Building a Bunny

I started Mosey 'n Me's "Hare Crossing" back in early April and I don't have much to show for it.  I think it has become a WIP.  So I got it out last night and worked on building my bunny.  I got most of the head done and one of the ears.  Progress!

Now let's head back to Delta Ponds one more time. 

Come on! Everyone is welcome on the walk.

As we head out a Barn Swallow serenades us.

A House Sparrow chatters away adding to the Bird Chorus.

At Delta Ponds we're greeted with the cry of an Osprey!  

Ospreys are a member of the hawk family.  They return to the Pacific NW in the spring to breed.  There are a couple of tall platforms that are nesting sites near the ponds.

Osprey are fun to watch as they fish for food hovering over the water briefly before diving feet first to grab their prey.  This one came out of nowhere and startled me with a big splash of water as it hunted.

Delta Ponds is the perfect habit for Red-winged Blackbirds.

Another bird with a pretty song. 

And aren't we lucky? A pair of Wood Ducks.

This time there is female and male.  

They're kind of like peacocks as the drake is SO much more brightly feathered than the hen.

Oh and here's another fun bird!

We're scoring Big Time - it's a Belted Kingfisher.

While the Osprey are about 22", the Kingfisher is smaller at around 12".  It too fishes for food.

And how perfect is this?  

I recent received an Emma Bridgewater Kingfisher mug as a gift.

And speaking of fish eating birds - look! Two Herons are flying by!

Ah Spring - family time.

Fuzzy little goslings. 

As it is an especially warm sunny day, we've got turtles too.

Turtles, turtles and still more turtles. 

Delta Ponds has a population of around 60 Western Pond Turtles.

But all of these are the non-native Red Eared Sliders. 

The Western Pond Turtle is listed as endangered in Washington and threatened in Oregon. Red Eared Sliders compete with the Pond Turtles for nesting sites and food.

Next time I hope we can see some Pond Turtles.