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Daily Pics #152.
Good morning everyone! It’s such a beautiful morning today. Most of the leaves are fully out now. The sun is shining on those leaves causing them to glow a most beautiful bright green. It’s much nicer sitting on the deck this morning than it was yesterday. Sir George and Lady Pearl were both here this morning which means they now have young in the nest so it’s okay for both to leave at the same time. Sir George came down first, then Lady Pearl after he left. The crows are scared of Sir George, but Lady Pearl is smaller and since there are 7 crows they tried to push her off the feeder by sheer numbers. Sir George didn’t like that so he came back down and let the crows know he wasn’t too happy. That one crow lost some feathers that time. Then he stood guard while she ate, then he finished the remainder, so the crows lost out this morning. They learned a valuable lesson, leave Lady Pearl alone.
There is a vireo singing out here this morning, a simple but beautiful song. Then there is the phoebe still hiding in the bushes somewhere. A tree swallow is flying overhead looking for insects and chattering all the while. Time for another cup of coffee. Mmmm, that’s so nice. There is also a black-throated green warbler singing and another warbler that I can’t quite place a name on. An ovenbird is singing across the street, a small bird with a loud song. All the regular birds are at the feeders, goldfinches, pine siskins and purple finches. Plus a female hairy woodpecker comes all the time now getting sunflower seeds for her young. Oddly I haven’t seen the male around lately, I hope nothing has happened to him. That will make her job a lot harder.
And now for some nice bright flowers to enjoy…
In the above photo we have a beautiful Iceland poppy, which comes in 5 different colors that I know of, but my landlord only has 3 colors in her gardens.
And in the above photo is one other color of the Iceland poppy. There is also a bright yellow which I will show another time, just waiting for them to bloom. There we have our brightly colored flowers for today. I hope you all have a great day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
©2020 Steve McLeod.
Daily Pics #151.
Good morning on this chilly, but beautiful Saturday everyone! Though it is a rather cool morning, sitting here wearing a jacket and drinking a hot cup of coffee really isn’t so bad. And the birds are just as active, coming around for their breakfast as usual. The little hummingbirds, there are at least 2 males and one female now, are very busy at their feeder. On a cool morning like this they need that extra bit of easy to get sweetness to help give them the energy they need. Hmm, not a bad idea, think I will get another cup of coffee and be right back. There we go, that’s much better. The phoebe is busy singing somewhere back in the bushes like he does each morning. The cape may warbler is singing his “please, please, please to meetcha” song, a little closer than the phoebe but still out of sight.
Two loons fly almost directly overhead laughing away as they pass. I just love listening to the loons, whether this laughing call, or the longer “mournful” cry. That’s the way it is often called, but personally I love that long call they have, especially at night. There is a real beauty to that call. A male purple finch is sitting in the apple tree, his bright red looks so nice among the white apple blossoms, and he is also singing his beautiful song. It would look fantastic if the sun was shining on the apple tree right now with that red bird in there, but it will be a while before the sun gets in here. A pair of white throated sparrows are nesting close by and the male is singing away again this morning. I can see him sitting on a branch, he will soon be on the ground looking for his breakfast too.
New life is popping out everywhere as spring moves into summer…
In the above pic we have some new growth popping out on a white spruce tree, a sure sign that summer is coming.
And in the picture above is some new growth showing on a young balsam tree. That new bright green just looks so beautiful.
And in the above picture is some new growth showing on a juniper bush. These are very common here growing on the dry rocky areas. Something a little different for our daily look at pics today, thank you for stopping by. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
©2020 Steve McLeod.
