Update

We’ve had more family medical issues here lately, and I’ve had to postpone some photography sessions. Things are going a little better now and I hope to get back out with the camera soon.

Squirrels

Squirrels have been climbing and jumping lately in the trees in the back.

This squirrel is eating something–I don’t know what.

A climbing squirrel.

The sunlight gave this squirrel photo a dramatic glow.

 

Thanksgiving Lilies

Happy Thanksgiving! My husband and I–and Max of course–had a nice turkey dinner at home. In the afternoon Max and I took one of our walks around the backyard.

Gloriosa lilies are still blooming out there by the fence! I don’t remember them blooming this late in the year ever before. But we do have Thanksgiving lilies this year. In this photo there is a dying flower on the left, a currently blooming lily in the middle, and a lily bud on the right.

A brown anole enjoying some sunshine on the fence.

More Vultures

I know I’ve missed posting on a few days recently. My husband has medical issues and I haven’t been able to spend as much time with the camera lately. I do enjoy going out in the yard to take photos, and I will do the best I can.

Today Max and I spotted a group of about a half dozen turkey vultures circling in the sky–a group like that is called a kettle of vultures. They were all turkey vultures, with red on their heads and silver flight feathers along the lower edges of their wings.

Another vulture.

One more vulture.

A Few for Saturday

It was a chilly Saturday, but I did spot some anoles enjoying the sunshine. This little head popped up from behind a vine on the fence.

Another day, another stick for Max to chew.

Max is a intelligent dog, and often communicates with his eyes. He’ll look at me until I look back at him, and then roll his eyes in the direction where he wants me to see something. He loves watching large birds soaring through the sky and doesn’t want me to miss seeing them. Today he rolled his eyes to show me this turkey vulture. I see vultures often and I wasn’t going to take photos of this one, but Max rolled his eyes from the vulture to my camera, then back to the bird. So I took a couple of photos, and Max looked quite happy to have helped me!

 

Bluebird on Thursday

Busy day today without much time for photography, but this afternoon a male bluebird perched on a wire out in front of the house and stayed there for awhile. I took the camera outside and the bluebird didn’t seem at all bothered by it.

Here he is looking directly at me.

Looking off to one side.

And then in the opposite direction.

And one more shot as he looks up at the trees.

Max and Birds

Max loves to play with sticks of all sizes, from big branches that he drags around after a storm, to small sticks that he holds in his paws as he chews on them.

Bluebird on a wire. I’ve been seeing bluebirds often lately.

This bluebird had just caught an insect on the pine tree branch.

Also up there in the pine tree was a very bright yellow warbler. I’m not sure of the identification of this little bird.

One more of the yellow warbler.

An Eastern Phoebe. It’s a pretty little bird and I’ve always enjoyed seeing them in the yard, until I witnessed a phoebe violently killing an anole one day. I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it.

 

Bald Eagle

These photos are from a few years ago, but they are the only photos like this I’ve ever taken. I’ve seen a Bald Eagle in flight several times, usually pretty high up in the sky, but there was only one occasion when I saw a Bald Eagle closer up, sitting in a pine tree. It landed in the tree with prey of some sort in one foot and I was able to get some photos.

Checking the prey more closely.

And taking a look at the surroundings.

One more of the Bald Eagle.

A Few for Monday

Shadows cast near the fence by uncut grass and weeds.

Brown anole on a fence post. It was too chilly today for many anoles, but this one was out climbing.

A tiny white wildflower bud.

Mockingbird

One mockingbird out in the yard on this chilly day. It sat on the back fence for awhile, and spread its tail and wing feathers.

Feathers tucked back in place now.