This isn’t the first time I have photographed one of these in the back yard. They come to the feeders, not looking for birdseed, but the little birds that are attracted here. Or squirrels, or whatever. We find feathers in the yard, so once in a while, these hawks get lucky. Click on the image to enlarge.
We traveled to the California House today to do some business there. While we were on the road, I snapped this image of Bob driving us there being helped by lookouts Bay Bay and Cabela. Cute. Click on the image to enlarge.
Sometimes I play with my squeaky toys. This one is my squeaky gator toy. Sometimes the Daddy will throw them for me and I will chase them down and play keep away with the Daddy. Sometimes I get tired of playing and lay down on the sofa. The Mama covers me up with my blankie and I take a nap.
I jumped up on the Mama’s office chair. She covered me up so I could be all cozy and maybe take a nap. Click on me to make me big.
There are a pair of curve billed thrashers who are expressing an interest in nesting in our big saguaro. When the crew installed the cactus in August, it had a couple of abandoned bird nests in the arms. Today, the thrasher was on the cactus singing a different tune. Instead of its usual wit-WEET call, it was making a warbling, squeaky, hurried song, which we think is a mating call.
We had thrasher chicks last spring and summer in a nest in a nearby cholla cactus. It was low enough that we could walk over to it and take photos with eggs and then chicks, in the nest. The saguaro is a different proposition; this nest is eight feet above the ground, so we won’t be able to get a camera up there. Click on the image to enlarge
The two Min Pins spend a lot of time atop the love seat looking for things they need to “Protect” us from – by barking, usually. Click on the image to enlarge.
