I never seem to catch the color in the sparkles. :-(
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Saturday, January 23, 2016
Grackles
In the previous post I mentioned that we had over two hundred birds in the yard at one point. Mostly grackles.
Common grackles to be specific.
And this is what 200+ common grackles look like in our yard.
Common grackles to be specific.
And this is what 200+ common grackles look like in our yard.
The sharp eyed among you will see that there are also red-winged blackbirds and brown-headed cowbirds mixed in the flock (along with the twenty plus other species we had visiting our feeders today).
But the majority were grackles.
Bigafy the image below and look at all the black birds in the trees.
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This is a shot I took earlier this month, two miles from our home, one morning on my way to work.
There are huge flocks in the area. I've driven passed flocks that stretch for over a quarter mile along his road.
I wonder where the rest of them were today?
Snow Birding with Max
We woke this morning to a yard filled with snow. Eighteen inches or so, and still falling.
And birds. Lots of birds (you can see then on and below the feeders in the background).
Which got Max very excited! Note the tucked back ears.
On the other hand, the birds were not all that excited by Max.
"Why won't they play with me?"
At one point we had over two hundred birds in the yard, mostly common grackles. Max was captivated. And spent almost the entire day on the window sill.
Or in his cat chair.
The birds came and went, paying no mind to poor Max.
Food being much more important than a predator inches away during a blizzard.
We spent much of our day at the window as well. Watching animals inside and out.
(And eating grilled cheese sandwiches and homemade tomato soup. Very yummy!)
And birds. Lots of birds (you can see then on and below the feeders in the background).
Which got Max very excited! Note the tucked back ears.
On the other hand, the birds were not all that excited by Max.
"Why won't they play with me?"
At one point we had over two hundred birds in the yard, mostly common grackles. Max was captivated. And spent almost the entire day on the window sill.
The birds came and went, paying no mind to poor Max.
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| Max Eye View |
We spent much of our day at the window as well. Watching animals inside and out.
(And eating grilled cheese sandwiches and homemade tomato soup. Very yummy!)
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Nothing But The Best ...
... for world travelers like us.
Alas, it was closed for cleaning when we were there.
Alas, it was closed for cleaning when we were there.
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Winter
Has arrived. After a lengthly delay, the cold has come. And that means crystalline dihydrogen monoxide in all it's wondrous forms!
Ice is forming on windows.
It even snowed last night.
Although as you can see, there was no need to get out the shovel.
Stay warm and enjoy the show!
Ice is forming on windows.
Although as you can see, there was no need to get out the shovel.
Monday, January 11, 2016
Birefringence
In my latest OPOD there was an accompanying image illustrating birefringence.
On our trip home from Florida, while flying over the Everglades, I was, as is my custom, taking pictures out the window. This time of the cloud formations and their reflections in the water below.
And I captured this image:
Which appears to show the same phenomena. Cool.
And here is a shot of the cloud reflections in the waters of the Everglades. Note the airplane flying below us.
It was a fun but all too short trip.
On our trip home from Florida, while flying over the Everglades, I was, as is my custom, taking pictures out the window. This time of the cloud formations and their reflections in the water below.
And I captured this image:
Which appears to show the same phenomena. Cool.
And here is a shot of the cloud reflections in the waters of the Everglades. Note the airplane flying below us.
It was a fun but all too short trip.
Sunday, January 10, 2016
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