Earlier this week Chris noticed this cute pair napping on the dock of the pond.
I got the first couple of photos from my sewing room window.
It cracks me up when they stand on one leg like this.
Missus was still relaxed when I moved my camera onto the back porch.
They weren't so happy when I moved a little closer to the pond.
They felt much safer across the pond from me. I hope they come back soon.
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I'm sure that's what thsee little guys were thinking this morning.
It's not uncommon for us to have no snow December - February and then to get a nice heavy wet snow in March. We had a little snow a couple of weeks ago but this one is better.
This is one of those nice snows where the ground is covered but the roads are clear.
All in all, it's a very pretty day here today!
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It's that time again! The Eagles are all nesting. Some have even hatched.
Liz got me started by pointing out that "her" Eagles at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge near Vian, Oklahoma have hatched. They have 2 great camera views there and the babies are growing quickly.
But there are others to watch too:
The Center for Conservation Biology (at William and Mary University) has a cam on a nest on the James River in Richmond, VA
Lots of people are watching the nest at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens. You may remember the drama from last year when the mother Eagle was killed by an airplane at the nearby airport. The 3 eaglets were moved to the Wildlife Center of Virgina where we watched them grow up and be released (one was since returned to the Wildlife Center for more development time.) It seems that the male has found a new mate this year and everyone is watching the nest for activity.
There's a nest in Decorah, Iowa with a camera and another in Maine. These are a little behind Oklahoma and Virginia in activity.
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I am not an early morning person and that's why all of the sky photos you see from me are sunset photos! I rarely catch a sunrise. It's really unfortunate because I have a great view right outside my bedroom window. I don't even have to lift my head off the pillow.
Fortunately Chris woke me one morning to catch this sunrise. That's a pretty good view!
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Yesterday a White-breasted Nuthatch tried to fly through the window. Fortunately it did not kill him but he was stunned for a while.
We have so many hawks around here and we wanted to make sure the Nuthatch didn't become dinner. (We would prefer it if the hawks would eat the squirrels.) I held it for a while until it started to move around a bit.
Yes, my fingers are covered in silver marker.
Then I placed him under a bush so he would have some natural protection. He eventually hopped around a bit a flew away.
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