Ok, this may be TMI (too much info) for some, but it's my blog and I'm sticking to it...LOL.....It's a part of life. We all use the bathroom throughout the day and night. Some take a book, some don't. We have a window in ours, and this morning I noticed that the birds were just going crazy. If you lived here you would know that it isn't normal...they, like us hide from the cold most of the time. Of course this morning, it was 35F outside and the sun was rising. A light breeze if any at all. The weather for the day is supposed to be around 50F with a good chance of thunderstorms. The neighbor behind us had been putting out his bird feeders the last couple of days. I should offer to help as he struggles with his cane to get thru the snow out back to his shed. I feel so far behind with that...I need to go get some fresh seed, etc. Anyway...I opened the mini-blinds to see what I could see, what all the noise was about, and in the tree next to the house was this:
A Cardinal. I don't know male from female, and this is a borrowed picture from Webshots.com that doesn't do justice. This bird in our tree was a lot brighter red. My guess would be male. All prettied up for the ladies of spring. I only share my bathroom story with you because it's the only one I have seen here at the house since we moved. I've been waiting. Neighbors have said they are here, now I know for myself.
The blue jays here are of similar size. Not the big ugly black and blue of Washington. The jays here are alot smaller. More fragile looking. Light blue and white such as this one:
another borrowed picture from Webshots. Yes, I have a camera. Yes, I will be taking my own pictures. The good 35mm needs to be cleaned. My digital just won't stand up to the speed of these lovely critters :) I hope your day either starts or gets as good as mine was this morning. Birds are relaxing to watch. They don't have a care in the world. Except my cat...who's off cattin' around somewhere other than here already. Have a great day all!
A Cardinal. I don't know male from female, and this is a borrowed picture from Webshots.com that doesn't do justice. This bird in our tree was a lot brighter red. My guess would be male. All prettied up for the ladies of spring. I only share my bathroom story with you because it's the only one I have seen here at the house since we moved. I've been waiting. Neighbors have said they are here, now I know for myself.The blue jays here are of similar size. Not the big ugly black and blue of Washington. The jays here are alot smaller. More fragile looking. Light blue and white such as this one:
another borrowed picture from Webshots. Yes, I have a camera. Yes, I will be taking my own pictures. The good 35mm needs to be cleaned. My digital just won't stand up to the speed of these lovely critters :) I hope your day either starts or gets as good as mine was this morning. Birds are relaxing to watch. They don't have a care in the world. Except my cat...who's off cattin' around somewhere other than here already. Have a great day all!
