Yikes! It’s been two months (or more) since my last post. Perhaps the birds just haven’t been as exciting, or perhaps I’m not pleased with the pictures I’ve been taking. Also, my mobility has been limited, because I have to wear a boot to heal a stress fracture.
Anyway, enough of excuses. In the past few days, I’ve been able to capture several pictures that are either interesting or attractive (or both).
Most of what I’m seeing right now are this year’s crop of young birds.
In years past, I’ve seen Red-bellied Woodpeckers raise their young in concealed holes. This year, a pair of woodpeckers dug a hole in a tree in plain view. I’d been watching the hole for a couple of years; I think it was originally created by a Downy Woodpecker. The hole got a whole lot bigger this year, then I saw the Red-bellies. Here’s the young ‘un looking out.
Here’s the male. I love the reds and greens in this picture.
A few days ago, I saw a female Northern Cardinal fly into a bush just off the south bridge. Watching her for a few minutes, I saw her hop to a nest and settle in. She’s still settled at this writing; no evidence of eggs yet, but I’ll see what develops.
We get Canada Geese throughout the year, but this is the first year in memory that there have been goslings around the pond. Yes, they grow up to be geese, but while they’re goslings, they’re cute.
Shortly after seeing the gosling, I looked across the grass and noticed a recently-fledged Brown Thrasher.
Finally, this morning, I encountered a male Northern Cardinal that clearly wanted it’s picture taken, so I did.
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Nice photos! Good to see you back
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