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  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #21

    What is the blackest black feathered bird in the World? Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #21

  • Sunday Stills – Leaves – 11.01.20

    Birds fly from the front to the backyard. We have plenty of trees and great cover in the backyard with a fountain and the front yard has the feeders. This week I was able to sneak around the shrubs and… Continue reading

    Sunday Stills – Leaves – 11.01.20

  • Sunday Stills – Backyard Birding – 10.25.20

    Birds fly from the front to the backyard. We have plenty of trees and great cover in the backyard with a fountain and the front yard has the feeders. This week I was able to sneak around the shrubs and… Continue reading

    Sunday Stills – Backyard Birding – 10.25.20

  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #20

    Having birds around my house creates so much joy for Frank & me. Last week was the first time we have put seed in the feeders since May. The Swallowtail & Mississippi Kites have flown south and our birds can… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #20

  • Sunday Stills – Happy Place – 10.18.20

    My happy place is being outside in nature with my hubby, Frank! I’m also happy when I’m with my kids and grandkids but haven’t seen 2 of my 3 kids and none of my grandkids since January of this year… Continue reading

    Sunday Stills – Happy Place – 10.18.20

  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #19

    There are over 200 species of owls in the world and most are solitary and nocturnal. They have built-in night vision to see and capture their prey such as small mammals, rodents, insects and other birds. They are divided into… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #19

  • Sunday Stills – Fall Color Ochre – 10.11.20

    The feature image is the best and only photo I have of signs of fall. It was taken last September in Bozeman, Montana. In Florida, we don’t get the change with the red, orange & yellow until January when much… Continue reading

    Sunday Stills – Fall Color Ochre – 10.11.20

  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #18

    When we learn the English alphabet, we are taught, “A” is for apple. This week, “A” is for Anhinga, Avocet, American this and Australian & African that. Then there were the use of the scientific names of our avian favs… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #18

  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #17

    Y’all are making it hard for me to choose a bird of the week so I’m not going to but will showcase one bird from each blogger. We had a record 16 entries plus mine this week! Woohoo! Everyone is… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #17

  • Sunday Stills – Dry – 10.04.20

    Artist Palette is on the face of the Black Mountains in Death Valley National Park. The colors are caused by oxidation of different metals, but it looks like an artist took a paintbrush to it. Artist’s Drive is 9 miles… Continue reading

    Sunday Stills – Dry – 10.04.20