Mousey Cat

Miss Mousey Kitty makes an appearance for Kitty Monday.. Hooray Kitty!!

Snapshots of Spring

SPRING!!! (Or NOT SNOW) is a great season here..

While heading home from the city, we spotted these two out in a field!!

BLOOMING!! I love how everything is finally blooming

Beautiful Skies...

Pumpjacks are a common thing out here...

Backyard Birds

Some interesting birds were in the back yard in May..

This Brown thrasher sat calling for a few days... Pretty sure there is a pair nesting right now..

a LARK SPARROW!!! I had one quick glimpse of one of these a few years ago, and then nothing, so it was a surprise to find one in the back yard!

Rose Breasted Grosbeak - There were 3-4 males, and 1-2 females that we saw. The male seemed to be quite camera shy!

The little female didn't seem to care... although she DOES look a bit grumpy.

Hummingbird Fun!

The brilliantly shining Ruby Throated Hummingbird is back!!
This male was fiercely defending his feeder...

A pair of females sharing the feeder

While the top male kept watch, the second one snuck in and got a drink - before being chased off!

Looks Black in the wrong lighting...

Female in Flight

Ruby Crowned Kinglet

While hunting for warblers, I came across this tiny little beauty!! While I had seen one before in Banff, this was a first for me here.. And in the back yard too!!

Swim, Swim, Swim!

We have a few nearby sloughs, which tend to attract all kinds of birds and wildlife!

2 Pairs of Redheads.

Muskrat!! As we were stopped taking pictures of the ducks, this not so skittish Muskrat swam by.

Then he stopped to watch me a bit.

And one beautiful sunny morning, we had 3 pairs of Bufflehead in the slough.  What a beautiful but skittish duck!

Warblers Galore

In early may, we had a rather large amount of warblers arrive in the yard.. A few of these were new for me!!

Palm Warbler - While I had seen this beauty before, I hadnt seen one with breeding colours..

Orange Crowned Warbler.

Blackpoll Warbler - This beauty has some very very vibrant legs!!

Magnolia Warbler  - This beauty is a new one for me to have seen, and so very vibrant!

Tennessee Warbler.

A Shy Yellow Warbler.

Cape May Warbler - While I have technically 'seen' this guy before, I didnt get that good of a look at him!! What a beauty!