tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32783757083726843232023-11-16T09:42:15.744-05:00Wings n ThingsThe Birdladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712686748252506783noreply@blogger.comBlogger368125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278375708372684323.post-79181300842043279942010-02-10T21:54:00.007-05:002010-02-11T17:25:47.216-05:00Snowpocalypse<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wiKa_HzupwA/S3N0l9lLi6I/AAAAAAAAF6g/7VvxyWq02G4/s1600-h/_2108189web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wiKa_HzupwA/S3N0l9lLi6I/AAAAAAAAF6g/7VvxyWq02G4/s400/_2108189web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436817370700811170" border="0" /></a>LOST!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAkwcfndVkATzbvPOpkbOQKB7hWLYkQvr5AMZQKWcpYk_6KfBXOjSIX7kNHyPwtstgz11WOJNt8qZF-gsA5yx6VC86O9wj5Px24wTLVCc3RthgCQH2VE81rCBLU1Bdu9hug6dZa28iBTf/s1600-h/_2067952WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAkwcfndVkATzbvPOpkbOQKB7hWLYkQvr5AMZQKWcpYk_6KfBXOjSIX7kNHyPwtstgz11WOJNt8qZF-gsA5yx6VC86O9wj5Px24wTLVCc3RthgCQH2VE81rCBLU1Bdu9hug6dZa28iBTf/s400/_2067952WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436817363071482978" border="0" /></a>MOST BEAUTIFUL<br />I had 12 bluebirds on my porch yesterday, chattering and squabbling. It was heaven.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYhM0HzLS9Yt_rUy92zKHNRBM44eVQA1WMZAS9k347txKgbrqgZZJ0InKOe47p_7jwFiNQGt_3ynLAwY10AImWJPbIV45kuNTHVhO7_kU80EQ63jkETynIN1Khw9OOw5SElh3mVVT5CZY/s1600-h/_2037645WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYhM0HzLS9Yt_rUy92zKHNRBM44eVQA1WMZAS9k347txKgbrqgZZJ0InKOe47p_7jwFiNQGt_3ynLAwY10AImWJPbIV45kuNTHVhO7_kU80EQ63jkETynIN1Khw9OOw5SElh3mVVT5CZY/s400/_2037645WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436816904841705298" border="0" /></a>Cutie.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhje0HMoVqNK6v_xHF-pOjXpLunowaGsVs4Iz2KQd5mQ90sO5IjiNHDCchOUDxkZSwRhZIIQSklppD6fojPDwUR8OZaqikbQPynM7CciUSs0hfm5feV2zIQsHPbodBh1fJmhGmsubYErs4u/s1600-h/_2037583WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhje0HMoVqNK6v_xHF-pOjXpLunowaGsVs4Iz2KQd5mQ90sO5IjiNHDCchOUDxkZSwRhZIIQSklppD6fojPDwUR8OZaqikbQPynM7CciUSs0hfm5feV2zIQsHPbodBh1fJmhGmsubYErs4u/s400/_2037583WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436816894666410978" border="0" /></a>Hiding.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAQzDIHiWaWfRYVsX80JLbC6J2pkRrfXlD-yjwdk3UcIsf6yMHp7XQY7tbN3cOVyWq60PQZUYeEVhXT9_un5TuOTx1VWUg3qtW7XSLpGxqFXwNfqTL81tszWepBHhqHy0bfnb1o2PlGLM/s1600-h/_2037573WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAQzDIHiWaWfRYVsX80JLbC6J2pkRrfXlD-yjwdk3UcIsf6yMHp7XQY7tbN3cOVyWq60PQZUYeEVhXT9_un5TuOTx1VWUg3qtW7XSLpGxqFXwNfqTL81tszWepBHhqHy0bfnb1o2PlGLM/s400/_2037573WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436816892691344786" border="0" /></a>Showing off.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnum-LElb59XUHM5lt3q89rSyBnhELY3sQrWcLBb5BRRE9PXl6GbL8hC-BQQiQIdoY1Is8GrNUpY_Q7FJimxife3qZDZVQF2luur0l9QeZ7LrSC33EixeCT6ZOfOk0XhiHE3I6bueyGcG8/s1600-h/_2037509WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnum-LElb59XUHM5lt3q89rSyBnhELY3sQrWcLBb5BRRE9PXl6GbL8hC-BQQiQIdoY1Is8GrNUpY_Q7FJimxife3qZDZVQF2luur0l9QeZ7LrSC33EixeCT6ZOfOk0XhiHE3I6bueyGcG8/s400/_2037509WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436816873960889874" border="0" /></a>Quiet beauty.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0hJIF6Us2dKi6dR1MwE5txmbAiPktNB_gQIZ9ZIfU5yFipDCJzWYYZF3vTwM3U4cFaLxLPXF3sgzccBgVpBIum6Dp6DoJ2MknMg-vdioYBED7idDh8I03-eHf-9gWIHDc80VR32rx_tY/s1600-h/_2037505WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0hJIF6Us2dKi6dR1MwE5txmbAiPktNB_gQIZ9ZIfU5yFipDCJzWYYZF3vTwM3U4cFaLxLPXF3sgzccBgVpBIum6Dp6DoJ2MknMg-vdioYBED7idDh8I03-eHf-9gWIHDc80VR32rx_tY/s400/_2037505WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436816865712534626" border="0" /></a>Red, white and blue.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBSlIxXTpYN66TJ5WFoTQM7vqmB2-Pkw5Bf5RG_Z9Zvbz2f7sEZFU0cF0uvzTMZ8zhOKh-1fnX3aPnkWg31AqoTodSuhmKKUEyqUC-zBBySxcUEiBOksfLqmaDIU74uXFgTgQ21_fPpNd/s1600-h/IMGP1556WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBSlIxXTpYN66TJ5WFoTQM7vqmB2-Pkw5Bf5RG_Z9Zvbz2f7sEZFU0cF0uvzTMZ8zhOKh-1fnX3aPnkWg31AqoTodSuhmKKUEyqUC-zBBySxcUEiBOksfLqmaDIU74uXFgTgQ21_fPpNd/s400/IMGP1556WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436816294545500114" border="0" /></a>SEND HELP!!!<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifeqeQ7SCU8qJMunFzyZKDlxGFul73xW05FIhduQmg57QOlmU_jDRzO5Mzwok1NpH5lA4l40mHs1lM4sowI4u0cXlvJICtYuVKrTC2nzbwjz_SaNA5tvmZzMnGDGNwyabFHrc6KpEAOV20/s1600-h/SnowfaceWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifeqeQ7SCU8qJMunFzyZKDlxGFul73xW05FIhduQmg57QOlmU_jDRzO5Mzwok1NpH5lA4l40mHs1lM4sowI4u0cXlvJICtYuVKrTC2nzbwjz_SaNA5tvmZzMnGDGNwyabFHrc6KpEAOV20/s400/SnowfaceWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436815744157538114" border="0" /></a>Where's the grass?!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfbK7eka149xFS54LmflFk4Nsba8aqOQpINM2d9K6mo1RzGQfGISzZXqWw55JvRZiZ30SQmoDslSUCGx7V70nI8DI-aJv8KEO0ZFCav_ozZ8e8xzSIr1tn7QkdOiajIokCYCIdV2b72oo/s1600-h/_2037479WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfbK7eka149xFS54LmflFk4Nsba8aqOQpINM2d9K6mo1RzGQfGISzZXqWw55JvRZiZ30SQmoDslSUCGx7V70nI8DI-aJv8KEO0ZFCav_ozZ8e8xzSIr1tn7QkdOiajIokCYCIdV2b72oo/s400/_2037479WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436815740033772930" border="0" /></a>Dickensonian.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAtD_UKtWMETdSGoPbhpkgBYNC47vA2Mv3xfDPWypFIr2zv74ZqpruWSZVk-eS6jIIb6efy-cWxhHp2XxcPRy2GzM0e_HTlY2GsMUWzwlbBTnHSPh9gp-BB_nmsmKnmjJwV58S-Hjmjub/s1600-h/_2037474WEB-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAtD_UKtWMETdSGoPbhpkgBYNC47vA2Mv3xfDPWypFIr2zv74ZqpruWSZVk-eS6jIIb6efy-cWxhHp2XxcPRy2GzM0e_HTlY2GsMUWzwlbBTnHSPh9gp-BB_nmsmKnmjJwV58S-Hjmjub/s400/_2037474WEB-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436815733779376034" border="0" />The long way home.</a><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN65JRNVKdu9EY0oobSAvll4rZrjrsxoNbkYBUpazEkTJpLYTpAJ4UVtFMB1_eeqmV8CIjJ4Hn6LbnNgwTwy85BSqmI4HXMKvcqcb18aARq7EPMZZAzRBSeVQ1BZNO7r7PskChRJcnnuRp/s1600-h/_2037470WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN65JRNVKdu9EY0oobSAvll4rZrjrsxoNbkYBUpazEkTJpLYTpAJ4UVtFMB1_eeqmV8CIjJ4Hn6LbnNgwTwy85BSqmI4HXMKvcqcb18aARq7EPMZZAzRBSeVQ1BZNO7r7PskChRJcnnuRp/s400/_2037470WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436815729822749570" border="0" /></a>Heavy-laden.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I apologize for such clipped little captions. I have had a hard time putting the camera down, and I have so many more photos to share, but wanted to get this out in case we all just die in here! It has been beautiful, but enough is enough!<br /></div></div>The Birdladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712686748252506783noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278375708372684323.post-13321250001521854682009-12-19T11:58:00.005-05:002009-12-19T12:13:47.130-05:00"SNOTORIOUS"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC0h8VKUuXNCffXTdxNQrNeiVWy4AogV0LnOuUbU_q8dWwLfbG0x0VDhw7QXTV_XzAcl_U4aQUpWKchCVUo7ct4yrY1YWF2RADWlZlDfykrcSfpGoQxE7zPQGK1QZbhI9EOMYbK5b0Xp3z/s1600-h/Emily1WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC0h8VKUuXNCffXTdxNQrNeiVWy4AogV0LnOuUbU_q8dWwLfbG0x0VDhw7QXTV_XzAcl_U4aQUpWKchCVUo7ct4yrY1YWF2RADWlZlDfykrcSfpGoQxE7zPQGK1QZbhI9EOMYbK5b0Xp3z/s400/Emily1WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416996144282173362" border="0" /></a>Going out - Emily was curious, and thought she would just go play..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXxEZl6edjew6Z6c75Z6LI0agbum2-hK0tU7yb_jyH3REcINek3oQjxcRczcgsJXC5_c-STgiV708sy1NqbeufZSytpNPEtTdxRkpVBoLUeV14cgBZ-1YPXPE4Y-3foUlebNzc9rvHH3Y/s1600-h/Em2WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXxEZl6edjew6Z6c75Z6LI0agbum2-hK0tU7yb_jyH3REcINek3oQjxcRczcgsJXC5_c-STgiV708sy1NqbeufZSytpNPEtTdxRkpVBoLUeV14cgBZ-1YPXPE4Y-3foUlebNzc9rvHH3Y/s400/Em2WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416996136579903314" border="0" /></a>She sank and had to bounce out - she didn't want to play any more!