I was not happy when I realized there was a Great Blue Heron
in my goldfish pond helping himself to my fish.  Now I have
to keep a net over it because I'm afraid he might
com back and get the rest of the fish.

This picture is taken through the patio door in my family room.  When
I saw my cat watching something, I checked it out.  She was watching the
heron like it was an everyday thing.

The heron was helping himselt to my beautiful goldfish. This one
was my favoriteand was so pretty.

I wasn't able to get a good picture, but you can see that
the heron had a large goldfish in his mouth.

Wren

Every night for about a week this wren came about
dark and roosted in the corner of the awning
on our porch.   He would nestle into the
corner and tuck his head down in
front of him.  So cute!

Bird checking out the birdhouse

I wonder why these bluebirds are checking out the birdhouse this time of the year? Maybe they are "early birds" and are looking for a place to nest in the spring.

Close Encounter

While standing beside my bird feeder with my camera trying to take a picture of a hummingbird, I was surprised to see this finch (?) eating sunflower seeds without any concern that I was very close. I believe it is a young bird that has not yet learned to be afraid of humans.

Spring Visitors

Yellow Rumped Warbler This is the first time I have ever seen this bird.

Northern Flicker The Rose Breasted Grosebeak visits the feeder every year in May

Hummingbird Angel

This hummingbird didn't seem to mind that I was close by taking pictures. After taking a close look at this one, the hummingbird looked like an angel. Click on the picture to see a larger view.

Hummingbird on trumpet vine

The hummingbirds love this vine. We have had a severe draught this summer and this vine seems to be very draught tolerant. It is a fast grower so it needs lots of area to climb.

Hummingbirds

It's really hard to get good photos of the hummingbirds. I use a Sony W8O camera and don't have much zoom.

Bald Cardinal

Have you seen a strange bird in your yard? It's a cardinal. The feathers were lost on the head showing the black skin underneath.

Goldfinch

This Goldfinch flew into our patio door and was stunned. When he was able to fly, he made it onto the porch rail. I was able to touch him before he flew away.

Cardinal

When I noticed a male and female cardinal making a nest in a cedar tree near my house, I watched their progress daily. This photo was taken the day they left their nest.