Sunday's Hummers

Lots of hummingbird activity this week.

 

Female Rufous Hummingbird

Female Rufous Hummingbird

Female Anna's Hummingbird

Female Rufous Hummingbird

Female Anna's Hummingbird

Female Anna's Hummingbird with nesting material

Female Anna's Hummingbird lazily consuming nectar from Verbena bonariensis.

Preening

Preening

I hope you are able to enjoy a lazy Sunday.

Saturday's Critters

Squirrels and deer

Gray Squirrel

Looking for Hazel Nuts

Barry the Buck

Nursing doe with twins

Have a safe and happy weekend.

Mostly Jays

Design - "Liberty"
Chart - "Liberty Angel"
Designer - Heart in Hand
Fabric - 32 count Natural Light linen
Fibers - GAST - 2 strands over 2 threads
Started - 22 July 2014
Completed 23 July 2014

This is a mostly jays post.

But first, a Mourning Dove.

An adult Steller's Jay

They are harvesting the ripe Hazel nuts.

And here's a young Steller's Jay.

See the bit of pinkish/red by the mouth - that's a sign of a newly fledged bird.

And I'll end with a California Scrub Jay.

Two of them have been showing up most mornings.

A Young Bird

Design - "Flag"

Chart - "Patriotic Times"

Designer - Homespun Elegance

Fabric - 32 count Dirty Belfast linen

Fibers - WDW& GAST - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 28 July 2017

Completed - 5 August 2017

I changed one of the colors from GAST "Harvest Basket"
to GAST "Oatmeal". 

 

I was surprised to see this interaction on Wednesday.

It's an adult male Flicker and a newly fledged young bird.

The male is still actively feeding the youngster.

I'd thought that the Flickers had all fledged by now.

They young bird is less brightly colored than its parent.

Watching and waiting

Papa Bird

And I am also seeing a female Hairy Woodpecker daily.

Happy Woodpecker Day!