Category Archives: At Home

At Home, Photos-Birds, Poetry

~Sitting in the rain eating an orange

May 11, 2020 Sheila 3 Comments

Sitting in the rain,

eating an orange,

feeling no pain,

waiting for a handsome male

to come into range.

I sure hope she has more oranges in storage.

Female Western Tanager. The first sighting, of the season, was on May 10, 2020. Photos were taken today.

Happy Birding!

At Home, Photos-Birds

~Bird of The Day

May 9, 2020 Sheila 4 Comments

Bird Watching at home today for the Global Big Day Bird Count. I captured a House Wren building a nest. There were three around, two males and one female. We attached a birdhouse on the ham radio antenna.

House Wren

Gathering nest-building material.

I have had this bird box a very long time.

“I sure wish this wind would stop.”

At Home, Photos-Birds, Todays Feathered Friends

~Feathers on friday

May 8, 2020 Sheila 1 Comment

Feathers on Friday – May 8, 2020

A few bird photos I took today!

Western Tanager, arrived this season on May 7, 2020

Male, Broad-tailed Hummingbird – arrived for the season on May 5, 2020

Female, Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Downy Woodpecker

A few female Bullock’s Orioles

May 9th is Global Birding Day. Here is a link explaining how you can be part of this global bird count.

https://ebird.org/news/global-big-day-9-may-2020

At Home, Wordless Wednesday

~Wordless Wednesday

May 6, 2020 Sheila 4 Comments

~Wordless Wednesday – not quite!

If you have something to say,

paint it on a rock.

If you feel something in your heart,

paint it on a rock.

If you have something to share,

paint it on a rock,

and leave it in a park.

I saw these painted rocks while riding my bike in a nearby park.

At Home, Friday's Feathered Friends, Photos-Birds

~Feathers on Friday

April 24, 2020 Sheila 5 Comments

~There have been a few House Finches hanging around this past week.

A handsome male in his breeding plumage.

His partner, not as colorful, but still pretty!

A male House Finch in black and white. I was justing playing around with this one.

~A Red-breasted Nuthatch

These little guys don’t stay still very long.

~The Black-capped Chick-a-dee

Also, hard to capture for me anyway, because they don’t stay still for long.

~There have been three Osprey flying around the house. Their nest is about a half-mile away.

~My favorite pair of Robins are building a nest in our yard.

The male taking a rest.

Happy Birding! Stay safe.

Enjoying retirement: On The Road & At Home