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hUuA7GshYX4Cely8bjnXW2XlyRoCv8cSWY9cQFgwluHszUM15bJDyAmtWGrca4rmj-5yzOkZZ_Pq_iMXcEQfh9qelwEN4q-kxbrUMJoll-Z7PYmcRXj5tQGc3uyrMiE8UIFB6-sjq6hr/s1600-h/treeWeb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hUuA7GshYX4Cely8bjnXW2XlyRoCv8cSWY9cQFgwluHszUM15bJDyAmtWGrca4rmj-5yzOkZZ_Pq_iMXcEQfh9qelwEN4q-kxbrUMJoll-Z7PYmcRXj5tQGc3uyrMiE8UIFB6-sjq6hr/s400/treeWeb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416995411540187730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdRuzHt52DGgSfhC79MV0IxDdRvn9SfYXnLvL8EGg9NpOwa58EZwq7Hs6VXGOaeFFW3JSYhAnWGkiLLqhD8wY7OShOdlYFpTZ4mUahnt6JpKPUKGz6tzW-_4wbTqrjMXRBAz41cyXZzHF/s1600-h/twoweb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VlZFecBs9jYfxz7-lbo-f0LjXO8gSbXwhRSygBhSU9SVAxCnojtFZ9rBmdDyA1c_kBOJ91adoLs8vk0oRFyxc8Tz0bbABqawzAJBjE21tmXtG8egxoc4hDM4Gwtv0vj8xun2EbS0GVSR/s400/cardweb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416995005547235730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRcfAb9V1zCUdWSwQsxxr4gP6nYHigxHvPavBaMtg72wq8VWzzVCxfbLdUNE4aVHV48_07WyYJbuTd4CKaK1hdwkieAYiCuv7HNv4lj9Lf0jCP5oGYGCc7SjMX7nT6ziG92QiQlVSz-1aR/s1600-h/bbWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRcfAb9V1zCUdWSwQsxxr4gP6nYHigxHvPavBaMtg72wq8VWzzVCxfbLdUNE4aVHV48_07WyYJbuTd4CKaK1hdwkieAYiCuv7HNv4lj9Lf0jCP5oGYGCc7SjMX7nT6ziG92QiQlVSz-1aR/s400/bbWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416994998667577586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLs6mYcs_2tvKNWLtcX7zWaJa23QeWQO4h0tB7INwcT6OfplJ90KDjnBlKuouQFSEkKG3r5wLYmo6pZP65NzzP9xQOM9UG50iDvwcIvl4eL6zuNhW1nDOdka23Pus1Au1s8VNp7vTZ5OG/s1600-h/2bweb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLs6mYcs_2tvKNWLtcX7zWaJa23QeWQO4h0tB7INwcT6OfplJ90KDjnBlKuouQFSEkKG3r5wLYmo6pZP65NzzP9xQOM9UG50iDvwcIvl4eL6zuNhW1nDOdka23Pus1Au1s8VNp7vTZ5OG/s400/2bweb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416994996777522162" border="0" /></a><br />In Washington, everything gets named, and this is my favorite so far of the names sent in for the storm. The official snowfall in my area so far is 14 - 20", but everywhere I have measured, it's more like 24" and still snowing hard. They have "upgraded" to blizzard warning from winter storm warning. I don't do cold very well, so most of my photos have been from very close to the house. But the birds have been here...it's a challenge to keep their food unucovered, the snow blows into even the covered feeders. I really needed to have the store open today, but can't change it, so I might as well enjoy it.The Birdladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712686748252506783noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278375708372684323.post-1140160917882216562009-12-18T22:12:00.002-05:002009-12-18T22:17:47.070-05:00Storm Watch.The Big Storm is here. Less than an hour ago I looked and nothing was happening - now there's at least 1/2". It doesn't sound like there's any chance I'll get out of here tomorrow to open the store. I'll use the day to read your blogs and post some photos of the snow. I have plenty of bird food (Thankfully live mealworms came in today, so Ollie can have special treats.) and dogfood, so let it snow!The Birdladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712686748252506783noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278375708372684323.post-80793995917602606872009-12-01T08:24:00.002-05:002009-12-01T08:25:07.264-05:00Ho, ho, ho!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOcZFSQp6nNZmx2AfF91vAztMcK0QqRyIMX_Q37bZNv8E9cL8SeLLGf6wO0wvLIWfZy7Ej78Yx-jWHyUd0a1br7gamAcBX6slA_JbjGKfcS4KfO9jUFknhKKjqKcnd7Iyd6GONplIogSNy/s1600/Christmas+Ollie+WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOcZFSQp6nNZmx2AfF91vAztMcK0QqRyIMX_Q37bZNv8E9cL8SeLLGf6wO0wvLIWfZy7Ej78Yx-jWHyUd0a1br7gamAcBX6slA_JbjGKfcS4KfO9jUFknhKKjqKcnd7Iyd6GONplIogSNy/s400/Christmas+Ollie+WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410258097422146434" border="0" /></a><br />Couldn't resist!<br /></div>The Birdladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712686748252506783noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278375708372684323.post-15648167852513184822009-11-10T09:15:00.021-05:002009-11-10T13:58:13.611-05:00Hello again..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQaxA6g6q0wga4Gobwe3RAE67Z45AXqYgt74TIqACy2fR6aqz0Gqbk4MbSdh3tG-HL-6v_e9UZ8umf0hiySwmMjskulTiYSMRNimz65274HiuCjXoiLviYJ8DmPdhCGLD2OJ15c82tPVW/s1600-h/_A266380.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQaxA6g6q0wga4Gobwe3RAE67Z45AXqYgt74TIqACy2fR6aqz0Gqbk4MbSdh3tG-HL-6v_e9UZ8umf0hiySwmMjskulTiYSMRNimz65274HiuCjXoiLviYJ8DmPdhCGLD2OJ15c82tPVW/s400/_A266380.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402480666605329074" border="0" /></a>The dog noticed this guy in our neighbor's yard on her walk one day last week. We grabbed cameras and clicked away....I was inching closer flat on my belly till it was apparent that the little sharp-shinned wasn't going anywhere. He was unmarked, but acting dazed - we guessed he must have flown into something. He kept closing his right eye, and didn't react to us very much at all.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYAQ8B-X2ANYgdmw2Wc4-W26tCi0eqg-wA7dEel9pXiO4dLZkXQc_B2I1f6yTAxFnQkMoylqNEJ6XduXWFyPWDzQYpDoEw9jqodcq3UbXNPP-upYQO718zAqKk9xn2viW-dKOLKcj8V7L/s1600-h/_A266393WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYAQ8B-X2ANYgdmw2Wc4-W26tCi0eqg-wA7dEel9pXiO4dLZkXQc_B2I1f6yTAxFnQkMoylqNEJ6XduXWFyPWDzQYpDoEw9jqodcq3UbXNPP-upYQO718zAqKk9xn2viW-dKOLKcj8V7L/s400/_A266393WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402480567296271730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvadt_xHEUAQMS3tQogYZHAhW3ViK879qTxFiMvwN-TsP9o8dhw5pfcjy4UfbgnxWRhZn9-aNMQhm_PyHhfCyKzRd3f64FoIyupDNrHBeiEM2lioGOjF6EvN6BdbH7nQc6D4fymNbg3FFR/s1600-h/_A266399.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvadt_xHEUAQMS3tQogYZHAhW3ViK879qTxFiMvwN-TsP9o8dhw5pfcjy4UfbgnxWRhZn9-aNMQhm_PyHhfCyKzRd3f64FoIyupDNrHBeiEM2lioGOjF6EvN6BdbH7nQc6D4fymNbg3FFR/s400/_A266399.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402480467534218914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZBBJx4FqGMD-JFDxZrnjmNX2hhCwuswzxwuoY4_HRP0KqAMaj69sm7A9M1Yvow7Ad35GXpX2zXVIAVDTZy-eqFMfSRp_TaRSf_jqGRlg4-f-zKg0j-pX3qL71z2vY3iNHwkWDen35H9k/s1600-h/_A266409.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZBBJx4FqGMD-JFDxZrnjmNX2hhCwuswzxwuoY4_HRP0KqAMaj69sm7A9M1Yvow7Ad35GXpX2zXVIAVDTZy-eqFMfSRp_TaRSf_jqGRlg4-f-zKg0j-pX3qL71z2vY3iNHwkWDen35H9k/s400/_A266409.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402480208289906578" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskU1c9RpJPONIjuQyoDdk1CHUOwCE8sWaPrnkparns4wMuXrTuyaZC86ngTxsHjD91LEENx7BeeruiBdsxtRNV-9cvRntyh-lOhsa4a-hYKb3VIuWk1MSl-eV_ghwyjczKVqyK_2YOy0x/s1600-h/_A266406WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskU1c9RpJPONIjuQyoDdk1CHUOwCE8sWaPrnkparns4wMuXrTuyaZC86ngTxsHjD91LEENx7BeeruiBdsxtRNV-9cvRntyh-lOhsa4a-hYKb3VIuWk1MSl-eV_ghwyjczKVqyK_2YOy0x/s400/_A266406WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402480106565089458" border="0" /></a>Looks like he's about had it with us in his face, doesn't he?<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQIy_ZYPYCXwv6NwxBzv282mONvAsUxneNptxONymnxziNpfcnOf4prthswumqdwHcTyJsztvc_nAWg9c6FAP1t9vCMWA-qIwT9Os3ACPSnuWPt7_h0UeCfn3D71anlsnwG_dEkicQxJM/s1600-h/_A266417WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQIy_ZYPYCXwv6NwxBzv282mONvAsUxneNptxONymnxziNpfcnOf4prthswumqdwHcTyJsztvc_nAWg9c6FAP1t9vCMWA-qIwT9Os3ACPSnuWPt7_h0UeCfn3D71anlsnwG_dEkicQxJM/s400/_A266417WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402479935642259938" border="0" /></a>WINK!<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> We captured him fairly easily and called our friend at the VA Raptor Conservancy. We were able to take the bird to a volunteer, who transported him to the conservancy. I had word later in the week that he did recover and will be released soon. Hooray!<br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhr3D3ZE8zhuFEcUjRqynfpZgi0X44DxhNyPxLr0E-z8Bx98lORPf7jg5GAF7T_-3ZBtrmAY3jnCKYloPGG3vNgkONlQAm89a-odr7Syj4EUrpFsrkS3B8N3EHLWrSTWUA6478DKWnxPpI/s1600-h/_A086357WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhr3D3ZE8zhuFEcUjRqynfpZgi0X44DxhNyPxLr0E-z8Bx98lORPf7jg5GAF7T_-3ZBtrmAY3jnCKYloPGG3vNgkONlQAm89a-odr7Syj4EUrpFsrkS3B8N3EHLWrSTWUA6478DKWnxPpI/s400/_A086357WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402479826219446578" border="0" /></a>I just hope he doesn't ever see Ollie!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNlxIXd44t52LeXWbUYKtZ_VMn70XAHXVYDAeK5OzB-4QNWdk2Daap_sXLdzIPwHd4QLRMOOUonS9VGx5oV1fiW6XDV-3AkVnMkAkGhyphenhypheni4EKxWmNUpfm7tSGD6XTrvjdw35nlpz3AWoYI7/s1600-h/_A086359WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNlxIXd44t52LeXWbUYKtZ_VMn70XAHXVYDAeK5OzB-4QNWdk2Daap_sXLdzIPwHd4QLRMOOUonS9VGx5oV1fiW6XDV-3AkVnMkAkGhyphenhypheni4EKxWmNUpfm7tSGD6XTrvjdw35nlpz3AWoYI7/s400/_A086359WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402479710768539570" border="0" /></a>This is Olivia. I have always called my resident female Camille, but then I never had one for 7 years before the last Camille. This one is a little different -I thought she should have her own name.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQKeLvN3Aq_EoXreVUD4wYUar4pdmhDGrGH8XvrY5UFQVyhViN4nokSfWCKBRKyeGj-LXvUyJ1Qqsfbrgu2q8J9DJkApDevy1nJGN0sR0_MFMrgVdVNEuNMCG8IgDn6VFvm6MjP0v4Mv6I/s1600-h/_A086354WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQKeLvN3Aq_EoXreVUD4wYUar4pdmhDGrGH8XvrY5UFQVyhViN4nokSfWCKBRKyeGj-LXvUyJ1Qqsfbrgu2q8J9DJkApDevy1nJGN0sR0_MFMrgVdVNEuNMCG8IgDn6VFvm6MjP0v4Mv6I/s400/_A086354WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402479628081011522" border="0" /></a>Eeee, eee, eeeeeee!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xKLE9O5duMFUYO-HXfAP3FaHrnse9cRV6H-O4YSSDrnDCLBNYMnopt9pV7PAjTM_H9Yys_2i5MsGZTmQRlkYhLMwPuNvhQkIMgfCZKcKaLtqmn5s5Dk3cPfaNheyUbLQTDELXJtpxMzT/s1600-h/WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xKLE9O5duMFUYO-HXfAP3FaHrnse9cRV6H-O4YSSDrnDCLBNYMnopt9pV7PAjTM_H9Yys_2i5MsGZTmQRlkYhLMwPuNvhQkIMgfCZKcKaLtqmn5s5Dk3cPfaNheyUbLQTDELXJtpxMzT/s400/WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402479571645945554" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgok-6YAbv38DzEp4xrZva4AD5khgh0oiPhlN_FtQgzyt_4pHK4jFGEf1OAExMQ7WfQRR8c7cbGrLtK2sSWiUua5cNUkK5OZIxYTuGQxfaPQNjZPu6PGTG2yeX9eHbQHe9gZasjp6iPaOhK/s1600-h/_A241097WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgok-6YAbv38DzEp4xrZva4AD5khgh0oiPhlN_FtQgzyt_4pHK4jFGEf1OAExMQ7WfQRR8c7cbGrLtK2sSWiUua5cNUkK5OZIxYTuGQxfaPQNjZPu6PGTG2yeX9eHbQHe9gZasjp6iPaOhK/s400/_A241097WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402479246622803202" border="0" /></a>Ditto.