Regulars downstairs

The magnolias last only one week, then the air is filled with falling pinks leaves

It will take hours of watching to sort out what's happening in the dove nest. I have seen one baby.

Fat house sparrows

Getting  plumb song sparrows

I'm masked. I wonder what the birds think. Am I a marauder?

The 600mm lens takes me high in the tree. Cardinal eating seeds from blossoms.

Typical dove position, protecting baby and whatever else is up there.

Time to catch up

There's a huge amount of catching up to do. Nothing exceptional in the garden, but interesting dove, robin, sparrow activity. The doves are nesting on the light fixture. There were twigs on the fuse box twice, but now no twigs and no activity.

Not many robins downstairs, but those who are here are bulking up and mostly male.

Every other day

I'm getting downstairs every other day depending on weather. The house sparrows are beautiful. I often wonder if they recognize me. These are males. Also eating the seeds out of new blossoms.

Special filter used for this image.

A dove has constructed a new nest on the fuse box, but nobody is in residence. I suspect it's a first time nest, new parents, nest built very fast but they haven't sorted out what to do with it. If they don't use it some other bird will move in. Affordable housing.

The same cast of characters

All fine on the dove nest

Strong healthy male robin worm hunting

You can really see the yellow belly of this sapsucker. There are a pair of them and they're adoring our trees.

Check out the space before drilling.  There are hawks around who would lunch on a woodpecker.

Big puddle out back, good for bathing and drinking.

Quiet downstairs

Totally unprotected nest. Rainy morning. No umbrella.

New seeds in front garden. The cardinals "talk" to each other. Mrs. Cardinal clicks. Mr. Cardinal sings various phrases. I wonder if they recognize me and my huge lens.

Rat tat tat

Yellow belly sapsucker in the back garden. It loves out trees, drill holes in ever tree. The new spots are the green ones.

Off to the west side of the garden. Rows and rows of old drill spots. Sometimes there are bugs under the bark

Resting for a moment.