Red-bellied Woodpecker and Eastern Box Turtle

Happy Mother's Day!

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Baltimore Oriole and More

Carmi's Thematic Photographic 293 is Pets.

Would you believe...Theda and the Dogwood?

The birds aren't technically pets...but they do yell at me in the morning to bring the food out. (I've been bringing the feeder in at night since the raccoon trashed it 2 out of the 3 evenings.)




Here is the first Baltimore Oriole I've ever seen:

Bambi and mom in the backyard a few mornings ago:

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Happy May Day 2014

Have some Eastern Redbud and Forsythia.

Would you believe a very large woodpecker on a small suet feeder?

How about some Billy Bragg:

You can sign a petition to reject "Fast Track" authority for the TPP.
And/Or you can read Avedon's links.

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