<br /><br />And on a different note.....<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1wRi3NTRbCHXq4M_qSb8d3OtcL3qkWrYuMAgHXK3M41GQTX9aJkIhLWJjfEu7TvFEF6nQXYD3zaaEVKxN5Susk_3k88YPHFYMIWoAryueFlSlQiKz2ZsfnyWZHpd0HC1ACWbgTDlYtwB/s1600-h/IMGP7052WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1wRi3NTRbCHXq4M_qSb8d3OtcL3qkWrYuMAgHXK3M41GQTX9aJkIhLWJjfEu7TvFEF6nQXYD3zaaEVKxN5Susk_3k88YPHFYMIWoAryueFlSlQiKz2ZsfnyWZHpd0HC1ACWbgTDlYtwB/s400/IMGP7052WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402479121676280434" border="0" /></a>Lane 2, Nick David, First Place !<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYiL8O2Cx1R7Kj8FD4dAXktTjvlnflgblZEUHpwduiJpZAKXCrXx0fmsyKZxQT_P0_6JTbXq0GfzBU1LwRNLFqn-GDJegCFwSFJII9E8V8fkA_jF67D4N7TOnFchu1jkVKAQn07AYPeBFZ/s1600-h/IMGP7019WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYiL8O2Cx1R7Kj8FD4dAXktTjvlnflgblZEUHpwduiJpZAKXCrXx0fmsyKZxQT_P0_6JTbXq0GfzBU1LwRNLFqn-GDJegCFwSFJII9E8V8fkA_jF67D4N7TOnFchu1jkVKAQn07AYPeBFZ/s400/IMGP7019WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402479017676308626" border="0" /></a><br />Lane One, Nick David, First Place.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStO3dHucj8mduLWhOeEoyXo0cRY7OfbFvMlJsN21xaZhdigdV1HifsMBUXeKYEuxwHuG2NaqQzr5auNwhRmgM_E9Ayc6ENrRRk1sANSw8IK1afkljDDKsGrvpKxS29s2I58lsoy5JkdNg/s1600-h/IMGP7020WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStO3dHucj8mduLWhOeEoyXo0cRY7OfbFvMlJsN21xaZhdigdV1HifsMBUXeKYEuxwHuG2NaqQzr5auNwhRmgM_E9Ayc6ENrRRk1sANSw8IK1afkljDDKsGrvpKxS29s2I58lsoy5JkdNg/s400/IMGP7020WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402478923318935650" border="0" /></a><br />This one was close! Lots of Phelps record times on the board to the left.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1KTd-SIBhS-9pfrDaRGp6UuBaU3oxMre8f7HUu3OaoIS66HEIo3jyUStws-nlzqj5_TK-xj3UPjtrKuosu07bP4scK57C8uU01wXWr4XD-4mmdyslxhDgPrPwIfxdff1FCh8FT3ykRO5/s1600-h/IMGP7074WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1KTd-SIBhS-9pfrDaRGp6UuBaU3oxMre8f7HUu3OaoIS66HEIo3jyUStws-nlzqj5_TK-xj3UPjtrKuosu07bP4scK57C8uU01wXWr4XD-4mmdyslxhDgPrPwIfxdff1FCh8FT3ykRO5/s400/IMGP7074WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402478778582971602" border="0" /></a>All Star!<br /><br />Just for a smile...<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSz8z761asWDYfeRUVsZI8WqzQFoDPwbD6o-90JX4QKtx4QkZA11-jn1NNGCnH5FmXlJhHBv-uYGZItxSC9r0yr3iDfD8yICmig0MvcLeN6NHoTkXGFLNM8TtKeI9k6JCIKlJpvfyhxq9D/s1600-h/tips.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSz8z761asWDYfeRUVsZI8WqzQFoDPwbD6o-90JX4QKtx4QkZA11-jn1NNGCnH5FmXlJhHBv-uYGZItxSC9r0yr3iDfD8yICmig0MvcLeN6NHoTkXGFLNM8TtKeI9k6JCIKlJpvfyhxq9D/s400/tips.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402478704604613410" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>The Birdladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712686748252506783noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278375708372684323.post-20920204058782814322009-09-03T09:07:00.003-04:002009-09-03T09:16:25.836-04:00Before going to work....<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Y6-G_u9yBZXmg3f4LoqXSIN9xPoKg3usb23v65Pp084IRKlpym6pIc8mQVLHIbIvhLx1wRnWBgiJBfFrUVlil15FLXO9z7HNnEwY8ZsRT_mQh291kPXGo66VxWdeqjP-w5lobn1vFocH/s1600-h/titmouse090903.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Y6-G_u9yBZXmg3f4LoqXSIN9xPoKg3usb23v65Pp084IRKlpym6pIc8mQVLHIbIvhLx1wRnWBgiJBfFrUVlil15FLXO9z7HNnEwY8ZsRT_mQh291kPXGo66VxWdeqjP-w5lobn1vFocH/s400/titmouse090903.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377227437035421714" border="0" /></a>I spied a titmouse in the bird tree....<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFoxznaSIa9YgQxWYRz8JXOQSzOAMsRCP0mpq4EjcYzo1G1z58AKPEk9I0NoLlHCZbS6q3KN5sxA77M_DzAPxXZk9td6ieEpvOHgLR4xLdJ0M4VPLThPUetMMVNN3clkXovImzDg_Z7lyf/s1600-h/hummer2090903.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFoxznaSIa9YgQxWYRz8JXOQSzOAMsRCP0mpq4EjcYzo1G1z58AKPEk9I0NoLlHCZbS6q3KN5sxA77M_DzAPxXZk9td6ieEpvOHgLR4xLdJ0M4VPLThPUetMMVNN3clkXovImzDg_Z7lyf/s400/hummer2090903.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377227431619143026" border="0" /></a>A hummingbird posing for me......<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhM0MM7ffXyi-bwjjZBCDBMicEA7Uo9Wtw2PlilGIXCER1x3uIPfuxLbuaUANAUem9MVWDiGR1lETEou0QaytKI2krnnU_w4HVGhYCoeDg9FeZUl3YMU3SltMuZMItkK16sERj3sSaOtH_/s1600-h/Hummer090903.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhM0MM7ffXyi-bwjjZBCDBMicEA7Uo9Wtw2PlilGIXCER1x3uIPfuxLbuaUANAUem9MVWDiGR1lETEou0QaytKI2krnnU_w4HVGhYCoeDg9FeZUl3YMU3SltMuZMItkK16sERj3sSaOtH_/s400/Hummer090903.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377227423270843954" border="0" /></a>Another - as cute as can be...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZZJpvcpLEmFGsIPRK11HxiH7qEhO2ccMIJNU_GHrZRpT9uXfCQWYwPn3ARGCH7jLPjjFfTGuKbpKFgD3e4QqhX6zE26mSPHDXWvWCer20qfsxXWg_LTrvKXntrOx4_EoPzc13G-TYH4h/s1600-h/_9035752.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZZJpvcpLEmFGsIPRK11HxiH7qEhO2ccMIJNU_GHrZRpT9uXfCQWYwPn3ARGCH7jLPjjFfTGuKbpKFgD3e4QqhX6zE26mSPHDXWvWCer20qfsxXWg_LTrvKXntrOx4_EoPzc13G-TYH4h/s400/_9035752.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377227420192898642" border="0" /></a>A lady for Ollie...whoopee!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9mf5piYkyUvRxlo5Ta8LS5FzgsNj57JWyXIMhjqq7UQOMxtObqkz0ZT2u3XbQk2TrhY8G5PjENzJEJPaSE8wLHG00t0IQpwaNnrkjovxEBo6HT1au7E5hz6mWRTZNbR5a-zhCHKownWuX/s1600-h/ollie090903.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9mf5piYkyUvRxlo5Ta8LS5FzgsNj57JWyXIMhjqq7UQOMxtObqkz0ZT2u3XbQk2TrhY8G5PjENzJEJPaSE8wLHG00t0IQpwaNnrkjovxEBo6HT1au7E5hz6mWRTZNbR5a-zhCHKownWuX/s400/ollie090903.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377227413737403922" border="0" /></a>And Ollie - my favorite to see!<br /></div><br />This is what I've been waiting for - and Ollie let the female drink before he did - I think he's found one who suits him!The Birdladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712686748252506783noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278375708372684323.post-41453739748341259992009-08-22T07:10:00.003-04:002009-08-22T07:16:00.967-04:00News from our gallery<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquc8WXucCqZbkEjmwwbn9X-xbXBC3lOpx7zwP-eeBkM4rs3CAAg03y6E-agoblA8Mb3WoILrX_OL-8hoUSYvSOfxdxzfrqxDKWnhq9SzkbFGnJzyT_E1Vg1NH9IPq1SHLlNOJgSbhznht/s1600-h/Wine+Festival+PostcardWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquc8WXucCqZbkEjmwwbn9X-xbXBC3lOpx7zwP-eeBkM4rs3CAAg03y6E-agoblA8Mb3WoILrX_OL-8hoUSYvSOfxdxzfrqxDKWnhq9SzkbFGnJzyT_E1Vg1NH9IPq1SHLlNOJgSbhznht/s400/Wine+Festival+PostcardWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372744063909583490" border="0" /></a>We have 10 artists exhibiting in The Gallery at Backyard Boutique...every third Thursday we have gallery night from 6 - 8 with nibbles and the artists meet and greet. It's very enjoyable, and we're actually selling. The gallery itself occupies the front 1200 sf of my store space. Bird shop and online still crippling along.The Birdladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712686748252506783noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278375708372684323.post-20585022187509298152009-08-06T18:39:00.005-04:002009-08-06T20:36:02.113-04:00Back again....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKdxaWRZwkCyVWkGQfZQY5LnkqtEvEygc-qZPgnCGjQvTM6BINnbRq1KtDSoBKQ5ElTNh93JdyTc3TryveJ93I-C4brMLedkL2-EE1C0XMtIYMzy6P3uc6sQkHSZzQDcvcm_SFpEh3is9/s1600-h/_7235506.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKdxaWRZwkCyVWkGQfZQY5LnkqtEvEygc-qZPgnCGjQvTM6BINnbRq1KtDSoBKQ5ElTNh93JdyTc3TryveJ93I-C4brMLedkL2-EE1C0XMtIYMzy6P3uc6sQkHSZzQDcvcm_SFpEh3is9/s400/_7235506.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366984682951518802" border="0" /></a>Both of the tiny Carolina wrens stayed busy feeding this cowbird stow-away. I didn't see any baby wrens - I guess this one took up all the room.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6HFPxfNeWDSE9ETx4ZW6r_VqhiBQUvhCoMwKNc2q9m3Mol1kGWnLSAsM1NE5qE4R7Y0FEr9sE2KX4v8YOg3fFgdZtm4JQhFVJvrJoq0kPHxN0AUleYEF2imELwSCnsV-h4zFoYhSrT9Q3/s1600-h/_7235508.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 346px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6HFPxfNeWDSE9ETx4ZW6r_VqhiBQUvhCoMwKNc2q9m3Mol1kGWnLSAsM1NE5qE4R7Y0FEr9sE2KX4v8YOg3fFgdZtm4JQhFVJvrJoq0kPHxN0AUleYEF2imELwSCnsV-h4zFoYhSrT9Q3/s400/_7235508.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366984571819031778" border="0" /></a>Just look at the size difference.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKjLkdA1zU0dPXwvjRjGkEIpxVOLLLiRiziI3eYktcZfiuS-iTW9J3iiMUY1dMKtVFl3ocupim0wg-vScqpd3CI9wNJ457IckyGyy6z6dIdHloQCwnMlW1RprSQYbaYDQgxSAMH7cTj8W/s1600-h/_7235516.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 387px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKjLkdA1zU0dPXwvjRjGkEIpxVOLLLiRiziI3eYktcZfiuS-iTW9J3iiMUY1dMKtVFl3ocupim0wg-vScqpd3CI9wNJ457IckyGyy6z6dIdHloQCwnMlW1RprSQYbaYDQgxSAMH7cTj8W/s400/_7235516.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366984567890516738" border="0" /></a>More, more, more!