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What a surprise we had this morning when a Scarlet Tananger came into our backyard. Our backyard does not backup to a forest preserve so this was a rare and welcome visitor for us! First time we have ever seen this in the 28 years we have lived here! Apparently it wanted to try the grape jelly we had out for the Baltimore Orioles.....which have also been very plentiful this year too!

Naperville, IL

Backyard

Chipmunk

Dans les arrière-cours la vie aussi s'épanouit. Au-delà du grouillement de vie arthropodique des conteneurs à ordures, on peut y croiser des gens qui... Prennent leur temps, à l'abri des regards...

... A l'abri ? Oui. Presque. :-))

Backyard

It only took a couple years, and approximately a metric-ton of black-oil sunflower seeds, but evening grosbeaks have finally graced my yard with their presence. They've shown up three days straight now.

Olympia, WA

This is one of our neighborhood hawks, sitting on top of a tall lantern in our backyard. The lantern is on a tall wooden post near our pond and gives the hawks a wonderful observation post for our backyard and surrounding areas. It is difficult to tell from the photo, but this bird is huge!!! Photo taken through glass, i knew that if I opened the door she would take off. Backyard bird.

From my backyard.

Backyard

Blue jay perched in a tree in our backyard.

Backyard

My hosta bloom is coming real nice right now in Michigan.

Adult male Pine Warbler stopped by my backyard while Bandit and I were busy sitting on the deck. Glad I wasn't napping :-) And yes, we had sun Saturday.

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.

Mom taught him/her well. I almost walked right by.

Diptych-Project

This Bumblebee has been hanging around my flowers for several days. They seem to never stop moving, which makes for lots of blurry pictures.

This fine looking fellow wandered through the back yard, much to the delight of the Grandkids.

"It’s a funny thing coming home. Nothing changes. Everything looks the same, feels the same, even smells the same. You realize what’s changed is you." — F. Scott Fitzgerald

Hope you missed me..

I do miss so much, my dear inspiring FlickrWorld and all you, wonderful souls ! Planning to come back ♥

See ya !

♥

North Carolina

Backyard

One of a family of Downy Woodpeckers that visit my backyard in London Ontario Canada

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?

(Blätterteich!)

Odense - Denmark

KO-140mm f1.8 Projector Lens, adapted to Sony A7.

Playing with these backyard Tulips made me realize it was the periodic wind that was spoiling the detail. It was then I decided to slow things down and let the wind do the work. The more fluid nature of my subject dancing in the wind, was then revealed.

Early November and the lawn is still green.

Backyard wildlife. Springfield, Mo.

Backyard

One of many in the backyard

Backyard fawn rests in our backyard.

Early November and the lawn is still green.

Huntsville, Ontario