Howdee all,
The Biggest Week in American Birding
A perfect ending to a wonderful day!
Ottawa NWR
It was a full day of birding and socializing from o dark early until 9pm.
20 warbler species and many more birds that I am too tired to list here.
We start all over again in the morning. I best get myself into bed.
Goodnight all!
Howdee all,
Here we are.. Early morning
Magee Marsh
Jeff and I are Birding this morning with fellow bloggers Chris West and Gunnar Engblom
A beautiful start to our day
We are extremely excited to be here birding and meeting up with fellow bloggers and birder friends.
I will be posting mainly with my blogger plus app via my iPod while here.
Morning on the boardwalk. Amazing morning 20 warbler species so far. With Chris leading us I am sure we will see many more.
Jeff with Chris West, Marsha Fulton, Gunnar Engblom, Jerry Jourdon.
Howdee all,
Jeff and I are now headed north to Ohio for
The Biggest Week in American Birding
We had a wonderful month at Sickstas and Craigys.
Sickstas wonderful garden bloomed around us..
Encircling us with fragrance and beauty..
I found this poem and it reminded me of Sicksta and how she likes to roam around her garden and check on her plants..
I don’t know who wrote the poem I found it on this website.
Make time for the garden
You have to make time
in your garden,
not only for working
but just to see.
Not only for planting or harvesting
or weeding,
but to smell the freesias,
to look at the new rose leaves
admire the new growth thrusting out
in strong red leaves,
to see the white columbine
blooming behind the flowering quince,
the lavender ageratum at the base of the snapdragons,
the grape leaves bursting from the seams
of last year's vines,
pink tulips about to open inside green sheathes,
and most amazing of all
the purple orchid sprays in that pot
you thought was dead and dry.
You have to walk through the garden
and say hello to each newly leafing tree,
caress the buds,
and try to see it whole,
your garden,
or as much as you can-
how different greens complement each other,
set off the yellows and flame into reds,
how daffodils and star magnolias
turn dried brown leaves
into background for their spring painting.
So don't go into you garden
looking for weeds,
which will only make you bend down
and miss the point.
Sicksta doing her evening garden walk
Howdee all,
Its colorful around here..
Jeff and I leave tomorrow and head north to Ohio..
Biggest Week in American Birding…here we come!
Howdee all,
Last night while enjoying dinner in Homey. Jeff, Sicksta Dell and I saw the big beaked Female Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
I mentioned that we had not seen they young male who was here a few days earlier and that he must be on his way north.
We watched her and another female Rose-breasted.
A bright male popped in.
A male Blue Grosbeak was at the feeders as well,
We then had another Male surprise us..Notice his red is a bit different then the one above.
And then in comes another male..
Each time this happened we all looked at each other and exchanged glees and excitement.
The males each tried to sit at the feeder with the female..but she would not have it and chased them away each time.
A Blue Grosbeak joins in on the fun~
Both male Blue Grosbeaks seemed much bluer last night and they both had a bit of a crest.
Female Rose-breasted taking a drink..
Count them~Three males!
The males took turns eating..
What wonderful free entertainment we had while having dinner!
Jeff and I are in North Carolina for one more day. We head to Ohio for The Biggest Week in American Birding on Tuesday. It will take us two days of travel.
Cant wait to see what birds will show up there!
