Wednesday Words, With Coffee! #22

Good morning to everyone! Time for a cup of coffee, sit on the deck and enjoy the beautiful morning. The sky is such a wonderful blue, the sun is shining brightly and it is wet, very wet. We had a thunderstorm last evening and it thoroughly drenched us in heavy rain.

That was good though, it had gotten very dry and forest fires were burning across this northwestern part of our province. I hope those fires received some of that rain too. The summer forecast was released this morning and for our area it is supposed to be cool and dry. So, this “hot” weather we have been getting is likely going to be our main summer weather and the rest of the summer will be more normal to cooler.

Black-capped Chickadee. The top photo is a female Purple Finch.

We shall see. There is still very little bird activity out here, although the trees are alive with the songs of so many different species of birds. I was up at 4:11 this morning. It was daylight and the birds were singing so loud and clear. Loons were calling in the distance. There was a Great Horned Owl hooting somewhere across the street among all those pines, likely further away than it sounded.

I would love to get a photo of an owl, but so far they have eluded me. But then, they are around mostly at night which makes it hard for getting a good picture. It would be great to walk down to the river at night, just to see what is going on during that time. So much happens at night that we just do not get a chance to see normally. I will not be trying it however.

Male American Goldfinch.

There was a time when I would have done it, but not now. Sad, really. That red-eyed vireo is singing out there, and so is a white-throated sparrow. A chipping sparrow is on the feeder picking through the seeds, getting his breakfast and likely taking some back to the nest for his mate who would be sitting on eggs now.

There is a black-throated green warbler singing out back too, and a chestnut-sided warbler. They both have unique and easily recognized songs. The black-throated green is very loud in his singing considering he is such a tiny bird. The cedar waxwings are back now, they were around earlier this morning, first of the year.

Chipping Sparrow.

Nice to have them back again. I am still waiting for the nighthawks to arrive, they are usually the last of our birds to return, and the first to leave. The singing has slowed down now as the birds get out looking for food. Thanks for visiting with us, have a wonderful day and God bless!

Steve and Muffin.

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