Category: birds

  • A-Z Challenge – G is for GALLINULE

    A-Z Challenge – G is for GALLINULE

    The Purple Gallinule is one of the most colorful birds in North America. They are found in the southernmost part of the United States, along the coasts of Mexico, South America and throughout Central America.

  • Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Birds Seen in the Past Two Weeks

    Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Birds Seen in the Past Two Weeks

    Week #42 challenge is Birds you have seen in the past two weeks. We spent the whole day looking for the American Flamingo with NO SUCCESS. The bird had been seen for 4 days straight prior to our trip.

  • A-Z Challenge – F is for Finch

    A-Z Challenge – F is for Finch

    The male House Finch and Purple Finch are very similar and can be hard to identify. Both can be a light to dark red in color.

  • A-Z Challenge – E is for Egret

    A-Z Challenge – E is for Egret

    The Snowy Egret was one of the most hunted birds in the late 1800’s for their elegant feathers to adorn the most fashionable ladies hats.

  • SQUARES – Creativity Brightens our Lives

    SQUARES – Creativity Brightens our Lives

    We always pack our folding chairs and folding tables with us so we can make a picnic anywhere. We are very creative when it comes to being outside and one with nature.

  • A-Z Challenge – D is for Downy Woodpecker

    A-Z Challenge – D is for Downy Woodpecker

    Downy Woodpeckers are a small woodpecker 5.5-6.5 inches long (14-17 cm). They are often seen on backyard feeders.

  • SQUARES – Bright Antlers

    SQUARES – Bright Antlers

    A deer antler chandelier adorns the ceiling of this multi-generation home in Cedartown, Georgia of a relative of Frank’s. I thought how unique it was and had to take a photo of it. I knew it would come in handy at some point. It brightly lit up the room.

  • SQUARES – Stained Glass

    SQUARES – Stained Glass

    The only light coming into the little church at Mountain Top Inn & Resort in Warm Springs, Georgia was from the stained glass windows. This hummingbird spoke to me as I sat in the wooden pew feeling euphoric. I was alone in the building, but yet, I wasn’t alone at all. It was a bright…

  • A-Z Challenge – C is for Cardinal

    A-Z Challenge – C is for Cardinal

    We took a trip to St. Marks Wildlife Refuge yesterday and on my way to the restroom, this male Northern Cardinal swooped down in front of me as I was passing the handicapped parking space.

  • A-Z Challenge – B is for Bluebird

    A-Z Challenge – B is for Bluebird

    The Eastern Bluebirds are, yes you guessed it on the east coast and throughout the midsection of North America and down into Central America. The Western Bluebirds are on the west coast from just into Canada and down to Mexico. Mountain Bluebirds are in the mountains from Mexico to well further south into Canada and…