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqCEDIpaxzXJl9zvWckV0pLZaCaLInN-9G7X2-iqsjRA1tMGF_8tbdP7rOVY6YSjcpBSgVFDbNQwi9v558g0riqkNkv0mQajTII6vdzCjiH2xt6czobMDFxOxk3SvBXX2V1TxDWgzrfki/s1600-h/_7245527.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqCEDIpaxzXJl9zvWckV0pLZaCaLInN-9G7X2-iqsjRA1tMGF_8tbdP7rOVY6YSjcpBSgVFDbNQwi9v558g0riqkNkv0mQajTII6vdzCjiH2xt6czobMDFxOxk3SvBXX2V1TxDWgzrfki/s400/_7245527.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366984564132905506" border="0" /></a>And to add insult to injury, he seems perfectly able to get his own food!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SF1NxsdtWsPiVewWGREPfJswWEbYvj-klcaQIF9h6_Qm3qmEEwljU5EwF7rJN1f7dzNFjHWXce28up8uaYjB6n48j8z4ZFqCpjEJfuBSiIWASNMf8GXuz4tEOoNkOFTW7gOyfvmXxkSf/s1600-h/_7245553.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SF1NxsdtWsPiVewWGREPfJswWEbYvj-klcaQIF9h6_Qm3qmEEwljU5EwF7rJN1f7dzNFjHWXce28up8uaYjB6n48j8z4ZFqCpjEJfuBSiIWASNMf8GXuz4tEOoNkOFTW7gOyfvmXxkSf/s400/_7245553.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366984555794462226" border="0" /></a>I thought Ollie had found a new mate......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0baBboOqBG7HjwQeUjIxUb7RejjkJ6RJcKmpx-aU-gZHoVUljupx5Cv0KnGS3Hi2qWQTNHbrT9925MVZCpJj90MAmV6GvyNvm-Vhs0iRWrRkfeYXoXvVx_3Frb4AH40gkO627xJ5E7-JA/s1600-h/Olivia.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0baBboOqBG7HjwQeUjIxUb7RejjkJ6RJcKmpx-aU-gZHoVUljupx5Cv0KnGS3Hi2qWQTNHbrT9925MVZCpJj90MAmV6GvyNvm-Vhs0iRWrRkfeYXoXvVx_3Frb4AH40gkO627xJ5E7-JA/s400/Olivia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366984544877536466" border="0" /></a> This lovely young female was with him for a few days - but he sort of ignored her, and now I haven't seen her since last week.<br /><br />I have missed blogging, but just never seemed to have the time to sit down and do it. Today I looked at of my favorite blogs, and these are photos I've been planning to post. I'll probably only get to this every few weeks, but I'm still here!The Birdladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712686748252506783noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278375708372684323.post-23168168120286249372009-07-15T09:46:00.002-04:002009-07-15T09:52:37.859-04:00Summer Clips -<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbd7mqb7ucowv7yeT3l1B4t3bdij-NSNR5lmzPYX5DqY7zZc3JecV2ecCnFvU19EIvYNCORGsHC7dTtrDJnCyTm1Npe478iOk0ICKkC8FjTPs5PZ2moyHkst13g7O1TWnEd6IN_V_GhBe/s1600-h/Ollie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbd7mqb7ucowv7yeT3l1B4t3bdij-NSNR5lmzPYX5DqY7zZc3JecV2ecCnFvU19EIvYNCORGsHC7dTtrDJnCyTm1Npe478iOk0ICKkC8FjTPs5PZ2moyHkst13g7O1TWnEd6IN_V_GhBe/s400/Ollie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358683406664797986" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Ollie - still alone. He has had interested ladies, but he isn't interested.<br /></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtsta94NtjrGV3j0QMzAxdECW0r87TvNLnFF7UQ4hHFf0ponIGfrvvUBkt_QypelqOrprX7faw-K9QqoIJ5iLfxL5z645FBByBPfpLcePNrreXIahXAov7Uj9soPEHZ_yeChKD3i1KWGG/s1600-h/_7040777.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtsta94NtjrGV3j0QMzAxdECW0r87TvNLnFF7UQ4hHFf0ponIGfrvvUBkt_QypelqOrprX7faw-K9QqoIJ5iLfxL5z645FBByBPfpLcePNrreXIahXAov7Uj9soPEHZ_yeChKD3i1KWGG/s400/_7040777.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358683406824537458" border="0" /></a><br />Serenity..<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOeuVHGhr-R515cvauBxj9d0Wnews_5uNl08MZTHvZLBrkm3JVPVI7GF_QXSZsU1QI6l-yumu2Qa8dhDuRF_F5GITFYEAkszRQ8pVoebRCkzIdi_NInPo120_us0vriLCqV85eOcWqxiwC/s1600-h/_7040547.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOeuVHGhr-R515cvauBxj9d0Wnews_5uNl08MZTHvZLBrkm3JVPVI7GF_QXSZsU1QI6l-yumu2Qa8dhDuRF_F5GITFYEAkszRQ8pVoebRCkzIdi_NInPo120_us0vriLCqV85eOcWqxiwC/s400/_7040547.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358683399381001298" border="0" /></a>My older grandson, Jack, after swim meet.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJ1OPttGncQM7j5WR3tCzmOMVpt0kPwnltzdMJW_xKzl_aCYKS1Z1idOo1VIjg-2Ykzm3vJVuR1ghDRkP7-s-1n6au80zUD_rvktjtsYpnMQYqw4v762It8vY8izxn3cT2-1zEwgz6Lr5/s1600-h/Muscle-Man.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJ1OPttGncQM7j5WR3tCzmOMVpt0kPwnltzdMJW_xKzl_aCYKS1Z1idOo1VIjg-2Ykzm3vJVuR1ghDRkP7-s-1n6au80zUD_rvktjtsYpnMQYqw4v762It8vY8izxn3cT2-1zEwgz6Lr5/s400/Muscle-Man.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358683399276036370" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The younger one, Nick (8), high-fiving and showing off his muscles - he's threatening records all over town this year.<br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlE4dUl92FWEGGyGbaV709c0T1Qu2439akQ5vSdJfp_MxM4Kp3vNISi5OFPeisKXsyfGR93yQYFeh7iixFu11QHBrUm8uwJt6dYI8NWc5x5LNmtA78xNUXo40tWhkCw2qwD1shvbYsDKv/s1600-h/5574_208409805091_672805091_7779304_2606557_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlE4dUl92FWEGGyGbaV709c0T1Qu2439akQ5vSdJfp_MxM4Kp3vNISi5OFPeisKXsyfGR93yQYFeh7iixFu11QHBrUm8uwJt6dYI8NWc5x5LNmtA78xNUXo40tWhkCw2qwD1shvbYsDKv/s400/5574_208409805091_672805091_7779304_2606557_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358683391226244114" border="0" /></a>Move over, Michael Phelps!<br /></div>The Birdladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712686748252506783noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278375708372684323.post-14572906962542561822009-07-03T11:09:00.006-04:002009-07-03T11:34:32.693-04:00"Teddy Bears' Picnic"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ErFLfubeUVruGknOQrN7qllgAJu-nw6Yb2PjBDLQEgxdqKmcjzhC4y-Bpn10J3ufESKb23tsk-wRs4gVE7oWhUa7_2P-3q65MlhtMXfq1aINeGH4cGVPNrfmeU2jsaO4vLQqgCXXkXaE/s1600-h/BearWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ErFLfubeUVruGknOQrN7qllgAJu-nw6Yb2PjBDLQEgxdqKmcjzhC4y-Bpn10J3ufESKb23tsk-wRs4gVE7oWhUa7_2P-3q65MlhtMXfq1aINeGH4cGVPNrfmeU2jsaO4vLQqgCXXkXaE/s400/BearWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354251659259145250" border="0" /></a>Remember that song? Well it was very fitting at Shenandoh yesterday! We saw more bears than we have total in all our other trips to the park. They were close, but behind a lot of brush.....They were all over the place - several times along Skyline Dr we stopped to watch them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQJuZnG7kyTDGcchqVWMKWleIqmUNYG1GmqwbW_p6tbvINlfchy_STdCdujHYABj5vHf_UWuEMrkNvolkJ_J4aHC8rWVnLnLEWv9PLY_9uoYkKt3e-A6vUCbYsFoRlavEXFpgGOAFP-QK/s1600-h/Bear-GoingWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQJuZnG7kyTDGcchqVWMKWleIqmUNYG1GmqwbW_p6tbvINlfchy_STdCdujHYABj5vHf_UWuEMrkNvolkJ_J4aHC8rWVnLnLEWv9PLY_9uoYkKt3e-A6vUCbYsFoRlavEXFpgGOAFP-QK/s400/Bear-GoingWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354251573471424066" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rmA3UBFSt1IRV6KXm39d5jIUBuUAmKo7xjB_QGvxuPL4rYlXfYXLOChRE5zkZC_1v0aUOWPs8kqPYl_gx6U47r8ohtok9clMPZUBRMem8zHC0_V4zkMVZm3Ish_6FZo4u6Vx8ESSpkFF/s1600-h/Bear-LookingWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rmA3UBFSt1IRV6KXm39d5jIUBuUAmKo7xjB_QGvxuPL4rYlXfYXLOChRE5zkZC_1v0aUOWPs8kqPYl_gx6U47r8ohtok9clMPZUBRMem8zHC0_V4zkMVZm3Ish_6FZo4u6Vx8ESSpkFF/s400/Bear-LookingWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354251570780091858" border="0" /></a>I see you, but bet you can't see me!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRa9I3yP40zgTV7yIPJ5N6fAm7B6DZDrSNb9HMphnXtfEmUcDUCqr7q49wJt42NDMMh7e51xN8kJHnTVl0BfUYZRsaOh133RQh3jTC8JxWGl1RIpRGfncP68FsYjTt1Qtsxt41w1qfcxU4/s1600-h/FAWNWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRa9I3yP40zgTV7yIPJ5N6fAm7B6DZDrSNb9HMphnXtfEmUcDUCqr7q49wJt42NDMMh7e51xN8kJHnTVl0BfUYZRsaOh133RQh3jTC8JxWGl1RIpRGfncP68FsYjTt1Qtsxt41w1qfcxU4/s400/FAWNWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354251565825448530" border="0" /></a>I got a bazillion fawn shots!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhEimKQPbU4T30LBZg1mc-BYbk_i25UXMCh2iSBDPVy32CUT0xHHsPHY6tFvtVhx7KlR-uk_lllCAlplRwgCc1bjUgPDeey-xhRu8SkxtXsg3pbRqKpY1Jy-dgLejlhXW6c-UsSgHEaKbu/s1600-h/Fawn2WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhEimKQPbU4T30LBZg1mc-BYbk_i25UXMCh2iSBDPVy32CUT0xHHsPHY6tFvtVhx7KlR-uk_lllCAlplRwgCc1bjUgPDeey-xhRu8SkxtXsg3pbRqKpY1Jy-dgLejlhXW6c-UsSgHEaKbu/s400/Fawn2WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354251561262809394" border="0" /></a>I loved this one with the grass blowing.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZW8HnkpQ6Mg2lDTudFJazSife1L8N8RLM5RAnO8fpa2_CuJb-pLJNETQkIeMgUgM6zeMymIr98buh2xCMxQSIvvWfcqXYANu3CQOWBGtfqraPkcIpHBA5_ShWz5DybSzw6WAsM57lyPo/s1600-h/P1010521.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZW8HnkpQ6Mg2lDTudFJazSife1L8N8RLM5RAnO8fpa2_CuJb-pLJNETQkIeMgUgM6zeMymIr98buh2xCMxQSIvvWfcqXYANu3CQOWBGtfqraPkcIpHBA5_ShWz5DybSzw6WAsM57lyPo/s400/P1010521.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354251558946242850" border="0" /></a>"God's in His heaven; all's right with the world."<br /></div>The Birdladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712686748252506783noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278375708372684323.post-86532430239984015472009-06-24T12:40:00.002-04:002009-06-24T12:48:22.709-04:00Something different...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJoocofTQC7seOQ-HPtLCZ3TKkdqq5QDNFRc5rrKxZclST5tcBrUmEbS0rYcTl1KTxLi3ycv5tOp9HtfiL71a4FPSpDYRIT_kFJYmemajLk3Xos3hsJkiatup0qovavd7ZC1zqgT8y-zH/s1600-h/_6245248.