I love trying to capture it.
I see the hawks all the time they are mostly flying over our house or across the pasture out back.
The day before yesterday this one was stalking my bird feeders. He was sitting on my entrance to the secret garden where the bird feeders are at.
I grabbed a few shots of him with my Canon 400mm lens and then I made him leave.
The other day early in the morning we had some bird visitors in the road in front of the house.
I grabbed the camera and I was able to get a few good shots before they spotted me.
The great white Egret stands tall amongst the weeds in the ditch. The white ibis including some brown juveniles flying all around. It was fun to watch them.
I love mornings like this when the wildlife surrounds us and allows me to take its picture.
This great blue heron was on the road.
It is probably the same one that use to stalk our koi/goldfish pond before we netted it.
I was able to get a few pics before he spotted me.
I never know what I might see in the 3 bird baths that sit together in the backyard.
I think its so funny all the birds visiting will get in one bird bath & be crowded when there is plenty of room in other bird baths.
These doves like everything else are just looking for a place to cool off and get a drink. I try my best to change the water every day so it will stay cooler but they like it better in the sun than in the shade.
Yesterday we finally got a little bit of rain 1 1/4″ hopefully there will be more to come in the next few days.
Doves just wanna have fun.
We have so many birds in this area of Texas but one of my favorites are the small Eastern Bluebirds.
I caught them having a pool party at the bird bath. I know these are juveniles because their blue is very limited. The adults are a lot bluer and their chest is a darker orange color.
They can splash a lot of water out of a birdbath really quick. At one time there were 4 in at a time with others zipping around waiting their turn. I even saw a few adults supervising.
I am glad I was able to sneak back into the house and grab my camera to get a few action shots.
Nature never ceases to amaze me the beauty is all around us we just need to take the time to notice it.
If you listen when you are outdoors you can hear the sounds of birds all around.
You can even learn to distinguish the sounds of different types of birds.
Sometimes you can even hear baby birds. Hawk babies are very loud when the mom and dad are bringing them food.
These pictures were taken at our daughter’s house way up high in a pine tree. There were actually three babies but only two wanted their pictures taken. Lucky I had my 400mm lens with me otherwise there would not have been any pictures.
I am going to try and get a few more pictures this week. I figure these baby hawks are 3-4 weeks old and they leave the nest at six weeks old.
Nature is all around us we just have to open our eyes to see it and enjoy its beauty.
