Chomps

West End Avenue of all places, our back garden, Chomp Chomp Chomp Chomp.  There goes the greenery.  Salad days are here.

 

I hope there's no hawk in the neighborhood.

Shot through window with iPhone.

One baby

I never expected this. Headed out and happened to look up at empty dove nest Except it wasn't empty. One baby. That makes this Brood#3 in same nest.
 

I decided to come back around 1pm., lunch time.The male was strutting and calling. Baby calling back.

The big baby knew there would be a food delivery. It's  hard trying to focus ground level and upstairs. Viewing in nest not easy. I knew this would be difficult.

Parent very aware that I was watching. Actually I was talking to parent. I'm sure we've met before.

Finally to great excitement the food got delivered. This involves much pumping, nodding up and own so baby can reach the seeds.

This in one of the most beautiful scenes to watch, eye to eye, baby/ parent plus photographer.

When feeding was completed the parent looked at me as if to ask, "Did you like that show?" Always. I think the baby may fledge tomorrow.

Brown creepers stylized

Working with an ivory app, artificial intelligence. all images the creeper. The app reads light, shapes, and shadows. sometimes the results are  extreme.
 

House Finches

Playing with an Artificial Intelligence  app, Ivory filter.  The floral on the flat level is its interpretation  is finch poop.
 

More finch poop on floor. Fancy.

I'm having a fine time experimenting.

Playing with graphics, black-and-white warbler

Playing with a app in my iPad, ivory "filter". These are all  back-ad-white warblers in our garden, on tree, in planter, on ground.  The app is artificial intelligence. It reads lines, curves, shadows, pixels.   Results are what it comprehends. It's fascinating.
 

Watching activity

 The cardinal nest is active, but life hard to see.

Definitely kids up the tree, two sizes of tails.

The other nest has a baby, well hidden between tree trunk and parent's body.

It's 7p.m.  I guess this is the look-around hour.

Young sparrow calling for food. This kid knows how to pick by itself. Trying mulberries on its own.

Bit it still does the feed-me-flap.