Birds
Liftoff
mass of white drifting
thousands of Snow Geese take flight
salt and pepper sky
*Game and Parks confirmed 500,000 to 750,000 Snow Geese at the lake.
Broad-Tailed Hummingbird
on a nectar quest
deftly hovers in mid air
miracle of flight
In memory of Della Bowman, a hummingbird enthusiast.
WPC: A Good Match
Hummingbirds and flowers
enjoy a mutually beneficial
relationship.
In search of nectar for their
nourishment, hummingbirds
may visit up to 3,000 flowers
per day.
While the flowers provide them
essential food, the hummingbirds
in turn pollinate the flowers.
Interestingly, hummingbird
flowers are designed primarily
to attract only hummingbirds,
being red to yellow in hue, with
long, narrow corollas and
watery nectar.
Females, who rear their young
alone, establish regular feeding
routes carefully designed to allow
individual flowers just enough
time between visits to refill with
nectar.
Hummingbirds and flowers…
a match meant to be.
WPC: Against the Odds
No call to run or scream or shout
Just because I am about
With pinpoint vision I zero in
On chosen prey I aim to win
Swooping down with talons sharp
Piercing quickly through the heart
Never killing out of greed
Taking only what I need
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As Mourning Doves scattered in
all directions, a Sharp-shinned
Hawk, against the odds, managed
to skillfully score a meal.
My Little Chickadee
A Black-Capped Chickadee Pauses In The Rain
You always know when he’s around
Filling your ears with chickadee soundsA black-capped fireball jam packed with speed
Dive bombs the feeder snatching a seedOff to a nearby branch he zips
Turning somersaults and flipsSecures his prize between his feet
Chipping away till his meal is completeBefore you know it he is gone
All that remains his ‘Chee-Chee-Chee’ song
Bald Eagle
majestic raptor
gracefully glides across ice
powerful presence
Weekly Photo Challenge: Graceful
Respite From Exposure
icicled palace
oasis in raging storm
cardinal finds solace
Hanging On Tight
Male Downy Woodpecker on Suet Feeder
Right side
Up
Or
Upside
Down
Woodpeckers
Cling
Readily
To any object
Around
Male Downy Woodpecker in The Snow
Out of My Write Mind 