Fall Scene

The Blue Heron colony now has no one.  Everyone is grown up before winter.   Yeah!👍

"I am one of them.  My mom told me it will be cold soon

 and I have to improve on the hunting skill."  👍

" Me, too.  I am getting better at it."😋☺️

Not So Hot Anymore

I can feel the autumn breeze once in a while.   A little butterfly flies around together with a bumble bee in my backyard.🐝🦋

Summer flowers are mostly done.  Anna's Hummingbird is back to the sugar water.

"Summer flowers are not so sweet now.  I am back to your sugar water."😋

"I am a Rufuous Hummingbird and on the way 

to south.  I still like your hotlips."😋

Hot Days

 Hot days in Oregon.🍦🍧

A few days ago, it was worse with the forest fire smoke.  The sun was eerie orange colored.  Today is lot better.  The wetlands now have rosehips.

Purple Martins were at the nest.  Are they still raising little ones again?

"Just hanging around here.  We are all grown-up now."☺️

"I caught a big fish this morning.  Look at this 

under my right claws.  A lucky day today."😎👍

My Backyard Is Busy

The hot weather is here.  The lawn is brown, but I try to water some with the well water.  The roses are in bloom all summer long with sun, water, and  fertilizer.

"Find a bee amongst the flowers."🐝

"The clothesline is a place for rest between the fights."😁

"We like the suet even in the summer."😋

Summer Days

 My backyard was heating up for a week.  But finally it cooled down and is just right for summer.  A couple of cabbage patch butterflies visit here often.  Their favorite is the lavender.

"Sweet juice."😋

Western Scrub-jay:  "I still like the suet."😋

American Robin:  "I picked up one of the sweet blueberries."😋

Chestnut-backed Chickadee:  "I like the suet all the year around."😋

A Crow Family

 The fuchsia's season is here.  This is a pretty double blossom.  I bought a starter at the end of April.

This week, a family of American Crow visited my backyard.  They were four of them.

I keep a small dead pear tree for birds.

"This is a nice backyard.  Mom knows best."😁

Crow babies:  "We are hungry, Mom."

Mom(middle):  "Ok.  After this, you can take a bath there to get clean."👍

Note:  Crows are very smart.  Per the research paper at the University of Washington, they can remember the mean people's face and spread the bad news among them.  

So be nice to them to be safe!

Big Birds at the Wetlands

A summer day.  The sun is hot and bright here early.  🌞

Most of Canada Goose go up north during the hot months.  But some of them still stay here and raise young ones.

 

Canada Goose:  "We are on landing training.  A smooth landing today."🪿

Great Blue Heron:  "I raise young ones here, too.  Less babies to feed at the colony now."👶

Osprey:  "I am here, too.  Today I am flying together with my spouse."🤗😘

The Wetlands Summer

During the summer months, many bird families stay at the wetland. 

 

Tree Swallow:  "The breakfast is the busy time to feed all young ones."

"I like to stand still by myself."

(I saw many Great Egrets on this walk.)

"I am a young female Black-headed Grosbeak."

Wood Duck:  "We are on the swimming drill today.  I have four babies." 

Hot Days

The hot days are back in Oregon.  The lavenders in my backyard are now in bloom.  I make the lavender wands every summer.  Butterflies and bees are busy now.😄🐝🦋

"I am busy drinking the flower nectar."😋

"But sometimes I smell the fresh sugar juice, so I try the juice."😋

"Today, I am wading here!  I saw a hummingbird doing it, so I tried."😉

Wetlands Scene

It's been hot.   Many photographers go out for early morning photos.  Nowadays I can get there aroud eight am, later than I used to.😅

Someone far away.

"I am Green Heron."🤩

Cedar Waxwing:  "We like to find berries here.  Yum, yum, yum."😋

American Robin:  "A good catch.  Berries are my favorite, too." 👍

Great Blue Heron:  "Now I am returning to the nest to check on my babies.😎(❁´◡`❁)

(There is a heron colony near here.)

Growing Up

 At the wetlands, pretty yellow Wildflowers were in bloom.

Many babies are growing up now.

"We are three Barn Swallow babies."😍

"Right now, we are eight Great Blue Heron babies.  Can you count us?"😍

Flowers with Birds

The other day when I was out in the garden (wearing a bluish flower garden hat), Anna's Hummingbird  came close to me.

"I know you.  My nectar drinking time is here."😋

Lately Chestnut-backed Chickadee often comes here.

"I need to drink in the fountain.  I know someone is hiding there."😁

Lavender colored rose is in full bloom now.😎👍

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."😍