Fall at the Wetlands

 Summer birds are gone and winter birds are to arrive here gradually. 

"We are Mallards and stay here all the year around."😉

"I am Pie-billed Grebe.  I stay here all the time, too."☺️

"We are American White Pelicans.  We

 left Canada and are on the way to Mexico."😄👍

Regular Resident in My Backyard

 In the beginning of autumn, I noticed a family of Oregon Junco in my backyard.

"I am still busy raising my kids."😊🌻

"I am a good dad."😉🤩

"Sometimes I take a rest up on a branch."😄👍

Fall is Here

Our schools are starting after Labor Day holidays.  Butterflies are still on the last of lavenders. 

Summer Hummingbirds are in a hurry to fly down to south now.

Rufous Hummingbird:  "It is already getting cool lately."😉🌻

Western Scrub-jay:  "I have to grow up fast before the cold weather arrives."👍

Bewick's Wren:  "I am already grown up and ready for winter."😊

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."🦅🤩

Hummingbirds Are Busy

 In my backyard, fuchsias are hanging in full bloom.

Anna's Hummingbird loves the nectar.

"I love the nectar."

"But I still like the hotlips, too.  

The white petal just came off ."

Heron's Fishing

 In a sunny morning at the wetland, a Great Blue Heron was staring the water.

"I am hungry."🐟?

With a splash,

"I  striked a fish!"👍

The fish skewered with the beaks,

"Ready for breakfast."☺️🎶

"It's already down in my throat."😋

Backyard Birds

The fuchsias are in bloom.  Anna's Hummingbird likes to drink the nectar.

"My favorite flower."👍

"My favorite is blueberries."😄

"My favorite is roasted sunflower seeds."😍

Note:  Black-headed Grosbeak visited me after many years of  absence.  Many trees are gone due to development.  It is hard for them to come to my backyard.😥

Hot and Dry

  Oregon has been dry this season.   At the wetland, many birds are nesting.

Brown-headed Cowbird: "I am worried about the water supply here.  

We need a lot of bugs to feed the babies."

House Finch:  "So far it is ok for my family.  Look my kid(left) is growing up."

Eurasian Collard-dove "I do not come here often, but is it a good place to stay?"

Big Bird

 One day at the wetland, I was taking a picture of  a heron.  Then I noticed something moving at the far end. What is it?😎

"I am a big bird."🦅

"My morning routine to fly over the water."🦅🎶

"You are lucky to see me here today."🤩👍☮️

Summer Backyard

 A summer bird, Rufous Hummingbird, stops over once in a while.

"I love these hotlips."

Bewick's Wren is busy, sand bathing.

"Not a dead bird.  Feel so good."

"I need to clean my feathers."

"My favorite summer flowers are back. "