Sunday, July 12, 2015

It's a Dove Day

I saw a dove sitting on a wire at The Rez. "Findley! Stop!" I hissed while tucking the leash under my arm with one hand and lifting my camera with the other.
He was busy primping and didn't see me at first.
Then he looked up and realized a human was approaching.
He stared me down...
...gave me the evil eye, and then took off for parts unknown.

Friday, July 10, 2015

Sunflower #2

Yay! It's Friday!

It's hard to believe, but we actually had a brief period of sunshine last evening. Gone today, though!
 This is the second sunflower to show its face. It is a brighter color than the first one.
 There were 3 blue jays hopping around on the front walk. This is the only one I could get to stop long enough for a nice blurry shot through the screened in front porch.
 I caught Findley trying to dig under the fence. Seems he wanted a baby bird snack.
The ducks were back last night. This one was lagging behind, but didn't turn around enough for a nice front view.

Happy Friday!

Thursday, July 9, 2015

Squirrels

Lots of squirrels everywhere. I found these guys at The Rez.
Saw me coming...
Decided I was the enemy and disappeared up the tree.
This little guy was unconcerned.

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Juveniles

...I think. It's the best match I could find in my bird book.

Got a late start on my walk last evening, so no pics. I think all the birds had gone to bed. These are from Sunday.

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Dove Day

Mourning Doves
On a wire...
...on the ground...
 ...in a puddle...
...and on the roof.

Monday, July 6, 2015

Woodpeckers Again

Mr. Red-headed woodpecker brought along a friend yesterday.
Almost every time I walk around The Rez, I see this guy. He likes to tease me into thinking he will allow a really close-up shot, but he never does. At least this time I had a nice background.
At least he brought along his friend, Mr. Downy Woodpecker.
He was very busy pecking a hole in this tree.
Mr. Downy brought Mrs. Downy along for a visit. How can I be sure this is the Mrs? She doesn't have red on her head. She wouldn't turn around to look at me. Guess she is a shy one.

Happy Monday!

Sunday, July 5, 2015

Guard Dog

I'm always trying to figure out Fingley's origins. We know his mother is a full blood Border Collie, but the father is unknown. His bark sounds totally different from a Fergus bark. Personally, I think Findley's pop is a Corgi. So I pulled up YouTube and typed in 'Corgi bark'. This is what happened when Findley heard it.







My brave protector!