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This juvenile yellow crowned night heron has been hanging around in our pasture.
They say the juveniles will stay in the area they are raised for a good while.
We have had a lot of crawdads from all the rain and that is one thing they love to eat. You will often see these birds in the ditches hunting for bugs and crawdads.
Nature never ceases to amaze me and I truly enjoy getting to see her beauty in the wildlife that graces us with its presence from time to time.
You realize as you get older things are harder to do, you tire out easier and need more breaks. Honestly, that is okay because at least you are able to to do something you truly enjoy.
Listening to the birds sing early in the mornings is one of my favorite things to do.
I was talking to my mother n law and she told me she loves that too and she sits outside early in the morning waiting on her ride to mass.
The sun on your skin a fresh breeze in the air & being surrounded by nature is such a beautiful feeling.
Nature has a way of making you feel alive.
The ducks have been back about a month now.
Sometimes there are just two and other times there are 10 but almost always they are in pairs.
In this picture, there was only three I am not sure what happened but sometimes the other partner shows up a few minutes later.
Are you ducks in a row?
Last year we got lucky and the cedar waxwings found other mulberry trees so we actually got to pick some.
This year they are eating our mulberries before we can pick them.
There will be 60 in the tree at the same time chowing down.
Daisy was mad because she loves mulberries and she went out there and was looking all over the ground to find some. I finally found a few on the ground for her. Yes, our dog picks berries lol.
Nature is so beautiful and these birds colors are truly amazing. I enjoy watching them even if they are thieves.
Every now and then you see a bird whos markings are different.
This little guy I think is a woodlark is much lighter and really stood out at the feeder.
I love getting the chance to photograph different types of birds than I normally see.
How many bird feeders do you have?
We have 3 off the side deck 4 in the backyard that are similar. Then we have two hanging feeders, two wire cage feeders that hold the suet. Then we put out 3 hummingbird feeders.
Proving nature with the seeds for life gives me the chance to help them out and get a few pictures in the process. It is a win-win situation.
This is a male Eastern Bluebird he was flying in and out of our cypress tree.
I had a really hard time getting a picture of him.
I love their colors and you can always get a glimpse of them out of the corner of your eye because of the bright blue color.
There have been quite a few of these birds around here we are trying to get them to nest but they are so picky about their birdhouses. They like something about six feet above the ground not a lot higher and for sure, not lower.
I want to put out some dried mealworms because they are supposed to love those but I need to figure out a feeder for them.
If anyone feeds these birds let me know what you feed them & what type of feeder they like.
My grandmother loved feeding the birds but I never remember her buying bird seed.
Her birds would get scraps from lunch or dinner but the birds ate it all. They would eat beans, cornbread, fruit and old bread. I always remember lots of cardinals and blue jays in her backyard. It was like the minute she walked out there they all came and they were not scared of people at all.
My dad loved feeding the birds and the raccoons and I loved watching him enjoy nature in his own backyard.
I think I was always a nature lover but when you have others teach you the beauty of wildlife it gets passed down even more.
We have lots of feeders here and I feed quite a mixture of seeds & suet. You can mix chicken scratch and black oiled sunflower seeds together for easy cheap mix and the birds love it. I recently bought some safflower seeds to feed occasionally.
This bird is a juvenile female cardinal she found some red berries that fell off the asparagus fern growing off our side deck.
They say a cardinal represents a loved one who has passed. They usually show up when you miss them the most. In many ways, I believe this because lately, my dad has been on my mind.
There seems to always be buzzards flying overhead but I rarely see them on a fence post nearby.
Notice how the one struggles to balance on the tiny fence post.
He kept showing off and the other one is looking at him like ” Really”.
Often times, when I am looking outside, I see a quick flash of yellow fly by.
This is the Yellow-Rumped Warbler this one is a female that is a juvenile. Next year her colors will be even brighter yellow.
They are quite the little songbirds I love hearing them sing.
I was actually in the house and shooting out a closed window I am surprised they turned out this well. She was about 12′ from me. I was using the Canon 400mm lens.
Listening to all the bird’s songs is one of my favorite things to do. It makes me feel at peace.
Nature sounds are all around you just need to take a few minutes each day to enjoy it.
