Summer is Almost Over

 The wetlands now show the end of  summer.😢🐝🌻

Belted Kingfisher

"I come here close to the end of summer."😄

Osprey

"I was born this year and now have to find my own food."👍

Black-headed Grosbeak

"I like these berries at the end of summer. 

I will leave for south pretty soon."🫐😎

Moving to South

 The summer sky with clouds in August.  Last few days are a little cooler.

Birds are active in the backyard.  I saw three Red-breasted Nuthatches 

at the same time.😍

"This is our backyard."👍

Fall migration has already started in Alaska.  I see Rufous Hummingbirds often visiting my backyard on the way to south.🎶🎶

"Hello.  I like your flowers and am on the way to Mexico."😎

"I like these purple flowers."🤩😁🌻

Wetlands Families

 Near the end of summer, birds are busy raising their young ones.😉🎶

Lesser Goldfinch:

 "Mummy,  it good..."😋

(left:  young but a little older than the right)

Common Yellowthroat (just out of the nest?):

"I am grown-up now."😍🌻

Great Egrets:"We are one big family."😎🐟🤩

(Morning routine:  fishing.)

"Delicious."😋

Summer Scene

 Bees are still busy in my backyard. 

"I am collecting the lavendar honey."🎶

At the wetlands, young ones are seen in the morning.

"Who are you?  I hope you are nice to me."😊

"Hi, I am new around here. 

 I am trying to find food myself."😍👍

The Wetlands in July

 The wetlands nearby have many birds during summer.

"Hi, I am a male American Goldfinch.  

I fly around here in a small flock."👍

"Hi, I am a female House Finch.  I am busy eating the berries."😋

"Hi, I am an Osprey.   I just woke up from my nap on the branch."

(I do not fall easily!)🤩😎🎶

Real Summer Days

 When the evening came on a hot day, a squirrel was stretched out on the lawn.

"Nice to feel the cool ground."😁

 

Anna's Hummingbird: 

"The hotlips are the #1 flower for me."🤩

Chestnut-backed Chickadee: 

 "I am back from the woods today."😄😋

The Wetland Scene

 The real summer arrived here.  Many hot days.   

 

Turkey Vultures:  "Too hot, but we still like it here."😎🎶

Cedar Waxwings (four):  "It's a nice view here."👍

American Robin(lower right):  "I agree."

Bald Eagle, Juvenile:  "I am still young.  I take two years 

or more to get the white head and tail."🦅🤩