Grackles amazes me. This feeder is set so that birds of a certain weight can’t get the seed. The grackle has learned to land, move to the side & very gently lean for the seed. I’ve watched them figure this out. Did I mention we’ve had an one legged Grackle nest near us for the last 3 yrs? Her name is Peggy but we call her Pegs for short. Hopefully she’ll return this year. Grackles are metal birds! 😁#grackles#birds#featheredfriends
@saffronflight I discovered birds love ball games when I raised a baby seagull. I took a ball with a bell inside to the gull and threw it. It wouldn’t play fetch (too scared to bring the ball back) but it loved chasing it around the room and, when I wasn’t there to throw it around, it would try to do it itself.
Walking back to the truck in the parking lot, I spotted this #Killdeer that had just landed at the edge of the sidewalk. I was able to get a few shots before it sat on the ground and exhibited a broken-wing distraction display....which they do when a nest is threatened. At that point, I walked away knowing there must have been a nest nearby.
Years ago, while on a walk, I took a photo of a dead turkey vulture on somebody's lawn. Apple's photos thinks this is a great cover photo for a memory : "feathered friends." #featheredfriends#trustthealgorithm
A great place to be for sunrise as many birds arrive at the pond to start feeding. If I lived in Weslaco, Texas, I would be on the deck at the Estero LLano Grande State Park as many mornings as possible. The sunrise adds a beautiful golden glow to the pond; combining that glow with the wonderful sounds of all the birds is a refreshing way to start the day! #ThrowbackThursday
This is the largest of the Orioles in North America. The Altamira Oriole is a bird of Mexico and Central America whose range just reaches into southern Texas. Image captured along the Green Jay Trail at the Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park in Mission, Texas last March.
This digital art was created from my original photograph using digital brushes for a painterly effect. I captured this heron from the Leonabelle boardwalk in Port A, TX. When they spread their wings, whether landing or searching for food, it reminds me of glorious angel wings.