I'm way too slow to catch the humming birds that visit. I feel lucky just to get a glimpse of them!
The blue bird has a friend and they seem to enjoy sitting on the fence while hunting for bugs. They trade turns swooping down to the lawn below. Another bird who likes this corner spot is the scrub jay, which is also a beautiful blue. Is it a coincidence?
This female Mallard duck enjoyed our yard as long as we had water in the ditch, but on this day, she accidentally landed on the wrong side of the fence, and quacked and quacked, and the male came to the outside of the fence, and they followed each other on their own side until Hero Husband decided to herd her out through the gate, which was 75 feet away (25 feet one way, and 50 feet another.) Runway too short for duck take-off. She did not enjoy the herding, but was very glad to get out of the back yard, and mister duck was also de-stressed.
The hawks and falcons were happy to visit and hunt while the field across the street was mowed. Now the grass is 6 feet high and the only hunters are cats, and we haven't seen hawks in the trees.
This robin was an active bather who shares the bath with other birds. Watching them splash and fidget and throw water is about the most fun we get when we aren't reading. Oh, well, that's an exaggeration. HH still has 8 old motorcycles needing their exercise. I think the B-31 BSA just got home.
