Affordable housing

The sparrows how to pick a place to build a home. This time it's Daniel Webster, nests inside and out, a condo.

Yellow rump warbler just passing through.

Spring fun

Can't resist trying to get a kinglet sitting still.

Easy to shoot palm warbler, not as frenetic as the kinglets

Starling house. Fixing up the nest. Never studied geometry.

Parked downstairs, gorgeous Rolls Royce.

Behavior

Monster meal. Robin didn't move. I didn't move. I've seen huge worms, but this one was incredible. Robin seemed to inhale it down the hatch. No fight in this worm.

The whole thing got eaten and when finished the robin walked around for a while.

Tulips pretty after rain.

Never ordinary

I heard the chirps before seeing anything. Oh boy, sparrows are inventive, the mating tube. Hooray for light fixtures.

And when it got cramped indoors they moved outdoors. This behavior can go on for hours. It's that time of year.

My robins

 I've been watching this nest for days. Babies yet? Not seen. But hard to see in nest.

Yesterday, parent off nest. Oh my goodness, there are babies, at least two, at least 6 days old judging by head fuzz. It's good their nest is hidden because this nest is right by the path within touching distance.

Dusk, on way to Trader Joe's when I saw something I've never seen before. I have seen robins mating only once. It takes about two seconds,- boing, finished. This evening I saw a female hunkered down in the driveway with the male displaying,- tail splayed, sweet peeping call, going around here, a very obvious courtship dance. He stopped, then repeated the whole thing, tail display, peep peep, circle her. I'm sure she would have been mated right there soon, but a taxi came along, fortunately slowly, and they both flew off together. I'm sure I'll never see this wonderful action again, a West End Avenue miracle. There will be another nest soon.

Having fun

It's such a joy to stroll around and hear spring friends serenading.... the male black-throated blue warbler.

Splish splash at the lake. The carp are spawning, almost impossible to photograph. Huge carp!

The trim ovenbird  plods along like a little old man

The common yellow throat, male. There will be more of them in a few days'

The cardinal enjoys schmeary peanut butter. Me too.