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 366px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJoocofTQC7seOQ-HPtLCZ3TKkdqq5QDNFRc5rrKxZclST5tcBrUmEbS0rYcTl1KTxLi3ycv5tOp9HtfiL71a4FPSpDYRIT_kFJYmemajLk3Xos3hsJkiatup0qovavd7ZC1zqgT8y-zH/s400/_6245248.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350936620831977954" border="0" /></a>The young RB is growing up.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFtkDu6YbZkWKVr1fxXDqUudoS01c3e4ZOQ5A1Klwb_PlYzBLiWTjRbz4orWU_3nL22gIGADbpKFCyDKZDPCPufQbBKH9tzLQQNc-MNoLbdZG2cHT_54l02ip_fyHekR_JT1J6ThxdS4J5/s1600-h/_6215183.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFtkDu6YbZkWKVr1fxXDqUudoS01c3e4ZOQ5A1Klwb_PlYzBLiWTjRbz4orWU_3nL22gIGADbpKFCyDKZDPCPufQbBKH9tzLQQNc-MNoLbdZG2cHT_54l02ip_fyHekR_JT1J6ThxdS4J5/s400/_6215183.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350936616488348194" border="0" /></a>BAD HAIR DAY<br /><br /></div>Still a lot of activity in my backyard. But still, no Camille. Ollie and the kids are OK, but Ollie still<br />sits looking out over the yard.The Birdladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712686748252506783noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278375708372684323.post-32858573826734421552009-06-22T12:00:00.004-04:002009-06-22T12:16:58.132-04:00Life goes on...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilddozd9hQcezqzM0odCeTCtC4hPED0hqKAGiUUePN4l-TEisjv2-SjZ-nXP7KBzvbH7DFnOzXPJKyhSACSmeo-Bd48DnbSGjVtF_-6RLAe0q_VHWi4ZHZQ7mJYu3VVZcFcLp69WY9Nsh0/s1600-h/_6215106.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilddozd9hQcezqzM0odCeTCtC4hPED0hqKAGiUUePN4l-TEisjv2-SjZ-nXP7KBzvbH7DFnOzXPJKyhSACSmeo-Bd48DnbSGjVtF_-6RLAe0q_VHWi4ZHZQ7mJYu3VVZcFcLp69WY9Nsh0/s400/_6215106.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350184878664302674" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRD_jx9I9vGfIqKIK6G697aXe0JJyuWdq-j0ywOcWOeu44Rdy_VA2A3PDnchetAs96dN3cDUstQQ9JWfbMAw6Pp87p65snUVKlhGWFjxj0S_CrQ7A-VbrE3N0QbwH1MQr3bdQr11yvvC8/s1600-h/_6215103.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRD_jx9I9vGfIqKIK6G697aXe0JJyuWdq-j0ywOcWOeu44Rdy_VA2A3PDnchetAs96dN3cDUstQQ9JWfbMAw6Pp87p65snUVKlhGWFjxj0S_CrQ7A-VbrE3N0QbwH1MQr3bdQr11yvvC8/s400/_6215103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350184872548878850" border="0" /></a>Fathers Day pose..<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwOAu9aeo9RvMPuAfLTHHJDE_xBdpsGooCbgRuJTj1A8115s2cwIAr4_tuVuYwzrt0drk88e559D6tsW4H85R9OzFmiJGDinr1QEYG_5cIV7vfbc1jSjgtvcNsEA76D_9zMHWXObZjn-Xw/s1600-h/_6185049.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwOAu9aeo9RvMPuAfLTHHJDE_xBdpsGooCbgRuJTj1A8115s2cwIAr4_tuVuYwzrt0drk88e559D6tsW4H85R9OzFmiJGDinr1QEYG_5cIV7vfbc1jSjgtvcNsEA76D_9zMHWXObZjn-Xw/s400/_6185049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350184867085747810" border="0" /></a>I can do this!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEiKcINX4GHOWD4zdjqhXPyG4fo2WAPS55J5-ULNCJ7d959TSlg4wSRVrTf-VXB33G6F2u8YwDZb-FKpmuDW6bI4dA33gq1Hiq5-mNYW1T2gj2eRItLV6SBlDQx0J89sZL9YHDyXbgI7D-/s1600-h/_6215124.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEiKcINX4GHOWD4zdjqhXPyG4fo2WAPS55J5-ULNCJ7d959TSlg4wSRVrTf-VXB33G6F2u8YwDZb-FKpmuDW6bI4dA33gq1Hiq5-mNYW1T2gj2eRItLV6SBlDQx0J89sZL9YHDyXbgI7D-/s400/_6215124.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350184862203909778" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX50N17twJFXoOoxmIcNDHOTQ8RyTGpUL7j-dx9B40inODtDNTJoCL0WIEEozAZokJoHG3PTR3nfSw7W0pTjUk7RTZrHvGOMq5boWwGouMsoT0UvcX8jA25iYdsnmcMWjWB4zwUaLaQfIh/s1600-h/_6215126.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 328px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX50N17twJFXoOoxmIcNDHOTQ8RyTGpUL7j-dx9B40inODtDNTJoCL0WIEEozAZokJoHG3PTR3nfSw7W0pTjUk7RTZrHvGOMq5boWwGouMsoT0UvcX8jA25iYdsnmcMWjWB4zwUaLaQfIh/s400/_6215126.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350184853337127042" border="0" /></a>This seems to be all that is left from 5 eggs..<br /><br /></div>Still no sign of Camille. I knew Ollie was feeding fledglings, but I had only seen one since my tripand Camille's disappearance, but Friday <span style="font-style: italic;">two</span> beautiful babies came to the porch. A couple of times an adult female has come, but Ollie drives her away. She sat for a long time in the bird tree, just looking - This is the second time Ollie has lost his mate (the first time, house sparrows trapped her in the box and killed her). That time he was showing his "real estate" to another female within a couple of hours.The Birdladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712686748252506783noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278375708372684323.post-47122772085656631982009-06-17T08:38:00.002-04:002009-06-17T08:44:50.830-04:00Good-bye to Camille<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3kb30mrrAD3IpCA6XgxSKoC9ZlNoBozvLwkpByyqxfSxFJ98vo5IOkgZjw6G3Ut8seizryWF6iSbZewRL_YaqXKfk1bvPTkeloQMgcO8U0QlscRk8VjqXTZ4Jjz-2liMqQJJEKMWHldj/s1600-h/Camille-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 354px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3kb30mrrAD3IpCA6XgxSKoC9ZlNoBozvLwkpByyqxfSxFJ98vo5IOkgZjw6G3Ut8seizryWF6iSbZewRL_YaqXKfk1bvPTkeloQMgcO8U0QlscRk8VjqXTZ4Jjz-2liMqQJJEKMWHldj/s400/Camille-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348276407723724002" border="0" /></a><br />This is Camille - This was her 6th summer in my backyard....She and Ollie raised at least 60 beautiful babies during that time. But she's gone - my neighbor came over daily last week while I was gone, and saw her every day, but I haven't seen her since I returned on Thursday. Ollie comes and is caring for at least one of the 4 fledglings, but he sits and calls and calls. This is the part I hate.The Birdladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712686748252506783noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278375708372684323.post-56173940584338315542009-06-12T19:59:00.003-04:002009-06-12T20:55:15.805-04:00I missed you!It's been a couple of weeks since I've been able to post anything or even look at your posts. Needless to say, I've had a wonderful time tonight catching up!<br />I've been working on my website, beginning a juried nature art gallery in Backyard Boutique, and this week, I drove to Atlanta to spend a couple of days with my mother. The drive is 10 1/2 hours, but half of it is through the mountains, and is beautiful. I had wonderful driving weather, and enjoyed the time with my mom, although it's just terribly sad to watch her decline (She's 91)<br />I lived in Georgia for the first 43 years of my life and never saw a bluebird, but I had taken Mother out to the porch to sit, and a pair of bluebirds flew down to a branch very close to us. She doesn't see much at all, but she declared she could see them - I hope so.<br />The Gallery at Backyard Boutique is coming along well - we have some very talented artists (all mediums). I've made a start on the gallery webpage. If you go to my regular one,<br />www.backyardboutique.com you can click on gallery and there you are. (My daughter did the "Splash Page," and it has really helped...our stats have soared.) Things are still slow, but I think it'll get better.<br />My camera rode shotgun all the way to GA and back, but I was in a hurry, and didn't make a single picture along the way, but boy, I saw some beautiful scenery and skies.<br />Life is good - busy, but at least never boring.The Birdladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712686748252506783noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278375708372684323.post-89342975071937741302009-05-31T11:28:00.003-04:002009-05-31T14:23:46.497-04:00I couldn't help myself......<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02aP-liXUSJswf70u4adQuI-f0gZRlHdZEZ_9jEAj5VokWZ-qr15wqYZFImeHG8LFlGMiktmn1RbyHIaWl6ch1F_FR1DNyyMdAAW__2s7xYp1q9mq53mWdgrsVBS5rWNOv-ftnlz762QN/s1600-h/Bambi-DoneBB2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02aP-liXUSJswf70u4adQuI-f0gZRlHdZEZ_9jEAj5VokWZ-qr15wqYZFImeHG8LFlGMiktmn1RbyHIaWl6ch1F_FR1DNyyMdAAW__2s7xYp1q9mq53mWdgrsVBS5rWNOv-ftnlz762QN/s400/Bambi-DoneBB2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342055483892991394" border="0" /></a><br />I couldn't stand it - those two photos from last week were driving me crazy...So let me present - Bambi <span style="font-style: italic;">and</span> Thumper! (Thank you, Adobe!)The Birdladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712686748252506783noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278375708372684323.post-29799774349278533482009-05-29T10:35:00.002-04:002009-05-29T10:41:02.623-04:00Pleaseeeeee......<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2RjEC9_j-R7YX415NZQXjZjjOfCnzeE5QMzmBp5jvgIUIWu7EJFxFEN6JNGGjlGGBRp0SAljo5iCEIEpoGKHKgVKHRMRsbBG_yEFgQzeqphj5FPUOeMSLnjYn9cmWoKUd3LqT8wmlyHSx/s1600-h/Feed-MEWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2RjEC9_j-R7YX415NZQXjZjjOfCnzeE5QMzmBp5jvgIUIWu7EJFxFEN6JNGGjlGGBRp0SAljo5iCEIEpoGKHKgVKHRMRsbBG_yEFgQzeqphj5FPUOeMSLnjYn9cmWoKUd3LqT8wmlyHSx/s400/Feed-MEWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341255750163563474" border="0" /></a>Two more underneath....this is GOOD!