#birds A Virginia red cardinal, mooning you know who.

#birds A red-bellied woodpecker

#birds Nothing says spring in my yard like bluebirds and dogwoods!

#birds Blue Jay stuffing his mouth with peanuts.

#blueskyartshow #edge Monsters are at the edges. Some gargoyles protecting knowledge in Oxford.

#birds A goldfinch pair

Ours have been here for years, not sure why. It may be we have a good habitat for them--we live in a fairly wooded area. We also have house finches and purple finches (but not many of those).

#birds A platter full of hungry goldfinch.

#birds An eastern bluebird, pondering things.

#birds Wish I could sometimes just fly away, like this tufted titmouse.

#birds First hummingbird, in mid-Virginia, two days ago.

#birds One of the eastern bluebird babies has fledged and is waiting for Mama or Papa to come shoo him to a safe place.

#birds A couple of goldfinches on a young tree just starting to leaf out.

#birds Looking a little harassed, Mama Bluebird gets another load for her five fledglings.

#blueskyartshow #new
New life--5 baby bluebirds getting close to fledging time.

#birds Rose-breasted grosbeak with a little snack.

#birds A female cardinal watching for a spot at the feeder.

Wow!!

#birds A beautiful house finch.

#birds Mourning doves for comfort today.

#birds Mama blue out getting sustenance for the babes. They only have 5-6 more days in the nest before they fledge.

#birds Five little bluebirds sitting in a nest... They are 1 week old and being well-cared for by mom and dad. Happy Easter! Happy Spring!

#blueskyartshow #openings Some things open in the dark. Here is a moonflower under a full moon.

#birds A bright yellow goldfinch. Much better than a bright orange gold fence (i.e. Donald)

#birds A young eastern bluebird

#birds Getting mooned by an eastern bluebird.

#birds What a variety in the feeding station! Cardinal, eastern bluebird, white-throated sparrow, downy woodpecker, and chickadee.

#birds A Carolina wren looking very determined about something. Maybe dinner.

#birds Blue Monday--Indigo Bunting working on a mouthful.

#birds All five of the bluebird eggs have hatched!