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We had some time while waiting for Ima's new glasses so we went to Rubio Woods. This is our first trip here and we hope to return. Preferably, on a day that isn't hot, humid, sunny, and no wind. A Grey Catbird gave us a bit of a show. It's so weird how they really sound like cats. There is a huge prairie space north of the woods that we really want to revisit, but definitely on a cooler day.
--written by Ima and her family
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| Grey Catbird |
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| Grey Catbird |
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| Grey Catbird |
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| Eastern Bluebird |
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| Juvenile Eastern Bluebird |
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| Juvenile Eastern Bluebird |
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| Juvenile Eastern Bluebird |
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| White-breasted Nuthatch |
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| Likely a old Nuthatch nest, as Nuthatches use pieces of bark as paintbrushes to put sap around the opening of their nests. They do this to keep predators out, as if a Nuthatch is being chased, it can dive in easily without touching the sap, but a angry Red-winged Blackbird would get all sticky. |
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| Eastern Wood-pewee |
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| Eastern Wood-pewee |
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| Baltimore Oriole |
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| Eastern Towhee |
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| Indigo Bunting |
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| Cooper's Hawk |
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| Cooper's Hawk |
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| Cooper's Hawk |
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| Cooper's Hawk |
These are wonderful photos! Is the orange bird an oriole?
ReplyDeleteYes, a Baltimore Oriole!
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