<br /></div>The Birdladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712686748252506783noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278375708372684323.post-24735392367604747182009-05-27T08:26:00.004-04:002009-05-27T08:36:39.063-04:00Thumper<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdQIEV6NffwGyrl9mJJHtevt8U6kDuiXOA7glaZvLBC0qat4gVo3YqXMQnjbRKwreigrsOFoJYtqLrUYtc9PRtt6ya32Ua1a7DQAZXXGbywnwoZBTDekRSyJBCICt8qJn1xU3ajheYPFT/s1600-h/Thumper.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 349px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdQIEV6NffwGyrl9mJJHtevt8U6kDuiXOA7glaZvLBC0qat4gVo3YqXMQnjbRKwreigrsOFoJYtqLrUYtc9PRtt6ya32Ua1a7DQAZXXGbywnwoZBTDekRSyJBCICt8qJn1xU3ajheYPFT/s400/Thumper.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340479412067237442" border="0" /></a>John (Maine Nature Photos) commented on my last post that only Thumper was missing. So yesterday I went out and whistled up a bunny. Here he is - Thumper! I don't think I'll be looking hard for Flower - actually there <span style="font-style: italic;">is</span> a skunk somewhere out in the woods behind my house - I can't sleep with the windows open!The Birdladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712686748252506783noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278375708372684323.post-46094451985141945362009-05-21T18:57:00.004-04:002009-05-21T19:25:07.111-04:00Oh, Shenandoah!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyu99E2E-5XZZMP30LCxn2QZ1UnnvW2B4vTm-cfVdcavvFMwqIplUZqe8Oy6OjA1i3K9E8STj25ZR3jU_5QaRE-LLhaz_Sgsb8JK2rSJNhZla4zt329A2jOycf2Fef90xb3iTXZL9DOPv/s1600-h/_5214825.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyu99E2E-5XZZMP30LCxn2QZ1UnnvW2B4vTm-cfVdcavvFMwqIplUZqe8Oy6OjA1i3K9E8STj25ZR3jU_5QaRE-LLhaz_Sgsb8JK2rSJNhZla4zt329A2jOycf2Fef90xb3iTXZL9DOPv/s400/_5214825.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338418454760618770" border="0" /></a>Finally - it's spring in the park (Shenandoah Nat Park - my favorite spot; hope I don't get shot there now!). Flowers, butterflies.....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-PNqAN_dQDnhcOy1mOntxukbJN6m1yYOSDa9GUebD6OQSnTyKDRdBYT6IQ8vbU2kdZHzeSz-MjP9MQ9uZOK5QTXYFf3cXz6XwE4TFyEpdibhEvnedukDTuEOySPDnEFjHuMQjWl2miZ8c/s1600-h/_5214815.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-PNqAN_dQDnhcOy1mOntxukbJN6m1yYOSDa9GUebD6OQSnTyKDRdBYT6IQ8vbU2kdZHzeSz-MjP9MQ9uZOK5QTXYFf3cXz6XwE4TFyEpdibhEvnedukDTuEOySPDnEFjHuMQjWl2miZ8c/s400/_5214815.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338418447080988242" border="0" /></a>More butterflies....<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjryzwrh_l0nGYIwWdzC2uuGxs-d7kY1p_L1iwb0ocx8V7ZDunxvihbppL-deXgOPcZp_MW5aCMj-W_iY_r7Za76pIRwv-pZ5fErEV2mDNaW25sQX0SGdKeZob98VRZr20PREoN8szrWSh9/s1600-h/_5214774.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjryzwrh_l0nGYIwWdzC2uuGxs-d7kY1p_L1iwb0ocx8V7ZDunxvihbppL-deXgOPcZp_MW5aCMj-W_iY_r7Za76pIRwv-pZ5fErEV2mDNaW25sQX0SGdKeZob98VRZr20PREoN8szrWSh9/s400/_5214774.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338418443392697602" border="0" /></a>and BIRDS!! This Canada warbler is a first time for me....he was really high up!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSTGQBbM343-fRQTxiZE7D0lOL5ucAY0wrntDw-LivAUJ-yde9kK1s5fuabHeJ7YuoEkPHgIQrHLKsu-IlGoENiBzOXbru5Ivdc5KSHYAtdUZbEavlF-KGyxc9Y7tUs0tMJLTBDmrZOA3/s1600-h/_5214827.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSTGQBbM343-fRQTxiZE7D0lOL5ucAY0wrntDw-LivAUJ-yde9kK1s5fuabHeJ7YuoEkPHgIQrHLKsu-IlGoENiBzOXbru5Ivdc5KSHYAtdUZbEavlF-KGyxc9Y7tUs0tMJLTBDmrZOA3/s400/_5214827.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338418250641916770" border="0" /></a>Catbirds aren't particularly exciting, as we have them all over the place at home, but he just looked so beautiful,<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpmD180ZbndD_05YY-rWZlE7c1RLIyWUWP3nTZXG8n1mQC-xtkEE39NTOE1GcyVFZwpDdZC6c0pFoPdwxwMVRuwx7KO5BJjCVFNjGO26f5K9gDtl6dCv_ZAhKOXwRtKYiKwsgVbXpOEEQ/s1600-h/_5214791.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpmD180ZbndD_05YY-rWZlE7c1RLIyWUWP3nTZXG8n1mQC-xtkEE39NTOE1GcyVFZwpDdZC6c0pFoPdwxwMVRuwx7KO5BJjCVFNjGO26f5K9gDtl6dCv_ZAhKOXwRtKYiKwsgVbXpOEEQ/s400/_5214791.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338418248324596466" border="0" /></a>And this guy I'm not real sure about. I thought it was a great creasted flycatcher (it's some kind of flycatcher), but it sure had a strong black eye line. He was funny with his cap sticking straight up!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjed6r8b7BthyphenhyphenyrmLEjbygscrwDrgTy6EYORNCLpKX2THyY4yQseH-B0tg4PdpISXhcM_udrqCc4JxtdhGtxecIp0Mq4uXYxyrHDsvTHmZgS107Ne6oey0oJiuZg5zi7VWk3x492OORSTlz/s1600-h/_5212912wp.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjed6r8b7BthyphenhyphenyrmLEjbygscrwDrgTy6EYORNCLpKX2THyY4yQseH-B0tg4PdpISXhcM_udrqCc4JxtdhGtxecIp0Mq4uXYxyrHDsvTHmZgS107Ne6oey0oJiuZg5zi7VWk3x492OORSTlz/s400/_5212912wp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338418246058484594" border="0" /></a>John got these scarlet tanager photos - When I saw him, he wasout of decent reach, even with the uber lens.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4q-jUK1k5uvZHCdfR_35so-zpiXtCrOaTPhDSOu6mhyuCFk6JEjeJ1-lpGBErNQRu2oG52l8Zwb_AXvPn_yGKw4woW0FD9rgVTJUpuAZJN-J8Uzq2lFSq2sGpXYSPpnrwOzd7tCseLhMO/s1600-h/_5212914wp.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4q-jUK1k5uvZHCdfR_35so-zpiXtCrOaTPhDSOu6mhyuCFk6JEjeJ1-lpGBErNQRu2oG52l8Zwb_AXvPn_yGKw4woW0FD9rgVTJUpuAZJN-J8Uzq2lFSq2sGpXYSPpnrwOzd7tCseLhMO/s400/_5212914wp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338418244325241154" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRWjsfULnzO6RjlGeOHyHEjOvDQKHK484W9MR9atkOA9nkddfyKSAdY8cA38GWdFktE7addAFVVdvX7B-ydyK6rFnVIYFKCYmkIjbzM81l5ooRbikCRZpQC-_f5Vglpb_y63VxCZdYNTTS/s1600-h/_5212919wp.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRWjsfULnzO6RjlGeOHyHEjOvDQKHK484W9MR9atkOA9nkddfyKSAdY8cA38GWdFktE7addAFVVdvX7B-ydyK6rFnVIYFKCYmkIjbzM81l5ooRbikCRZpQC-_f5Vglpb_y63VxCZdYNTTS/s400/_5212919wp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338418237680938738" border="0" /></a>Taking off.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7JkRzF_uSdxGCDrMXcyvki2yiCjnRZEmzt55YvWUmvcsZ3Jy5mzz8gfzSZIL4ckhpzbnzYmAlr5MRM2c7SpzUa8QHavDshIVqmExQ3A1uJ9j6Z-oxeGcbrQjhZdc1OfQMNxmkrit9isa/s1600-h/_5214749.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7JkRzF_uSdxGCDrMXcyvki2yiCjnRZEmzt55YvWUmvcsZ3Jy5mzz8gfzSZIL4ckhpzbnzYmAlr5MRM2c7SpzUa8QHavDshIVqmExQ3A1uJ9j6Z-oxeGcbrQjhZdc1OfQMNxmkrit9isa/s400/_5214749.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338417824464438706" border="0" /></a>Willard, it's time! I watched this doe through the brush for a long time, trying to figure out why she just looked at me and never turned to leave. Then I glimpsed the chestnut color under her, and the enchantment began! I couldn't have been in a worse spot for trying to see and get some photos without making them nervous.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyiH2h5vRGxzzWkfxDXSDd2nDI6lhFZq4bLYutFUpq1T5JKMvi7fte8QuRCRS4oWwdPMoA85sPUMXhT4J3nbsveCFInJLfSO1kCYY-xwRlchL-XVrDyKl93_7vRoiQgM25QYpuGYGVk6tv/s1600-h/P5211011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyiH2h5vRGxzzWkfxDXSDd2nDI6lhFZq4bLYutFUpq1T5JKMvi7fte8QuRCRS4oWwdPMoA85sPUMXhT4J3nbsveCFInJLfSO1kCYY-xwRlchL-XVrDyKl93_7vRoiQgM25QYpuGYGVk6tv/s400/P5211011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338417820809916466" border="0" /></a>So sweet.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0wyicTjJrMoxjFeduqnEe8_EmPr0Qr_0QZjb5OKRtNTbdvuYC7lv8amIim8dBX_EzIgPIdets6jgOOQkpzDDxhNbKXmrLNRaTYyD7O_kzjiJSXKb3iMbmsiBe2y3Gheb0ZikxnsAwQCs/s1600-h/P5211026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0wyicTjJrMoxjFeduqnEe8_EmPr0Qr_0QZjb5OKRtNTbdvuYC7lv8amIim8dBX_EzIgPIdets6jgOOQkpzDDxhNbKXmrLNRaTYyD7O_kzjiJSXKb3iMbmsiBe2y3Gheb0ZikxnsAwQCs/s400/P5211026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338417818027493986" border="0" /></a>It was very new - actually I was surprised it was already here - it seems a few days early, and the weather has been so awful. He was wobbly, but curious.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3DJkVyrYT0N7zpQgxbOhO0x411p8Iwg1TNBjpI8Cm8tW6UFBK5XMb-wmw32JxLBDxeX2lpA3gbsjuvHs4tCBGkGzDqCF0LsraB4D84WD2O-LqiF-T9r3OKQOPAqCWRjS63idKkbVe2eP/s1600-h/P5211042.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3DJkVyrYT0N7zpQgxbOhO0x411p8Iwg1TNBjpI8Cm8tW6UFBK5XMb-wmw32JxLBDxeX2lpA3gbsjuvHs4tCBGkGzDqCF0LsraB4D84WD2O-LqiF-T9r3OKQOPAqCWRjS63idKkbVe2eP/s400/P5211042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338417813838173186" border="0" /></a>Looking for food, or comfort - or both.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9eDDRV0M6W0flIa7w1dC4aiUcCuAf7WB_dQ8X8hdOLDTE-73De3903oq2BEWZBFKvNOGdDlbOd0HA1Qw4E80hq-CORuzaPH7h91rRVCUeZuMuIpzCmPx3OmEwCWtb6y3CaYFarUWUq-q2/s1600-h/P5211047.