Tuesday, May 6, 2008

New Idea

I have note cards made from many of my photographs and sell them in Backyard Boutique. I thought maybe it would be fun to send you all a card every morning. So here's the first and the best seller...This is Ollie, and he's our trademark bird.


We walked over to one of the golf course ponds last night , and the red-wings were having a concert.


Noisy and flashy.

I can't remember having a bluejay quite so in-my-face as this one yesterday morning. I was glad for my zoom, or I would have been shooting a bird's eye!

OK, little one - this is the way it's done.

15 comments:

kjpweb said...

Gorgeous. The good idea with the greeting card (Thank you for that!) as well as the RW Blackbirds, the Bluejay and all the rest!
Cheers, Klaus

John Theberge said...

I can see why that card is a best seller, it's a very nice photo.

Stacey Olson said...

I can see why it is your best seller! thanks for the card! Beautiful photos to go along with it as well. I am working on some redwing blackbird shots. last time I was near them(and the baby ducks(yeah)) the light was just too harsh for good pictures.. have a beautiful day!

Mental P Mama said...

Wow. Absolutely amazing. I am still mourning the fact that our bluebird house remains empty this spring. Any other ideas beside mealworms?

Mary said...

What a wonderful idea and we will enjoy the cards! Your photos are certainly bound to be best-sellers...really wonderful! I love that last shot of the feeding lesson.

Jotter Jan said...

Oh Helen...they are all gorgeous...but Ollie is just out of this world!!!

Sandpiper (Lin) said...

I had a little time this morning before taking off for the day, so I'm visiting a couple of blogs, as time allows. I love all of your pictures. I looked at your previous posts and was sorry to hear about the squirrel. I had one fall from the second story last week. I think it was the mama squirrel. She bounced off the ground level deck and onto the ground, but she is okay. Thanks for the great pictures! See you soon!

jalynn01 said...

Thanks for sending 'Ollie' my way. How sweet - and I love the verse at the bottom! RW Blackbirds are a favorite of mine, so showy and loud, and the bluebirds are so cute as always!

The Birdlady said...

Thanks so much, everyone -

The Birdlady said...

momama - where do you live? do you see bluebirds arond? if you'll send me a picture of your box in its surroundings, I'll see if I have any words of wisdom (that's an oxymoron, coming from me!)..I WISH you could get some bb tenants.

abb said...

Lovely! I love the baby bluebird (I think) eating/learning to eat.

The Birdlady said...

tsannie - thank you - the mama bird has the worm - the baby is in the foreground waiting to be fed.

SweetAnnee said...

OH OH OH..love the..
and what a SWEET bluebird
all fluffy

I love your pics..Deena

The Birdlady said...

Deena- great to hear from you..hope you're doing well.

Shelley said...

The greeting card is just a great idea! And how do you always manage to be in the right place at the right time w/ your photos! I need to acquire this skill. I love watching the babies being fed!