Sitting out on the back deck drinking tea and writing, and occasionally snapping photos of some of the birds and other flying creatures that stop by:
Jacques, one of the Common Ravens that are very common on my rooftop
Qoot, a Band-Tailed Pigeon
Bumble Bee checking out my deckside tent (my outdoor summer sleeping accommodations)
Zoomer, a Violet-Green Swallow currently nesting in my powder-room vent
Gobble, one of many Turkey Vultures that prowl the area
New visitor, a Great Blue Heron
Other regular visitors are black-capped chickadees (my totem bird), double-crested cormorants, (murderous numbers of) crows, mourning doves, bald eagles, ‘happy-bird’ house finches, northern flickers (rattling on my eaves at 6am to attract mates), black-headed grosbeaks, a variety of gulls and hawks, geese and woodpeckers, sparrows and wrens, anna’s and rufous hummingbirds buzzing around like bees, steller’s jays, dark-eyed juncos, mallards on the ponds, barred owls (attacking my ponytail when I run in the park nearby), robins, swainson’s thrushes and cedar waxwings.
What, no ospreys? For a moment I thought I was back up on the Klamath…beautiful pics.
For some reason that Heron picture has a special appeal to me… inspiring pictures.