Not Always Hot Here

 At the wetlands sometimes it is hot; othertimes it is cold.

Song Sparrow:  "Today is hot👍

Tree Swallows:  "It is windy and  a bit cold."🤔

Cedar Waxwing:  "Today is just right."🤩

Backyard Scene

 A female Mallard returned to my backyard.

"Today I decided to stop over  by myself.  My kids are growing up fast."

"I am a juvenile Brown-headed Cowbird."

"I am Anna's Hummingbird.  I am drinking the blueberry nectar."

May Wetlands Scene

 The water level is already low.  We want more rain.🦅💧💧

Bald Eagle:  "I want more rain."💧

Osprey:  "I don't know if we can raise a young this year."💧

Cedar Waxwing:  "We are back.  We like to eat berries and see friends here."💧🙏

Summer at the Wetlands

More wild flowers are in bloom.  

Before the Black Phoebe was in the reverse light, so today I walked in the opposite direction to take a better photo.👍

Black Phoebe:  "You can see me better."😁

Black-headed Grosbeak:  "I am a summer bird.  You can listen to my singing."😍

Lime Green Color

At the wetlands, it is the breeding season.  A Great Egret was standing in the half shade and was hunting in the morning sun.

Look very close between the beak and the eye.  Do you see the lime green color?  What does it mean?

"It means I am in the breeding season."🙂

"I also have the breeding plumage that extends beyond the tail (fine feather).  

Both male and female become very attractive this way."😍

"Today is bright and warm.   I hope I can find a fish and a mate soon."🌞👍

Wisteria in Bloom

 My wisteria is in full bloom now.🌞

White-crowned Sparrow:  "I like your flower."

Bushtit:  "I prefer this suet."

Chestnut-backed Chickadee:  "Me, too."🤩

April in the Backyard

 The apple blossoms are in bloom.🌞

A butterfly came over.😊

Several Golden-crowned Sparrows have been in my backyard for sometime this spring.

"I am nibbling the new Wisteria leaves now."☺️👍

Mallard Ducks are back a few times this spring.

"My wife likes to nibble the fallen suets here." 🦆🪿😍

(Squirrels make a mess underneath the feeder.)