Thursday, April 24, 2008

Out the Window


Backyard Bully

This was pretty amazing - The brown thrasher had an acorn and it kept rolling when he tried to crack it, so he dug a little hole, pushed it in, and then proceeded to peck away! "Bird-brain" is a misnomer.

I almost think the female cardinal is prettier than the male.

Posing -

Chipping sparrows have just gotten back.

A flash of sunshine.

Noisy..

Oh-boy...they dropped some!

Daily Dogwood.

13 comments:

John Theberge said...

Great views from the window.

Stacey Olson said...

Fabulous shots as always. Thanks so much Helen for sharing your beauty.

Sandpiper (Lin) said...

Outstanding pictures! A nice way to spend a few minutes when you can get pictures like these!

Naturegirl said...

LOVED all your photos shown today!! That thrasher is quite the "bird brain" I am amazed with Nature! Great photos!!
Thank you for regularly visiting my Arizona desert experiences posts! I am thrilled to have the opporutity to come by yours!hugs NG

The Birdlady said...

Thanks, everybody! We're going out to Shenandoah Nat Park later - had intended to go early this morning, but had to take the car to the shop. We might not see much in the middle of the day, ut I get "withdrawal symptoms" if I don't get out there at least every other week.

kjpweb said...

That is something else. Others robbing through the thicks to get a glimpse of birds - and you look out the window and get shots like that.
Doesn't seem fair! ;)
Wonderful shots. As always! Cheers, Klaus

Mike said...

Beautiful window shots. Thanks for sharing.

The Birdlady said...

Thanks, Klaus and Mike. (My husband calls the house my 1/2 mil dollar blind! The neighbors are having decorators in all the time doing draperies, etc, and I'm cutting out screens!) lol

jalynn01 said...

Your few moments yielded some beautiful shots... Them thar birds are no 'bird brains' for sure. They are smart, and so is the resident squirrel. Maybe smarter!! thanks for sharing.

The Birdlady said...

Jalynn - thank you! Yeah, that squirrel doesn't starve!

Jotter Jan said...

Oh my what a lovely view from your window!!!! Love your pretty in pink photo of a grey Titmouse and pink Dogwood!!!

Shelley said...

Once again it's hard to pick my favorite. Just a wonderful selection of nature's best!

The Birdlady said...

JJ and Shellmo - thanks so much for your kind words. I'm very fortunate.