Coffee On Thursday! #5

Good morning everyone! It is such a beautiful morning, sunny, clear blue sky and mild. At the moment it is 54F (12C) which really is quite fabulous for us. Yesterday was also sunny and warm with a high of 66F (19C). Spring is certainly moving along quickly now. The grass is such a real, vibrant green. Trees are getting more green each day as leaves begin to pop out and grow.

From this height it is much easier to see the green in the trees than it is at street level. I was outside enjoying the afternoon, listening to the birds, seeing more different sparrow species such as the Chipping Sparrow. Unfortunately none of the birds cooperated, so no new pictures to show you. That is one benefit to feeding the birds.

Male Evening Grosbeak. A bird feeder helps bring birds closer.

It brings them in closer, and the birds get used to seeing me around, so, better opportunities for good photos. It is a little harder now. And with so much vehicle traffic, it tends to scare the birds more. It is terrible to have a good photo ruined because a noisy truck decides to drive by just as I am ready to click, and the bird flies off.

Male Purple Finch at feeder.

Or, as yesterday, a very noisy motorcycle went past, scaring birds away before I could get a picture. Sigh. And one time a dog came running out from beside a house barking loudly. It scared the birds, but also startled me. Nearly dropped my camera. Sigh. I am sure the lady looking out her living room window let her dog out deliberately to get rid of me. Some people seem to enjoy being that way. Oh well.

So, there are new challenges to photography on this end of town. I never had that problem where I lived before. However, every place has its pros and cons. I still like it here though. I just need to figure out ways to overcome some of these new challenges. Or just change the way I do things. There is a nice place to sit out back of our building, but it has its drawbacks too.

Dark-Eyed Junco, a very friendly little bird.

If I sit there quietly so the birds will perhaps come closer, then someone comes along and sits down and begins to talk to me. That scares the birds away. And it makes it hard for me to concentrate on my photography. Sometimes I want to say “go away, you are scaring my birds”. But I don’t. Sigh. Oh well. Minor details. Thanks for stopping by, have a great day and God bless!

Steve and Muffin.

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