A female Cassin’s Finch finds ample shelter under a large spruce on a rain-soaked afternoon early this spring.
A quick look up and …hey the sky looks lighter to the west.
Although a sunny afternoon is always nice I would sure enjoy o week or so of those rainy days right about now.
Water flows as birds sing.
The season’s move like water in the creek.
A male Cassin’s Finch enjoying an afternoon break on a small wild rose-bush. These guys have a wonderful song distinct from other small finches and a pleasure to the ear.
Sometimes right side-up and sometimes right side-down there was work to be done.
Wishing you good pickings and a wonderful weekend.
In the forest just up the road we have heard the calling of an Ovenbird for the last two summers without successfully seeing one. Their frequent calling had us looking in trees and forest floor but to no avail. This year we have gotten lucky and finally seen and actually gotten of a photograph of these little forest swelling warblers. Who would think such a little bird, and in this case can sweet looking bird, could make such a racket.
A fine looking Hawk all fluffed and looking sharp and perhaps a little bit full of himself as he had just finished mating a female just a few fence posts down the road.
The alert posture of this Robin Seemed to make him a perfect addition to this old fence post. It was one of those times when out-birding the bird we thought we saw on the fence post, especially ecially old posts, actually was a bird.
His announcement was short, to the point and well received.
Summer is here one and all.
A female Calliope Hummingbird measuring in at a mere 3 inches visiting a Sitka Columbine.
Two of summers treats rolled into a single meal .
After literally bringing some grub to feed his young a male Western Bluebird leaves the nesting box and perches on a fence pole in search of more food for the rapidly growing brood. We watched as both the male and female shuttled food in and waste out of the nest box with their young still safely tucked away inside.
The Western Bluebird is not as common as the Mountain Bluebird so it is always a pleasure to see that brilliant blue and orange. A fine way to start a summers day.
nature has no boss 
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