Bird Watching Club

Love those backyard birds and the Peafowl. Such great pics.

I had a unique opportunity to get a white egret hunting for a meal.

Hear is the hunt.

The Dive

The Catch

The Big Swallow

Now I wonder what is for dessert?

Thanks Teka. That bulge was pretty awesome to see.

picture from the internet, but this is exactly whats happening in my front serviceberry tree this week-- the only time I see cedar waxwings!

I love the waxwings, especially how they announce their arrival with the tweety whistle that they make.

Here are a couple of handsome guys.

But he wasn't in the wild..

The trauma orthopedic surgeon is going to try to build the bone without surgery...if it doesn't work then I will have the rod put in, but at least this is a doable alternative for me...I will keep my fingers crossed. At least I can ditch the brace when I am at home...but not out....I didn't remind him that I broke the arm in the house..lol

Love the owl pics no matter where they came from.

Lisa, that sounds like great news. Hopefully you won't have to have surgery. No more falling into walls!!!!!

My DH's shot of the Quetzal

Beautiful and interesting birds ladies. Lisa I hope your PT on your arm will be effective. That would be awesome.

This is so cool. DH was in our back yard with our leashed cat. Squeakers saw something and DH went to investigate. A fledgling robin was stuck in a net under a bush. DH finally freed him, got the ladder, and put him back in his nest. Saw parents feeding him last night. Saw them flying together this morning.

A pair of house wrens nesting in our bluebird nest box keep busy bringing insects to feed the young!

To find that bird you have to go to Costa Rica or Panama. We were lucky to catch them during nesting season.

I've never really been a 'bird watcher' but have been a bit more recently. Actually birds,scare me as they will bite hard. I have a 'good' bruise on the back of my leg now from a Canadian Honker that attacked me from behind on Sat. I did not do anything to cause the attack - was in a picnic area at a State Park. They are VERY aggressive at the city parks also.

I did see 2 Ospreys at Custer SP in SD Sat. morning at Center Lake. They were doing better fishing than any of the human anglers.

If someone wants to see a lot of Bald Eagles check out the Skagit River in WA. At one time the Skagit had the largest breeding population in the Lower 48 (it still may be but I haven't lived or worked in the area for 20 yrs). There is now a large Bald Eagle Reserve (8,000 +/- acres) along the Skagit near Concrete and Outfitters do float trips.

BEEP,BEEP