The Woods of Northern Virginia

Yesterday started out gorgeous weather-wise.  I'd been hearing birds chirping in the morning and spotted a bluebird from my car recently.  It seemed a good time to take my camera out into the backyard and search for spring birds to photograph.  Not much luck finding any, unfortunately.

Aha!  Evidence.  But not a bird in the sky nor anywhere to be seen.

I did find this little guy, though.

A maneuver designed improve his tricep definitition so he can entice the lady squirrels, I presume.

I imagine he must be reading Jimmy Carter's latest which accounts for his look of disgust. She's probably carrying cheesecake, pecan pie, carrot cake, chocolate donuts and creme brulee, and I don't think it will be long before she rips the cover off the basket and chows down. (I've been dieting for the past several weeks - it's what I'd do.)

Well, these were the only birds I found yesterday, across the street on my neighbor's lawn.  They hang around our neighborhood all year long, pooping all over the sidewalks and walking across the road very slowly and blocking traffic, thanks to another neighbor who feeds them.  We discovered why she takes such good care of them one day when we drove by and saw her with a huge net, running after one of them.  If she invites us for dinner, I am going to be busy...

Comments

[Shirl]

Love those pictures, Gail! Birdees are mighty camera shy, I think!

[Gail]

One of these days I am going to capture one of them, Shirl. They can't hide forever!