Bird-a-Palooza

One day this summer at the cottage, I awoke to find my better half had tripped off to town and left me to my own devices. As I stepped out onto the deck, I heard a birdly racket coming from the vicinity of the driveway and so proceeded to break out the camera gear.

To put my photo-haste in perspective, this summer I have been out around our small property and those of our neighbours when they weren't up, and have seen squat as far as wildlife of either the terrestrial or winged kind, so I was pretty pumped at the prospect of a few willing subjects.

To make an unnecessarily long story less long, quite a few birds of various types were going wild for the berries on the chokecherry tree next to the driveway. I spent a good hour snapping away, and I now present you with a few of the better shots. Do remember to click on the pictures if you want to see a larger view.





While going through the bird shots of that day, I also came across this one. Once the camera is out and ready, there is no reason not to spend a few minutes at the Hummingbird feeder. I clicked away and caught this little fellow in a yawn. I knew they ate insects, so I figured their beaks split down the middle, but I had never actually seen it.



Until my next visit to blogland ...

Don