Monday August 13, 2007 on the southeast edge of Comlara Park about 8:15pm the sun was beginning to set. The first three pictures are taken from a higher point than the last five pictures. The time is also closer to the 8:15pm. The final five pictures were taken a few minutes earlier from a lower point and trees closer in background.









This butterfly landed about 10 feet away from my window. The zoom lens did a good job capturing this guy.



A trip to Comlara Park brings us by several caged peacocks, this one didn't want to spread its tail. Starting to get dark that night so the pictures is a little dark.



This deer tried to hide in the woods, the picture is a little grainy, but it was somewhat dark in the forest and the sun was beginning to set.

Sunday afternnoon in August 2007

This and other Wrens have been busy out back this past few weeks. Sometimes they have an annoying buzz that sounds like locusts, but they are neat to see.





Here we have a male Cardinal, bright red.



This is a house finch, notice the red coloring, not all over the body like the male cardinal.



At the feeder, the female cardinal and the wren share a bite to eat.



This is an up close and personal picture of a young sparrow.



Do you suppose that this Gold Finch is praying?



As you can see the female cardinal has her own beauty, but not as glitzy as the male.



This Downy has obtained a sizable nut.



Just another view of the Downy



Even the Downy and the Sparrow share the nuts.

Look what showed up tonight!

Usually the ground hog doesn't appear when I have a camera ready. Tonight he was here bright and early and pretty close. I think he saw me in the window, but he wasn't in any hurry to leave until I tapped on the window and he made his exit.

This is what you get in the HOT month of July

July has been a boring month for bird watching. Well seeing the same birds everyday isn't quite as exciting as I would like. It has been interesting as I watched the antics of the animals in our back yard. Robins love the sprinkler and bird bath! Some almost drown them selfs in the bird bath, others love to walk through the sprinkler. Yesterday one of our Downeys got caught by surprise as he tried to get a few nuts. He wasn't expecting the sprinkler and quickly flew off. He did return later and endured the sprinkler this time.

Here are a couple pictures of the cardinals, not the St. Louis Cardinals, these probably could play better.






Our dog, the mutt, certainly know how the shed hair. The wife is brushing Ninja and then you see a good part of the dog on the ground.




The sparrow and the Downy sharing.



This squirrel just can't figure out how to get to the nuts. The squirrel baffle has baffled the nutty squirrel!



Even the moths have to land, and this picture is from about 15 feet through the window.


Two robins at the bird bath, believe the younger is receiving instruction on how to properly bath, but he isn't buying into the idea.

I learned that sparrows like nuts too!



Two Doves posing for a picture.



Young Robin showing his colors.

Swallow Tail Butterfly

My wife tells me this is a Swallow Tail Butterfly. If she is wrong let me know so that I can tell her, if she is right you can ignore.

Front Yard July 18, 2007

Touching Story

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Birds and Bees and Butterflys

Three of the B's come from my front and back yard early in July 2007 and the final B comes from Evergreen Lake.

Bumble Bees love the nectar.




And on this flower the Bee had a visitor, bright and pretty. Lower left of Bee.



Wrens are so fast it is hard to get their picture with out blurring.



Blue Sky? Sky around Evergreen Lake about 8pm on the 4th of July.



Mom and Pop Northern Cardinal discussing something very important.



Front yard Butterfly looking Good!