Keep Your Trees And Shrubs From Escaping

My contribution to TexWiscGirl's Good Fences #109. Here's Nutkin, posting up:

You have to keep azaleas behind fences, or they might run away.

This is a well-kept Dogwood:

Tulip season peaked in D.C. a week or so ago...

How about a couple of house sparrows enjoying the backyard?:

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Titmice and Doves

My contribution to Michelle's Nature Notes (#358). P.S. I'm also linking to Stewart M's Wild Bird Wednesday.



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Redbud Fence

My contribution to TexWiscGirl's Good Fences 107.


Redbuds are all out in D.C. (and coming out in W.V.). I planted two in each front yard. But it will take them a long time to grow into this:

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Out The Back Window

My contribution to Eileeinmd's Saturday's Critters #113. And I'm also linking to Anni's I'd Rather Be Birdin'. Here's a view of my Canon G15 on the tripod from the 2nd floor:

And this pic was snapped using the remote shutter a few moments before or after (the A710's time isn't set exactly):

We also get an occasional mourning dove back there.

I don't think I'm getting pictures from the G15 as sharp as I used to. After all, you can see how close the camera is, and there's no shake with the tripod and remote shutter. It could be the thing has hit the ground a little too often, being a pocket camera and such as.

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Nutkin Fence, Sparrows

My contribution to TexWiscGirl's Good Fences #99. And I'm also contributing to Michelle's Nature Notes (#349).



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Song Sparrows and Fuzzy-Toed Nutkin

My contribution to Eileeninmd's Saturday's Critters #112. Here are some song sparrows from when the snow was still around. Both house sparrows and song sparrows join the cardinals in the backyard. (I'm also linking to Anni's I'd Rather Be Birdin'.)




Of course Nutkin gets in on the party (post title reference):

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Birdie Bush Update

Carmi's Thematic Photographic 365 is Lens. Here is a picture of my Canon G15 lens (along with the rest of it, the remote shutter, and my tripod).

Mr. and Mrs. Downy Woodpecker on the deck table, Thursday, January 21, 2016, 10:24:29 AM:

I'm also contributing to Michelle's Nature Notes (#348). We had no seed here in D.C., so I put out some whole wheat bread for the birds in the birdie bush.

I guessed the sparrows would like it the more, but I think the cardinals actually ate most of it. I put a slice on a branch, but they pecked it onto the ground and seemed more comfortable getting it there. I also put out some Granny Smith apple cores. They liked those, too.

Yesterday, I was able to get some birdseed:


I'm sticking with the birdie bush for TexWiscGirl's Good Fences 97. The bush is as full of birds as I've ever seen it. (By the way, this is my current guess at its identification.)

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On Top Of Lake Siri

All covered with cheese...

My contribution to Eileeninmd's Saturday's Critters #110.


Who let the d.a.w.g. out?

Last night in D.C.:

Here's the birdie bush yesterday afternoon:

Birdie bush at 10:29 A.M. this morning:

And a bit more table bird action from Cacapon Mountain, W.V. (I am also linking to Anni's I'd Rather B Birdin'.):


P.S. The Thundermobile a few minutes ago (it's snowing harder now than it was around noon, and that's after the blizzard overnight):

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December Roses

My contribution to Eileeninmd's Saturday's Critters #104.

I saw this bed of roses saying "to heck with winter!" yesterday. I didn't expect to see any pollinators, but upon closer examination: a hoverfly.



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Sing Along

My contribution to TexWiscGirl's Good Fences #90.
These people are ready for Christmas:



It's been a while since I posted a video of Theda singing along with an emergency vehicle's siren.

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Wienermobile On The Move

Carmi's Thematic Photographic 358 is Roadside.

I've posted pics of the Wienermobile before, but on Wednesday, December 02, 2015, 3:57:22 PM, I spotted it on the move meself.

I'm also contributing to Michelle's Nature Notes (#341). There is still some color on the trees in Washington, D.C.:

Here's Theda eagerly awaiting her grooming at PetSmart:

Local action:

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Spring Is Sprung II

Yes, there was an earlier one. But this time I mean it! Carmi's Thematic Photographic 289 is Everything's gone green. And at last, it has.




And here is a friendly D.C. kitty:



UPDATE: This is the first time I've seen a goldfinch at the feeders. (It is also the first time I tried nyjer seeds in the feeder.)

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