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| Well, it's Wednesday again, and time for the birds! It's also time for baby birds, or so they think..LOL This baby boy Hairy woodpecker still wants Mom to feed him. |
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| So cute isn't he? |
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| He doesn't give Mom a minutes rest either. Squawking at her if she doesn't move fast enough.. |
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| This is the first quarter moon tonight, and I enhanced it a bit to show more detail. Have a happy Wednesday, and click on http://pineriverreview.blogspot.com to see lots more birds. |
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| Last evening we had a beautiful clear sky, and I took advantage by shooting the waxing gibbous moon. To see more sky shots, click on over to http://skyley.blogspot.com. Happy weekend! |
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| I got to walk the creek trail the other day, and it is going to need some Spring cleanup. Azreal loves to walk with me. |
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| This shot of the creek was taken in the same spot as my header, but facing downstream. |
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| Another early Spring beauty is this Skunk Cabbage. It's the first one I've seen, but there will be lots more to follow. |
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| This poor little Purple finch isn't long for this world I'm afraid. He was at my feeders for 2 days, but today I didn't see him. |
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| I took this shot of the moon at 7:30 this morning. Have a good rest of the week. We are expecting lots more warm temps. |
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| It appears like it's going to be a beautiful day. Happy Sunday everyone. The Goldfinches definately are getting the color change. I haven't had many birds this morning, but the air is filled with their wonderful songs. |
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| Here is the Waning Gibbous moon around 7AM this morning. Last night it was orange for a while but I didn't get outside to photograph it. |
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| The skies are already busy too. Lots of contrails throughout the day yesterday. |
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| This is Tweetie. She was the one and only chick that survived 2 years ago from her Mom Snowflake. I'm not sure what happened with the rest of the eggs in that clutch, I don't think they were fertile, but Tweetie is a good girl. She gives us lots of tasty eggs, and I just love her feathered legs. Her Mom is a pure white Silkie hen and her Dad is a multi colored Silkie rooster. Hope the weekend is going well for everyone. |
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| It was a beautiful sunny day, and we took advantage of it for sure. Driving to Chautauqua Lake there are always a few gulls around waiting for a hand out. I thought this guy was so cute. |
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| A few more waiting on the rocks. |
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| I had to try another shot of the moon while the sky was clear. Now at 9:30 PM, the clouds have moved in, and no telling when we'll see it again. |
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| X marks the spot in a gorgeous sky today. Temps in the 40"s strange but not all that rare for January...We WILL pay you know.... |
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| This nice weather has let us continue to watch trains. Have a great weekend, and GO STEELERS! |
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| Just some shots from around home. With 12" of snow the past few days, we haven't been on the road very much. The Mourning doves resting on the snow, and what they didn't know a Sharpie hawk was spying on them. |
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| Frosty doing what she does best. Napping the whole day. Of course she has the night shift and keeps Tauqua company all night. |
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| A few of the gang stopping in for lunch. |
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| Leaving their feet prints in the snow. They are so cute! |
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| Just practicing my moon shots. We get so few clear skies in the winter, one must take the moment., and today was the day. A Waxing Gibbous moon. Have a wonderful rest of the week. |
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| Three nights ago we had some clear skies, and I tried my hand at a waxing crescent moon. |
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| Well, it's here! We did get some snow last night. Not as much as the weather guys predicted, but at least the heavy rain is over for now. |
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| It's actually pretty, and my winter birds are beginning to show up. Have a great rest of the week. |
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| Busy, busy weekend, and I didn't get to take many pictures. The moon tonight is gorgeous, but maybe some rain on the way for tomorrow. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Click on over to http://lisaschaos.com to see lots more close-ups. |
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| It's been a busy week. We've had many loads of firewood to stack, and we're almost finished. This is the first year that we have been done so early. Let's hope it doesn't mean a rough winter. Here are the county dump trucks as they "tared and chipped" our road earlier this week. It's creating so much dust, and then there was the earthquake on Tuesday! We did feel the tremor, the furniture was shaking and our dog was visibly upset. We didn't detect any damage though. |
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| An early morning shot of the moon. This was around 7AM. |
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| This is the 2nd of 3 Monarch caterpillars I have captured this season. I'll keep you all up-dated on the progress. |
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| Goldenrod blooming at it's best. Fall is on the way for sure. |
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| Finally the Wild cucumber. Right now they are about the size of a grape. I hope everyone is having a wonderful week. The weather here has been perfect! |
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| Another lovely day with beautiful clouds. |
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| This is by far the biggest common Snapping turtle I have ever seen. It was crawling across the road on our way to get groceries this morning. I was so afraid it would get run over, but everyone drove around it, and finally the turtle raised up on it's legs and walked back into the weeds. I read they can live 30-40 years, and I bet this guy is old! |
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| Their bite is so strong it could snap a finger off with no problem. We have caught them in our back yard on occassion and always let them bite onto the blade of a shovel, and then we would transport them to another stream. They wouldn't let go of the shovel till we put them into the water. They can be dangerous and with little kids around, we couldn't take any chances. |
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| These Amish are from a different order than around our home. Their dress is different, and notice the horses hooves are all off the road at one time. That's difficult to capture. |
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| This grasshopper landed on the side of the road while we were out walking the dog. |
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| Lots of different kinds of wild grasses, and they can be pretty covered with dew. |
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| This was the Waning Gibbous orange moon last night around 10PM. |
This opossum was eating underneath one of my birdfeeders yesterday afternoon. They shouldn't be seen in the daytime.
Mrs. Cardinal seems to be napping. Remember yesterday it was a nice warm day and she is no doubt soaking up the sun.
The greedy Blue Jay hogs the suet.
I spotted this little doe on one of our trails yesterday afternoon.
This little Chickadee says a prayer before lunch.
Finally, I have seen this Cardinal several times, and he has no tail. The bird has no trouble flying, and I wonder if he got caught by Mr. Cooper's hawk but managed to get away?
More warm weather for a few days. Oh how nice!