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9eDDRV0M6W0flIa7w1dC4aiUcCuAf7WB_dQ8X8hdOLDTE-73De3903oq2BEWZBFKvNOGdDlbOd0HA1Qw4E80hq-CORuzaPH7h91rRVCUeZuMuIpzCmPx3OmEwCWtb6y3CaYFarUWUq-q2/s400/P5211047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338417808731184226" border="0" /></a>This is my favorite - if you enlarge the photo, he seems to be looking at a tiny violet on the ground, a la Bambi. I don't think that was really the case, I think he was just unsteady. I spent a few minutes not breathing, then reluctantly backed out to leave them in peace. It was beautiful.The Birdladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712686748252506783noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278375708372684323.post-13939590861026568692009-05-19T15:11:00.000-04:002009-05-19T15:13:04.632-04:00Notice -<img src="http://img.getactivehub.com/dawn/custom_images/wilderness/email_banner.jpg" usemap="#Map" border="0" width="576" height="96" /> <table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="145"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p style="margin-bottom: 1em;" align="right"><span style="font-size:85%;color:black;">May 19, 2009</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> <p style="margin-bottom: 1em;" align="left"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:black;">Dear Helen,</span></p> <table style="border: 1px solid rgb(102, 102, 102); padding: 5px 7px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 5px; width: 210px;color:#dcdcdc;" align="right" bg border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 5px; margin-top: 1em; padding-left: 5px; width: 100%;color:#dcdcdc;" bg> <p style="margin-bottom: 1em;" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><strong>Loaded weapons in our National Parks? </strong> </span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 1em;" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">It's already passed in the Senate. </span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 1em;" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://action.wilderness.org/campaign/gunsparks/x8wkkeb2v7w7dt5j?"><u>Your action is needed today to keep our parks safe.</u></a></strong></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"> </span><p style="margin-bottom: 1em;" align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:85%;color:black;">This week, the U.S. House of Representatives may vote on a bill of great concern to those who cherish our national parks and the wildlife they host. </span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 1em;" align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:85%;color:black;">Believe it or not, we're talking about the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act. What does credit reform have to do with national parks? Nothing. Yet, astonishingly, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., has attached a rider to the bill that would allow individuals to carry loaded weapons in national parks. <strong><a target="_blank" href="http://action.wilderness.org/campaign/gunsparks/x8wkkeb2v7w7dt5j?"><u>Take action now.</u></a></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 1em;" align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:85%;color:black;">If the bill passes with the rider attached, <strong>anyone would be allowed to carry loaded weapons – including semi-automatics – </strong>in our national parks. </span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 1em;" align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:85%;color:black;"><strong>Can you imagine the implications for wildlife poaching and visitor safety? </strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 1em;" align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:85%;color:black;">Not only is this a dangerous idea but it makes no sense attaching it to a bill that seeks to help Americans in difficult times. </span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 1em;" align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:85%;color:black;"><strong>This bill passed the Senate last week. </strong><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://action.wilderness.org/campaign/gunsparks/x8wkkeb2v7w7dt5j?"><u>It's now up to us to stop the rider – take action now. </u></a></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 1em;" align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:85%;color:black;">The gun effort has been widely opposed by park rangers and seven former directors of the Park Service who say it would increase the risk of poaching and vandalism of historic resources and put visitors at risk. </span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 1em;" align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:85%;color:black;"><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://action.wilderness.org/campaign/gunsparks/x8wkkeb2v7w7dt5j?"><u>Please tell your Representative to stop this ill-conceived idea and to keep our beloved parks free of loaded weapons.</u></a></strong> </span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 1em;" align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:85%;color:black;">Sincerely, </span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 1em;" align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:85%;color:black;">Kathy Kilmer<br />The Wilderness Society</span></span></p>The Birdladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712686748252506783noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278375708372684323.post-58548622226773251302009-05-18T12:50:00.002-04:002009-05-18T12:54:25.937-04:00Fluffy Contest<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUqu2OffKg9rU7AfzYLe-PF-8Y46R7yWlneIFvNl8ZYO6DhlgsJGw7jH-2sTBsA5IKLsvscnwiGNIAWsbNfC1BTJOp2pa0N33kkOScjHhm-190z00kRT1vpoigXqcyqJm-jMxpREd_EuC/s1600-h/_5172780.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUqu2OffKg9rU7AfzYLe-PF-8Y46R7yWlneIFvNl8ZYO6DhlgsJGw7jH-2sTBsA5IKLsvscnwiGNIAWsbNfC1BTJOp2pa0N33kkOScjHhm-190z00kRT1vpoigXqcyqJm-jMxpREd_EuC/s400/_5172780.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337207810147334946" border="0" /></a>I just love it when they get their feathers ruffled! <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0IPMLPbbN3GjuKPFyuOda4gD-MKx6-vyNaBZj4HYf9nEmiG0bJjreyjI-jPve7VSQvBrE5PJQHRWBP7u5Yj5SU3yBRNvKRqBYLrK9NRMtTNQ_41eB0SN4doCKeGtFhl8-FlJHgZBcvgS/s1600-h/_5052515.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 377px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0IPMLPbbN3GjuKPFyuOda4gD-MKx6-vyNaBZj4HYf9nEmiG0bJjreyjI-jPve7VSQvBrE5PJQHRWBP7u5Yj5SU3yBRNvKRqBYLrK9NRMtTNQ_41eB0SN4doCKeGtFhl8-FlJHgZBcvgS/s400/_5052515.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337207811171490610" border="0" /></a>"Dumb dove! Look at me!"<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijj6NSZpmijAg-y09gzphH3qKSMVscWFId0p5vVXvFM6nVvBP9Q_ZWNhlGuw7IdhgkZodn0-S-dHIF9B9V7w7byP_NnOyyBiQzr50in-xh-_pdf8fu4zBdskrq4tq85C4rUDo1fiV1GWFA/s1600-h/RBWP.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijj6NSZpmijAg-y09gzphH3qKSMVscWFId0p5vVXvFM6nVvBP9Q_ZWNhlGuw7IdhgkZodn0-S-dHIF9B9V7w7byP_NnOyyBiQzr50in-xh-_pdf8fu4zBdskrq4tq85C4rUDo1fiV1GWFA/s400/RBWP.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337207808460937746" border="0" /></a><br />Well, I'm not playing your silly games - I'm eating!<br /></div>The Birdladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712686748252506783noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278375708372684323.post-36281236023719888252009-05-14T11:13:00.003-04:002009-05-14T11:15:06.033-04:00Just Passin" Through...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMj6cCED-xAqzbgGks8ZG17WLG568VR8lZCztGGW57e_2FVwPH01cuJMqzUxUaxr7l5zb6plWxDf_X-euUStrzZnGQ0nZOkSKiZTMz_J9P5ePEW6GQe_Tz3ZoRiYT1Cfy5eV-sBLnQL_A/s1600-h/Black-crowned+Sparrow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMj6cCED-xAqzbgGks8ZG17WLG568VR8lZCztGGW57e_2FVwPH01cuJMqzUxUaxr7l5zb6plWxDf_X-euUStrzZnGQ0nZOkSKiZTMz_J9P5ePEW6GQe_Tz3ZoRiYT1Cfy5eV-sBLnQL_A/s400/Black-crowned+Sparrow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335698210941381266" border="0" /></a>White-crowned sparrows don't nest here, but this one made a brief stop Sunday morning.The Birdladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712686748252506783noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278375708372684323.post-47447810590845338172009-05-09T21:37:00.002-04:002009-05-09T21:37:47.911-04:00Happy Mothers Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwl_k7MD3qAge6AcDQfDdEVyZlloIpkdHeiynQgiKUmAMNM13ZKMV9JGJuGqtOwSRhC_iwsGExfkQSAkX8A8L5VAKeDRPLmOENWuNrsE58fKXz7fELqDoSmFdxufzz5ZSVwLWZ-gHmOdn/s1600-h/_6046808C-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwl_k7MD3qAge6AcDQfDdEVyZlloIpkdHeiynQgiKUmAMNM13ZKMV9JGJuGqtOwSRhC_iwsGExfkQSAkX8A8L5VAKeDRPLmOENWuNrsE58fKXz7fELqDoSmFdxufzz5ZSVwLWZ-gHmOdn/s400/_6046808C-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334003468240829842" border="0" /></a>The Birdladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712686748252506783noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278375708372684323.post-37349359245071755202009-05-07T20:16:00.003-04:002009-05-07T20:26:45.521-04:00Storm Across the Valley.......SWF<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbON3bddUy7d-2tbrO40miwv7RxlGwGCGjjkEPxsF7WVwch1mkNK0dr33OFfZaQxxyGf4jHF7-fgg1CAUAvfSbwVYi9HuduEcqNEH49pCO-mVqU5p9vbv-xDMG1CIY4yA9eXnkq-ROd1bm/s1600-h/Storms+Across+the+Valley.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbON3bddUy7d-2tbrO40miwv7RxlGwGCGjjkEPxsF7WVwch1mkNK0dr33OFfZaQxxyGf4jHF7-fgg1CAUAvfSbwVYi9HuduEcqNEH49pCO-mVqU5p9vbv-xDMG1CIY4yA9eXnkq-ROd1bm/s400/Storms+Across+the+Valley.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333241481739172114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">We were just tired of the rain, so decided to drive out to Shenandoah Nat Park and look for misty, cloudy landscapes......When we got there, the sun came out and there was actually blue, blue mountain sky, but as we drove along Skyline Dr, the storms came rolling back in. This was looking out over the Shenandoah Valley, with double storms. I can almost always put a John Denver song to beautiful scenery......"There's a storm across the valley; Clouds are rolling in......."