Coffee Break #57

Thanks, just a casual shot while I ate brunch, the guy was picking up worms like they were going out of style...
- meanwhile I was eating bacon & eggs. (lol!)

Offer to share the worms??

Naww, stingy guy, (gave me the 'evil eye' all the time), guess he was mad I was eating eggs...

Mockingbird's methinks

George looks great! ^_^

Beware of robins !!!

I was "dive-bombed" when I got within 20 feet of the nest while gardening, 3 years ago.

We have one which has made a nest in our Magnolia tree every year for the past 3yrs, same branch, same spot. She sits on her eggs and we walk under the branch every day, only about 4' above our heads. She's accepted us as part of the package if she's going to nest here.. She's had several broods and we've seen them as babies until they fly off. I just saw for the first time this spring on Tuesday checking out the branch.

- On the other hand we've found that Blue-jays are intolerant. I've been dive bombed by the ones I feed, they've been here quite some time and are friendly and nice when not nesting, but once they nest, Watch OUT!
My uncle was pecked by one here two years ago, a small cut, but scalp wounds bleed profusely.
- funny, now that I think of it he hasn't been back since! (lol!)

that is pretty cool wc

Mockers can be very mean acting, too!

Yes, they definitely are the most territorial around here. They make a hissing sound like an angry snake to ward off competitors. But they sometimes back off, especially when they 'know' you're trying to help.

The mother of this brood was watching from a perch 30' away when I saved her nest and every now and then adjusted my makeshift nest I set up for her. She didn't even protest vocally, but instead would wait until I finished maintenance, (which sometimes included placing her young back in the nest). She never did a 'fly-by' on me! lol!

Photo of chicks is a KEEPER !!!

Mockingbirds are so aggressive, they have a reputation in Washington D.C. from several years ago; the birds located their nest near a heavily-traveled office building, and disrupted regular foot traffic.

There's probably video of it somewhere.

Love that picture, WC!

Hi everybody! Yeah, great picture, WC! Great custom made nest, too! These chicks are stylin'!

Seems many of the reptilian traits are still with that species, even their eyes are more reptilian in appearance than many other Northeastern birds..

Yep, it's a 'keeper' but this one is my fave, - they all got together for a group shot that July afternoon, they weren't scared of me so they just stood there and let me take a closeup while mom watched, (no set-up & un-prompted). Almost as if they were saying goodbye.. they all left the nest 2 days later, probably the only thing that stopped them from leaving the very next day was a huge thunderstorm we had which lasted the better part of the day, ( I had to rescue 2 of them in that storm.. lol!)

Oh well, what we do for the love of things...


(Hi Amy! Hi Harper! lol! ☺)

Perfect!

Great pictures WC!

nice stuff WC

Love that homemade nest WC! Yes what we do for the love of thing indeed!

Great work, WC!

They do look like teen agers, ready to go. Great work WC

Nice! You're so good with birds.

Great shots! The things we do for chicks...

Great Canon ad in a photo mag. Shows a beautiful beach bathed in late-day golden light. Quote reads, " I gaze at the sunset with the woman I love and think, F8 at 1/250"

Classic.

Just awesome photos, WC! My flicker was back today, so I'm hoping he'll stay...

Victor, that's very funny.....

Luckily, I haven't lost my flicker yet. ^_^

Good grief! You are so baaaad!

Great ad, Victor, and glad you still have your flicker.

Remember the famous "Buck well spent" ad? How could YOU forget it? Never!

Hee hee!

(Awww, thanks guys, it's the least I could have done for the little aviators.. I fixed a cardinals broken wing last year, I'm getting visions of Burt Lancaster with the canaries now...☺)

Funny Victor! I usually end up thinking about what lens I would use if I had my camera with me.. lol!

Glad the tests came up negative with Grant Robindog, hopefully there's nothing wrong with him at all!

I remembered that cardinal when I posted.

Hee hee! - yes he hung around last year until Fall, probably went to find new territory. His brother and his mate are still here, they visit several times a day.. tons of good photo ops with them.

Thanks WC.....

☺

This is just crazy
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/education/ct-met-school-lunch-restrictions-041120110410,0,4567867.story

That is nuts!

.. the whole world is fighting for their rights and we're loosing ours. (lol!!)

Outrageous! The nanny state.

If anyone is near a Ben & Jerry's.

http://www.benjerry.com/scoop-shops/feature/free-cone-day/?utm_source=cherrygarcia&utm_medium=twitter

I'm not crazy about B&J but I'd eat it if I got it for free

It would cost me more in gas to get the cone than what the cone is worth. lol

- (but thanks.. ☺)

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