A Woodlands Walk Before the Rain

Mockingbird

Is he mocking the speed limit?

Morning Ice Melts

Downy Woodpecker

This little fellow joined me for breakfast this morning. Male Downy Woodpecker.

Ever Present Squirrel

But he is staying out of my squirrel-proofed bird feeders now! He feeds on the ground under the feeders which implies the birds are sloppy.   :-)

American Goldfinch Female

Downy Woodpecker

This is a female. Both male & female just recently started coming to the suet feeder.

European Starling

I was tickled to see a new bird at my feeders this morning at breakfast! Sorry the photo is not better but through the window pane and in the shadows is not the best condition for a photo. I'm enjoying the discovery of new birds from my kitchen table and will have another new one to share tomorrow which I still haven't identified. And I trust you know that you can click on the photo to see a larger image.

Peek-A-Boo

This Male House Finch seemed to be watching me.

Frozen Lunch

I did refill the feeder after making the photo.

House Sparrow

The Species List is Growing!

All from my kitchen window.

Wet Day

Tufted Titmouse

I'm loving what my bird feeders bring!

Wildness

"We need the tonic of wildness . . ." Henry David Thoreau

Today was a beautiful day at Nashville Zoo!

Inset is the two turtles at base of center tree

Moon

Our assignment in Photo by Design class was to look up for light. I love this one I made on July 4 this year. (Better than the fireworks!)

A Walk on the Farm

A beautiful day yesterday on

Andrew Jackson's Farm, "The Hermitage"

Nashville, Tennessee

Oops! Fooled by the Sun!

At the Hermitage, home of Andrew Jackson today - 3 miles from my house and a warm 55 degrees.

The Exhilaration of Nature

I felt the exhilaration, just watching these boys jump!

Elbow Falls, Alberta, Canada

(of course this was in the summer)

Finch, Sparrow or Pine Siskin?

My field guide doesn't have a perfect match on this one

No yellow for the goldfinch - pine siskin is also called "winter finch" and close to this, 

yet there are so many varieties of sparrows - If you can ID for sure, let me know!

Jabba the Hutt?

Red Tegu, a large South American lizard

at Nashville Zoo

Said to have nasty bite, but not venomous

Frosty Color

Frost on one of the many shrubs in McKendree Village

Winter Starkness

Unidentified seed pod at Owl's Hill Nature Center