Coming and Going and Growing

Design - "USA"

Chart - "Land That I Love"

Designer - Bent Creek

Fabric - 32 count Summer Khaki linen

Fibers - GAST & WDW - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 16 July 2014

Completed - 17 July 2014

This time of year the birds are coming - back to the feeders like the Chickadees. The birds are going - like the Evening Grosbeaks and male Rufous Hummingbirds - moving on to their 'usual stomping grounds.  And the baby birds certainly are growing! 

Everyday I think, "Today's the last day I'll see the Evening Grosbeaks until next year." 

But so far they've continued to surprise me and return to the feeders the following day.

I am quite certain though that only one Evening Grosbeak family still remains in the area.

I think it is a group of five - parents and three fledglings.

In this photo two babies are peering down at Mama hoping for a handout.

And yes, sometimes begging works!

Six Quail families, or seven or eight?

I truly do not know for sure.

We have a large family 20-21 babies. A family with 4, a family with 5, this family, and a newly hatched group - the babies smaller than my thumb.

Papa Quail marching on Parade...

...followed by Baby #1 and Baby #2...

Baby Quail marching along in time!

This is my Big Family - if you look closely you can see the kids are developing top-knots like their parents.  So I'll be able to sort males from females by the top-knot shape.

And guess what!  

I now have Photographic Proof! See the bright yellow bird with the red head among the ripe hazelnuts?

Here's my male Western Tanager!

Not the best photo, but I had to share as he is one difficult bird to 'capture'!

One year ago today Mom and I explored Chichester and took in the Rare Breeds Show in Singleton.