Barn Owl.
Great Horned Owls.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Of Flowers, Birds, and Running from Cows
The countryside in Texas blooms with Bluebonnets.
There are several species of Bluebonnet. Above, I show the Texas Bluebonnet. The red dot indicates the flower has pollinated.
Many species of flowers cover the countryside.
I would say which flower I picture above, but I left my flower book somewhere among the flowers in the countryside. P.S. It is Prairie Verbena.
Lark Sparrow standing on the stone.
A calf seemed content to rest on the grass.
Other calves approached us looking for a treat.
MyMrMallory hurried to close the gate before the cows followed us through in search for a treat.
Nearby an American Turkey stomped toward the highway.
This angle and the timing of the Purple Martin may make some of us think he's leaving a jet condensation trail, as jets do at 30,000 feet.
Purple Martins up close in a picture I took last year.
Bewick's Wren.
Jet Ranger: Details
Eventually, with many hours of flying the Jet Ranger helicopter made by Bell, all those buttons become old hat. I promise.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Expecting Injured Birds
Spring's storms knock nests out of the trees. Humans bring to Wild Bird Rescue baby birds. Here is a collection of images I took last year of baby birds raised and then released by Wild Bird Rescue.
Chimney Swifts.
Kingbirds.
Mockingbird (at left) and Robin (at right).
A baby dove?
Hawk, but which one?
Inca Dove.
Nightjar.
Pied-billed Grebe.
American Robin.
Empidonax Flycatcher. Behind him, blurred by the boque, is a Scissortail Flycatcher.
Wild Bird Rescue and BirdManBob save adult birds, too, such as the Red-tailed Hawk pictured above. (Image post-processed in the digital darkroom to emphasize colors.)
Fortunately for birds, Missi's Mom is there with BirdManBob to help save wild birds. Missi's Mom holds the same hawk that David Farabee released shortly after I took this picture.
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