PHOTOGRAPHY BY DEB HIRT

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Time for a Cool Change

Great Blue Heron, Treed

Ditto

American Robin

Northern Flicker

Female Red-winged Blackbird

Juvenile American Robin

66 degrees/cloudy/light and variable winds/0700-0800

Temperatures are down for a few days, and we're finally getting some needed rain in the afternoon. Rumor has it that this will be a 36-hour rain storm. That's fine. Most of my errands are done.

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Summer's Warm Glow Abounds

Great-tailed Grackle

Green Heron

Snowy Egret

Juvenile Northern Mockingbird

European Starling

Great Blue Heron

Ditto

Ditto

76-81 degrees/15 mph winds/partly cloudy/0700-0930

These cooler temperatures were much nicer to wander about in, and more birds showed themselves. The surprise of the day was the Snowy Egret at the Northern Reaches.

Monday, July 14, 2014

After the Rain, There is a Rainbow

Female Red-winged Blackbird

Male Red-winged Blackbird with Breakfast

Great Blue Heron "On Top of the World"

Green Heron

Great Egret in Breeding Plumage

Ditto

"You Rang?"

partly cloudy/76 degrees/light and variable winds

This was shortly after a light rain. Many of the birds were out with me, enjoying a few rays.

We Are the Champions

Great Blue Heron Respite

Nestling Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Female Great-tailed Grackle

Immature European Starling

Two Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Nestlings

Great Blue Heron at Peace

The Silent Sentinel

Here we are amidst the natural world once again. This is the best of the world for some of these wonderful animals,brought to you by the actors themselves.