July 4, 2016
How fitting that on Independence Day, along with the day before, I had a very surprising bird come to feed – so much so, that at first I thought I was seeing things. Most likely, an escaped pet parakeet that has, so far, adapted very well to life on the run. He made himself very acquainted with my back yard – checking out the bird houses, all of which are ” full-no vacancy”, the other feeders- though the bell seed is the favorite, sitting on my fence railing , flag post and my patio chair. If he would come to me, I would gladly give him a good home, but even though I can get fairly close to him, he has made it clear, he has no intentions of being caught. I can accept those conditions and hope he continues to visit and hang out in my yard.
A white crowned sparrow was also new to my yard this spring.
The newest resident in my wren house…..
who, along with his mate, finds many places to sit and guard their new home.
I have been scolded many times for getting too close to their chirping babies.
Speaking of babies – this one looks old enough to move out…
This juvenile cardinal has a 2-tone beak – I love to watch their adult colors emerge.
Two recently fledged Red Tail Hawks hang out frequently near the nest in my back yard pine.
or sit on the fence and stare at me.
Lastly these finch were kind enough to pose for photos with my spring iris.
“my favorite weather is bird chirping weather” (Terri Guillemets)
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