Critters

Bird Man of Torrance

Bird ManThank God it’s not The Bird Man of Alcatraz!

A regular event in our weekly routine is when Bob fills the bird feeders out back. We get several varieties of birds who take advantage of the easy pickin’s in the back yard. House sparrows, house finches, turtle doves, pigeons (a.k.a. rock doves) and hummingbirds are regular visitors to the back yard feeders, the latter going for the nectar in the hummingbird feeder which is my job to fill. The wire cage is set up so the larger birds cant get some of the treats we think should be for the little birds.

I’ll have some pictures of various birds in future postings. Click the picture for a closer look.

Snorking Down The Frosty Paws

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Running in the Red

No, not adverse business statistics, but an opportunist honey bee taking advantage of the short time that these gorgeous red epiphyllum will be open for business. Click on the image below to see the wallpaper-sized version.

an opportunist honey bee

Turtle Doves

We have some bird feeders in one part of our back yard. The little sparrows and finches primarily feed from them, but drop enough of the seed on the ground for these turtle doves to clean up.

The natural camouflage of these birds sometimes makes it a little hard to see them against the birdseed and the brown Torrance adobe.

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Lady Bug

A little more than a week ago, I bought a couple of Cosmos flower plants at our local garden emporium. I was taking some photos of the nice flowers when I saw this little ‘lady bug’ beetle land on one of the white flowers.

lady bug

I’ll have more about the flowers soon.

Falcon

This handsome hunter occasionally swoops through our yard in quest of small game. Today, we saw the bird land on the TV antenna briefly, only to swoop on to another yard. I managed to get this shot as it flew within a mere ten feet or so.

falcon