Backyard in Summer

Wild flowers on the lawn in the backyard

Spotted Towhees come and visit my backyard everyday.

So do the Black-capped Chickadees

”I come here everyday."

How to Swallow

A Great Egret is a summer bird around here.  At a reservoir,  I see one often walking in the water looking for food.  

"I saw it. "😁

"I got it."

"Ready to swallow. 😋"

A Toddler Bird

At the reservoir, I saw a young bird.  First I could not identify it.  Judging from the beak, the color of the feathers, the legs, I decided it must be a young Common Yellowthroat just born this summer.

"Hi, I was born this summer."

"My family likes to live near the water."

"I am still little.  Be nice to me."

A Surprise for a Cloudy Day

It was cloudy the other day, but we went out for  a walk.   As I walked along the reservoir, suddenly I noticed a big bird coming toward me.  A Bald Eagle flew right next to me and disappeared into the sky, and then circled back into my vision before heading back to his usual perch.

"I welcome a cloudy day.  Not too hot."

"I'll be  back to my branch."

"We live here."