A Picture-Heavy Post

A Sunday morning visitor

The hooks for the hummingbird feeders are used by other birds, too. 

Our girl on her porch, where she grew up. 

This finch visited our deck. 

I am going to make an album of wayside flowers this fall. 

This was a spectacular fight.  No wonder I'm going through a suet cake a day at the old house. 

Rose - A - Sharon

If wishes were horses, I would still be feeding the birds at the old house... 

this cardinal girl kept looking at the flat feeder. 

A goldfinch on an echinacea

Our boy loves to go to the country, too. 

Lilly comes out of the pasture's high grass covered in seeds. 

I just love these two girls.  They are so calm and pretty. 

These two are now visiting the back porch frequently.  Remember, I am 

still feeding in the side yard, by my "pond"... but not as much.  Too many starlings began to appear. 

Three crows in a tree. 

Marsh Fleabane, I think... and beautiful. 

A closeup... it's beautiful... the color... 

This sumac has turned... fall is coming. 

Birds, Birds, Birds Galore!

I apologize for the bad videos in last night's post... I think it is just going to be too hard to post on here, at least for videos.  I am posting some of them at Facebook, under Mary Ann Yoder... they are large there, and you can plainly see them.  Go there when you have a chance and see the new visitor we saw last night! 

Mr. Jim Mason, of the Great Plains Nature Center in Wichita, has identified this beautiful bird as a red-tailed hawk.  He said that they come in different color patterns.  I would never have guessed this. 

He is just a beautiful bird. 

Here is part of what I was trying to show you last night... we have bluebirds coming from far and nigh to drink on the deck!  They are gorgeous, aren't they? 

Here are bluebirds, a goldfinch, and a purple finch.  

(and a sparrow!) 

And in this, a female woodpecker getting a drink (and two sparrows!) 

And at last, the mystery bird from yesterday.. . perched behind the goldfinch on the water fortex... it's a mockingbird!

To my knowledge, I have never seen one before.  I hope to hear it mimic the other birds.  Thanks, Jill! 

Pat and Vickie from JP Welsh were here this afternoon to work up a bid for us on strengthening and fencing the corral with no-climb horse fence.  We decided that would be best to keep a pony in and critters out.  I have a pony in mind, so I'll write about that tomorrow or Thursday. 

I hope you enjoy these bird pictures! 

Think Spring, Everyone!!!