Sometimes, we do a little birding while we're out on our walks. We were near the Kansas Ocean the other morning, when Mom got all excited. Dad lent her his camera and she ran down a bit closer to the water to snap this shot:
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| Ring-Necked Ducks, female and male |
Ring-Necked Ducks! Right on the Kansas Ocean! Mom had never seen any there before, so she was all kinds of excited! There were three in total. One was diving for algae when Mom took that shot.
We also saw this little Killdeer bopping along:
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| "Are you following me?" |
They are one of Mom's favorite birds, so we were very happy to see them while we were out walking!
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| Maggie and me. Discussing our birding adventures. Or talking smack. You decide. |
We also do a lot of birding right out in front of our house! Maggie and I like to help; we people-watch while Mom shoots birds. With the camera. Shoots them with the camera. Here's Maggie:
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| "Mags! I see birdies!" "Whatever, Mom. The guy across the street is practicing disc golf. OOH! Good shot!" |
And here is one of the birdies Mom saw:
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| Common Grackle, looking mighty fine in the sun! |
I like to go out front to bird, too. Here I am, helping:
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| Me. In birding mode. Or perhaps keeping an eye on the people up in the cul-de-sac. |
Our neighbors' tree has been loaded with Cedar Waxwings lately! They come in to eat all of the fruits.
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| "Are YOU looking at ME?!?" |
Mom loved this guy's pose:
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| Cedar Waxwing, rocking the head tilt AND tossing in a raised eyebrow! |
We also do some birding off the back deck. This dove was posing for Mom yesterday:
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| Eurasian Collared Dove |
Not wanting to be shown up by a bird, Maggie and I struck a pose, too!
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| Maggie and me |
I won't go into who did the better job posing, but Maggie and I got to split a treat after ours. You can draw your own conclusions!
Anyway, I hope our birdie pictures helped add a little serenity to your day! Have a wonderful Sunday!
Cammie!
ROBINS???? Have your ROBINS returned yet??? Ours FINALLY arrived this week... WE love to Bird Watch... Thanks fur showing us YOURS...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful birdies, girls! You have lots that we don't have here! We've never seen a cedar waxwing. Very pretty!!
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Loving the Cedar Waxwing, what a cute fellow. Have a serene and easy Sunday.
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What beautiful birdies, those duck are so pretty
ReplyDeleteI finks that Mr Dove has been visiting my garden as well
Of course yous did the best pictures, worth a whole treats each !
Loves and licky kisses
Princess Leah xxx
We love birdies but I do end to chase them. We don;t have as many different types of birdies around here.
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Murphy & Stanley
oh, bird watching is one of our fav'rite pastimes! thanks for sharing the pics of your neighbor birds, Cammie. The waxwing sure is beautiful; and nice posing all around - birds and pups alike :) have a great week ahead!
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pee ess: we say talking smack, hee hee!
I particularly love the "are you looking at me" and the one with the pose that you love, and of course, your babies! Have to ask...."Kansas OCEAN??!!"
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful birdie photos! Our mom just adores those cedar waxwings!
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Mitch and Molly
Split a treat???? With a pose like that, you both should have been rewarded double!!!
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Those are pretty birdies, except that grackle made us hiss. They're a BIG pest problem down here!
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