</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">For more skywatch photos, go to: </span>http://skyley.blogspot.com/The Birdladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712686748252506783noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278375708372684323.post-22093989584982374792009-05-06T06:37:00.003-04:002009-05-06T06:47:35.820-04:00Guess who came for dinner.....I look forward to the rose-breasted grosbeaks' visits in the spring. I saw one briefly Monday. He was eyeing the feeding station, so I figured he'd be back, and hoped I'd see him. Sure enough, he was back yesterday at dinnertime.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuB8HrsSDgpoRU5at52Zpyjen0kXJhr0bFNQy5QbZoKpXpmNBwJaObG8RN77MhCr7u_316IB4cEl3DP6Pjidq89D46v92xN8mmcjYT0n0WLJT_F8LqbmYII3iGcLeGjoZbrWCLmtaXhO2K/s1600-h/_5054434-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuB8HrsSDgpoRU5at52Zpyjen0kXJhr0bFNQy5QbZoKpXpmNBwJaObG8RN77MhCr7u_316IB4cEl3DP6Pjidq89D46v92xN8mmcjYT0n0WLJT_F8LqbmYII3iGcLeGjoZbrWCLmtaXhO2K/s400/_5054434-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332658536364957890" border="0" /></a>Just posing...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpI1WMMaX4Na8DaZIwIYFH9Ywe9I4w80VXH2l3GDULuCuhnR4u_qm059aTJmfEigdLI3fqRSJH4-ZFXF-hCG4QxfXLXCmGC5lDJJdrV-HEcw2Y4SALJbn7mz2sG9Ehc79LpzHvBbk_uspQ/s1600-h/_5054428-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpI1WMMaX4Na8DaZIwIYFH9Ywe9I4w80VXH2l3GDULuCuhnR4u_qm059aTJmfEigdLI3fqRSJH4-ZFXF-hCG4QxfXLXCmGC5lDJJdrV-HEcw2Y4SALJbn7mz2sG9Ehc79LpzHvBbk_uspQ/s400/_5054428-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332658527468352018" border="0" /></a>Trying the nut cake...he loved it!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0amN1uQrSGKIUR68i_SSxnv3jV5vPuXjV5bbz9stZUIfwQPtx21SyaHakCRxbaG5kg9wNE0TfdsZL4o3uthk0dzMEuyYrvhmaaTrQyCnSNe9YslLKkY1GPKelSafHe6j5tU-MyP23ViqB/s1600-h/_5054382-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0amN1uQrSGKIUR68i_SSxnv3jV5vPuXjV5bbz9stZUIfwQPtx21SyaHakCRxbaG5kg9wNE0TfdsZL4o3uthk0dzMEuyYrvhmaaTrQyCnSNe9YslLKkY1GPKelSafHe6j5tU-MyP23ViqB/s400/_5054382-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332658529824115746" border="0" /></a>A litle safflower from the squirrel buster....<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvL3Qpj_vWDM-jEyfVW3IVyLeAL91W49jnqcri2r3xQE3KR8t_dXVWfLKwZ8LuZmGyhA2VUUimyS4Nb_5T2mXxhgBzBD7q6Ha5ouyb0TMBl-LbQSPY6qgiVTy0NRczoYjHQmokdlVuZduk/s1600-h/_5054403-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvL3Qpj_vWDM-jEyfVW3IVyLeAL91W49jnqcri2r3xQE3KR8t_dXVWfLKwZ8LuZmGyhA2VUUimyS4Nb_5T2mXxhgBzBD7q6Ha5ouyb0TMBl-LbQSPY6qgiVTy0NRczoYjHQmokdlVuZduk/s400/_5054403-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332658527200649538" border="0" /></a>Now one more glamour shot in the dogwood tree.....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">At Backyard Boutique - Still getting artists interested in the Gallery at Backyard Boutique...It's looking good.<br /></div></div>The Birdladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712686748252506783noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278375708372684323.post-1363669388484211442009-05-04T11:16:00.004-04:002009-05-04T12:01:54.328-04:00Going, going....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUagXGEolgm1-3VXXmmpocslHi__KvB6FvUdtg-tFiadywbSbflZd-wXhY-YS-3EOpP8nKccJZKTdUYoCN3gdKHrLX-sDXW8Bcl_hZg63CNGmKua3FXSWH93rnz1S3RwyIahYVmjnn7kR/s1600-h/_5024315-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUagXGEolgm1-3VXXmmpocslHi__KvB6FvUdtg-tFiadywbSbflZd-wXhY-YS-3EOpP8nKccJZKTdUYoCN3gdKHrLX-sDXW8Bcl_hZg63CNGmKua3FXSWH93rnz1S3RwyIahYVmjnn7kR/s400/_5024315-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331988552061983794" border="0" /></a>The pink blossoms are giving way to lush green leaves - and more hiding places.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUpYXwLNCT8roWtIZJpEy2umjDEH-CIFMV36CX0ImtzPmnJ_a6MTb2k88AWYOcsePBsDI9XJHCXn-FRYevUuWe9Ucm5w8CggiBLyqV8xwm8-W5pdsD_f3Dvz5OGBCHcOFJbv6gxtHgQNQk/s1600-h/_5024287-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUpYXwLNCT8roWtIZJpEy2umjDEH-CIFMV36CX0ImtzPmnJ_a6MTb2k88AWYOcsePBsDI9XJHCXn-FRYevUuWe9Ucm5w8CggiBLyqV8xwm8-W5pdsD_f3Dvz5OGBCHcOFJbv6gxtHgQNQk/s400/_5024287-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331988545564480066" border="0" /></a>We seem to have a catbird triangle - not good in any species!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9v-GEdEtNjNlgyZoi5xCrAnJPDkHIAw0tyEkP1F5i4LdDFX_8QWQodP2dpizD24zBah_OgKr3oBb5vU9PVhAhlX0PKrroKGl9aR5kMqEYth4ibdD9OAmYhmXUFHKS9R7PYe4JpTHtFz20/s1600-h/_5034371-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9v-GEdEtNjNlgyZoi5xCrAnJPDkHIAw0tyEkP1F5i4LdDFX_8QWQodP2dpizD24zBah_OgKr3oBb5vU9PVhAhlX0PKrroKGl9aR5kMqEYth4ibdD9OAmYhmXUFHKS9R7PYe4JpTHtFz20/s400/_5034371-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331988543449948418" border="0" /></a>This is the bird tree.....anybody know what it is? It has cherry-looking bark.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Ri_lqizjhMD1KRucFVcENYq3ObSGolg5UBMIu6vGwllKSB9IjfbYNkV_gABCiKyYRF7W0pfkSH2b_aIxdM4vK2vDQZZravDIaRyuEbvucF-akBAdFqkr4UJe3X3hcTBIL_o5selfH3Ww/s1600-h/_5034368-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Ri_lqizjhMD1KRucFVcENYq3ObSGolg5UBMIu6vGwllKSB9IjfbYNkV_gABCiKyYRF7W0pfkSH2b_aIxdM4vK2vDQZZravDIaRyuEbvucF-akBAdFqkr4UJe3X3hcTBIL_o5selfH3Ww/s400/_5034368-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331988537863034722" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOq1iibw8GFZI0aQl9c64fUAgP-Csnm_o6dfB84jA15hX4tvy5uF8o1Cxpl6L5zAIHEru-mjOEihQT1XE2jkTJZAlfCUfuEcVdjjyEZVKHT5w-HV0fSL-81E8djUsGyd7nrQk20-uPpB9O/s1600-h/_5034328-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOq1iibw8GFZI0aQl9c64fUAgP-Csnm_o6dfB84jA15hX4tvy5uF8o1Cxpl6L5zAIHEru-mjOEihQT1XE2jkTJZAlfCUfuEcVdjjyEZVKHT5w-HV0fSL-81E8djUsGyd7nrQk20-uPpB9O/s400/_5034328-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331988539025926898" border="0" /></a>All Wet!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfE00cEMBNKD_KoCD9ZiDaMpem4OO_CjAiQOEWCfLAOtRfnN4S7i1KtKIcfE-qiRa0K0YS3WW5Jz-7V0QuUhAIRXnHlOjGjvSzeM120qCBQMgfjkmpYw-aN3bguYsrCL6CBngthD9lnOvQ/s1600-h/_5024297-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfE00cEMBNKD_KoCD9ZiDaMpem4OO_CjAiQOEWCfLAOtRfnN4S7i1KtKIcfE-qiRa0K0YS3WW5Jz-7V0QuUhAIRXnHlOjGjvSzeM120qCBQMgfjkmpYw-aN3bguYsrCL6CBngthD9lnOvQ/s400/_5024297-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331988287659124082" border="0" /></a>These seed cakes are all pecans, peanuts, and sunflower seeds...they LOVE them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTE78t2nWx5GM0D2uxMF9CVm0MAzDYkUDcAwrU8FV3zbBaZR8UL2Uowp19bvd5bWA1h3r5AJR-PQCfb1QEhqN2hiMH-R6qM5qDbCHklMJunusD3kU-YGzltTCIvJu3gEZ70S41VSOZsWjF/s1600-h/_4284217-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTE78t2nWx5GM0D2uxMF9CVm0MAzDYkUDcAwrU8FV3zbBaZR8UL2Uowp19bvd5bWA1h3r5AJR-PQCfb1QEhqN2hiMH-R6qM5qDbCHklMJunusD3kU-YGzltTCIvJu3gEZ70S41VSOZsWjF/s400/_4284217-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331988281368232930" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg66FMBOWVbLD2u9b7s2P2JmIaHFI4uoF4EcsZ1nQRQ5SNAVnvhZ7uTeQh4ch3tAeKJ1RoG_TjxZaLNxD44eOKqoPzRQJs5uoHrpk0LuggOYQGN_dDpBUT2DEb1VVRYTLjP1cd6V4aBHQAt/s1600-h/_4284215-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg66FMBOWVbLD2u9b7s2P2JmIaHFI4uoF4EcsZ1nQRQ5SNAVnvhZ7uTeQh4ch3tAeKJ1RoG_TjxZaLNxD44eOKqoPzRQJs5uoHrpk0LuggOYQGN_dDpBUT2DEb1VVRYTLjP1cd6V4aBHQAt/s400/_4284215-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331988279323076658" border="0" /></a>Waiting her turn....<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JDkiCnUn5SfRWiuaxD-J9YP1ewn3duvqvKzjsF_WQ5RQke4mDHKNz0XiSFRufQJG1Df2UDsKg1dt407j0pIXLYSmKz3IKtseuDQhORfW-edntsXsm8rZgiDdDQYbxSzhYB2eml-nLdss/s1600-h/_4234046-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JDkiCnUn5SfRWiuaxD-J9YP1ewn3duvqvKzjsF_WQ5RQke4mDHKNz0XiSFRufQJG1Df2UDsKg1dt407j0pIXLYSmKz3IKtseuDQhORfW-edntsXsm8rZgiDdDQYbxSzhYB2eml-nLdss/s400/_4234046-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331988271445985282" border="0" /></a>Uh oh, hey what's with the screen?<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFucQZ3x4RGnZ_xmHEzMciVSpRiBt_p0lyaCcQyw_H1u_MXWsWbDyz8ahHplUC8rIJFfqSWLcClI9q4jhgR1RmLFjX6bnqHhYnNuo9ykR0ZIi_KtD2-OmzgBv-mqBXbCvLj_YX7nVq7H4/s1600-h/_4244049-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFucQZ3x4RGnZ_xmHEzMciVSpRiBt_p0lyaCcQyw_H1u_MXWsWbDyz8ahHplUC8rIJFfqSWLcClI9q4jhgR1RmLFjX6bnqHhYnNuo9ykR0ZIi_KtD2-OmzgBv-mqBXbCvLj_YX7nVq7H4/s400/_4244049-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331988270878993778" border="0" /></a>Look at all those blue layers!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I will be posting some store and gallery news here - I just can't keep up with two separate blogs. My online store guys have me twittering, and face booking, and posting on Craig's List - it seems to be helping, but I feel silly..."Twitter"? what? Bear with me - I'm pedaling as fast as I can!<br /></div></div>The Birdladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712686748252506783noreply@blogger.com18