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BACKyards Series
Often the facades are maintained and the care erases the soul and the history of the houses and their inhabitants.. maybe the truth lives in the back yards?
One of my favorite pastimes is driving my truck into the backyard, pulling up near the feeders, then waiting to see what shows up.
This time of year, black-headed grosbeaks are frequent visitors.
BACKyards Series
Often the facades are maintained and the care erases the soul and the history of the houses and their inhabitants.. maybe the truth lives in the back yards?
There's a little story that goes with these two posts. We get many backyard birds all year round, and occasionally we get the birds of prey. It's been 4 years since I've seen the Barred Owl, so I am very excited it has returned. We have had hawks as well. Last Saturday this huge hawk was hanging out for a while on the fence and then I noticed the owl up on the garage roof. The owl flew down to the ground and immediately was confronted by dozens of crows who use gang warfare against them. He skirted into the trees and the hawk watched the whole thing take place. The little birds all scatter when the big guys are around. It was amazing to watch this all play out from the kitchen window.
HBW, HWW & HFF!
While sitting out on my backyard patio trying to figure out how some Ninja Squirrels were getting into my bird feeders, I noticed some fluttering between branches near my small pond. As took a closer look I couldn't believe my eyes...WARBLERS!!!! Not quite sure why they paid a visit as I am in the middle of a large metropolitan city...but thankful they did... I only managed to get limited snaps with my camera as I wasn't properly prepared...and spent the next several days attempting to get some some decent shots with these uncooperative little guys...Hopefully Ill have more to come as Ive seen 10 different species so far...
...I think I caught "Warbler Fever"! :>)
This guy came into the backyard yesterday. I went out to make sure the deer could find it's way back over the fence. Instead he started following me around. Had to finally make enough noise for him to leave. Then hung out in the green belt, munching away for about 20 minutes. Before he left, I told him to watch out for the local Cougar.
Backyard visitors. This is a pink and grey galah. very common in this area. The colourful bird in foreground (out of focus) is a rainbow lorikeet. A beautiful and feisty bird which unfortuantely is an introduced species and bit of a pest for the endemic species such as the galah and other parrots. The galahs are real characters and very intelligent (like most parrots).
I took these photos to try out my new telephoto zoom lense. A christmas present that I will use when winter comes again and the surf is up.
Backyard bird bath.
Just one of the many native birds to inhabit our yard this Wattle bird takes its early morning dip in the bird bath.
Spring Farm, New South Wales, Australia.
Have not been able to photograph for too long. I managed to setup in the backyard and get some shots.
there's beauty and mystery within my own backyard, just like there's beauty and mystery within myself. i only need to open my heart and mind, and pay attention—with curiosity and kindness.
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facebook: born joy: mindfulness
A famous Canadian photographer named Freeman Patterson once quipped that good photography was not a matter of the
distance you were willing to travel. Rather, it was about seeing what was around you. In his book he mentions that the majority of his work was taken less than a kilometer from his house.
“Seeing, in the finest and broadest sense, means using your senses, your intellect, and your emotions. It means encountering your subject matter with your whole being. It means looking beyond the labels of things and discovering the remarkable world around you.”
― Freeman Patterson