Finally we think we might have a pair of Baltimore orioles nesting in the yard, something we've waited years for.Now, as Rob Reiner (Marty DiBergi) once said in This Is Spinal Tap: "Enough of my yakkin'! Let's boogie!"
Our tree swallows are incubating six pinkish eggs in the mid-meadow box.
Young house finches are already fledged, but still have the downy "horns" of their nestling plumage.
A fledgling bluebird begs Dad for something to eat.
Our yellow-breasted chat, head-on, from just beyond our fire circle. His mate was gathering nesting material.
Barn swallows do not nest on our barn-free farm, but they do visit each day for the eggshells we crush on our front sidewalk.
What a wonderful collection of photos! All taken in one evening? Amazing!
ReplyDeleteYou are getting that digiscoping thing down pat. Nice pics.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos. I really enjoy that you are in the same state as me--gives me some tips about who to look for when I'm out and about. Edit: I meant birdwise. Who to look for, birdwise. :)]
ReplyDeleteIn re: Baltimore orioles, I once saw a striking black, orange, and white bird in a local forest...singing for all he was worth, and fearlessly close to the trail I was walking on. Your oriole looks a little different from what I remember, but I've always thought that was my first (and so far only) Baltimore oriole. Such striking colors!