Orioles, Thrashers and Bleeding Hearts

Remember in one of my previous posts, I had a picture of a mockingbird in a tree in the distance? Well, what I thought was a mockingbird is indeed a brown thrasher! Here he is on our front lawn, foraging for a meal!



It seems that the oriole too is very hungry ...here he is trying to sip a meal from the hummingbird feeder and he is NOT pleased when the hummingbird shows up!




The bleeding hearts are out in full bloom so a chance to try the close-up feature on the camera!

Gram on Mother's Day 2007

I asked her to smile but this is as much as I got!

Flowers and Birds

I went out in the backyard and also down the road to find some subjects to shoot.

First flower on Elaine's magnolia tree

A mockingbird high in a tree

A tree swallow with her partner coming in for a landing

A wild turkey out for a stroll

The first trillium

Marsh marigolds in the stream