Calm Before the Storm... 08-22-2022

There is a storm front making its way toward us today. It is supposed to give us lots of rain. I'll believe it when I see it. There were a lot more birds at the feeders today. Maybe, they are prepping for the storm.

There were a lot of birds waiting for turns on the feeder. These are house sparrows.

This titmouse was very active today.

I saw several male house finches today.

This guy looked so pretty sitting in the tree waiting his turn at the feeder.

The blue jay visited twice, but stayed in the tree partially hidden both times.

Flight control to Major Bird...

I love the paler summer coloring on this Northern Cardinal. He is a handsome fella.

We almost had a gang war!

The birds devoured the seeds in this feeder really quickly.

The squirrel visited today. He tried his best to evade Olive's eagle eye.

It didn't work! Miss Olive held this position until the squirrel finally went back to the neighbor's yard.

Senile old Vinny stood guard, too. However, I don't think he knew why. Bless his dear heart!

There's the titmouse, at it again.

This cardinal was the reddest of the day.

Go home, Mr. Squirrel. MIss Olive needs a rest.

house sparrows

Oh well... The volunteer plant had a second bloom. It is an Elegant Zinnia afterall. I guess I was camping when the other bloom had petals.

This is another blossom on that carnation family plant in the PMP. iNaturalist insists it is a Sweet William, but I just don't buy that.

Okay... I tried to get a photo of the darker orange blossoms, but there weren't any again today. This honey bee was really working the Pride of Barbados bus

Such a pretty flower. The honey bee is a bonus.

Time for my closeup, Mr. DeBaker.

Another shot like yesterday's of the beautiful Salvia bloom.