Sunday ~ Woke Finally To Rain!!

Well I awoke with it raining outside...Wonderful really we are so desperate for the rain...but as I type this wee post this morning the sun is trying to get through the clouds and the rain has stopped. I don't think we got enough rain to really benefit from it...but it's foggy out and the air is fresh. I'm going to head out shortly and go for a walk and check things out. See if there are plump Blackberries to be picked yet, get ready for work tomorrow, tidy the house you know all that stuff that needs to be done. I did some yesterday....but it never ends. These two Cedar Wax wings I caught on a wire just out side before I went on Vacation and I thought I would post them...the sky being so blue and the bird....well simply put Beautiful. Happy Sunday Everyone!!

Going for a Swim at the Ocean

Walking Proud...At the Ocean

Surprise!!

This poor bird almost had a heart attack...I was creeping up on it and when it finally realized that I was there...well you can see for yourself look at it's face...Oh dear I felt bad.

The Trespasser

This little hummer was caught red feather at my flowers the other day...wee little female preferring the sweet taste of the flowers versus the nectar that I make.....Summer time!!

Enjoying the Sun

This lovely spotted Towhee was enjoying the sun...so beautiful...not stuck in the dark actually in the light for all to see...

Enjoying the Sun

Chipping Sparow 4 of 4

Sun tanning with MOM!! on the Pond

Cedar Waxwing 1 of 4

Goodmorning, Goodmorning....well yesterday here in Victoria BC was fab!! We got up to a warm 25 nice. So because I burn I decided to get out early, not as early as I would have liked but early enough that the morning sun was still ok and not the Mid day light that you can't get a decent shot in if you tried. My boys and I decided to head out to Swan Lake our Nature sanctuary. Well it was great I saw my very first Cedar Waxwings!! there was about five in the old oak tree which looks out onto the pond....Fantastic moment. Again I was excited but this time I didn't have to dump alot of pictures. Mind you thought my poor camera as you can see here was pushed and I say pushed to the max.....Ah again the reminder that I don't own an SLR...but I'm still happy with the results even though you can't really see alot of detail only their beautiful silhouette of colors against the blue blue sky.

Cedar Waxwing 2 of 4

Struggling Starling

Well before I headed out for work yesterday I was in the back yard practicing my Maro zoom actually on a spider. Got some great shots by the way....I will post those ones later. Anyhoo this Starling was trying to get the suet out of my log that I hang for the smaller birds. There really isn't anything for the bird to stand on so it has to fly up to the log and in seconds try to get the food out before falling to the grounds. I got two great shots to show you this lovely attempt.

Almost got it!!!

Black-headed Grosbeak ...Thanks to Frank:)

Thanks to Frank from The Early Birder for helping me figure this out!! You were absolutely right. Now I need to study the species and try to locate them so I can achieve a better shot. Thanks Frank you rock!!

Black-headed Grosbeak

Not Happy!!....

My final post for the day is this Not Happy Peacock. He's as you can tell an albino. He's the only Albino Peacock in the Victoria area and today was not a good day for him. All through the park you could hear his unhappiness....so I tracked him down. Even for a moment he wouldn't stop the cries so I could take a nice shot...so this is what I got a display of truly an unhappy bird....

Checking things out!!

This sweet juvenile Male House finch was taking the opportunity to check out my yard plants very thoroughly it was just too cute. There were a few times where I thought I would have to rescue him from the plants!! He continually got himself into interesting situations. I laughed a few times watching him. In the end if you can believe this he came right up to me...flew right into the lattice and jumped onto my table where I was sitting and basically said hello :) I didn't dare move to take the shot....didn't want to scare him. He now comes all the time when I'm out in the yard too cute. One day he will have his nice bright red head, chest and back.

Caught Napping

When I was out and about this weekend I came across allot of different situations. So I took the opportunity to take this lovely shot. This female Mallard was so deeply sleeping that you could have if I had wanted to just reached out and touched her. I would have given her a heart attack if I had....so instead took her picture. I have always wanted to touch a duck's feathers. Mainly because I love touching textures.....helps you connect with things in this world.

Spotted Towhee

Well at last I finally accopmplished getting my first decent pictures of a Spotted Towhee. Now these little birds have been quite challenging for me to get. Usually when I go on my walks you can hear them but can never...and I say never get a good shot. Why you ask well simply because they love to forage in the underbrush for grubs and bugs never out in the open. But today was my day!!! Ah Ha ;) Both male and female where up in a tree eating our sucking worms that we get every year at this time. So enjoy the pictures...I especially will :)

Spotted Towhee....with lunch