A golden crowned sparrow behind a tuft of new green grass. The birds throat and cheeks are a light gray and they fade into a brown gray on its chest and belly. Its wings are mottled with dark chocolate, light brown and white. Its tail is dark gray. Above its white beak is its golden crown perched between two dark blue black stripes that go along the sides of the bird’s crown. It’s eyes are dark brown.

Between rains and greening
a golden crown touches down
then is gone again

#Grass
#Haiku
#GreenSat
#Migration
#ColorADay
#MicroPoetry
#birdoftheday
#SpringMigration
#ImageAndVerse
#SmallBirdSaturday
#GoldenCrownSparrow
#BirdwatchingGoesBothWays

A body spun from sky.
A mouthful of triumph.

#BirdwatchingGoesBothWays
#WeekNforNonsense
#AlphabetChallenge
#ForestFriday
#StellersJay
#Thursjay

POV: you passed the vibe check with wildlife.

This is what peace talks look like.

#BirdwatchingGoesBothWays
#PeanutDiplomacy
#WildlifeMoments
#PoetryOfNature
#Chickadee
#PeaceTalks
#Squirrel
#Sqrlpix

A male Rufus hummingbird hovers in front of a light green background. This bird is copper on its tail belly back and head. He has a ruby gorget with white underneath fading to a copper belly, and a smattering of green feathers on his crown. His piercing eye as well as his beak are black. His wings are moving so fast they’re not visible in this photo. You can just tell see the tips of his toes in front of out of his white vent just above his tail.

.07 oz of judgment
hovering on the edge of gone

#BirdwatchingGoesBothWays
#RufousHummingbird
#PoetryOfNature
#TheLittleThings
#OrangeSun
#ColorADay
#StunDay
#FlyDay

A cerulean blue Steller’s jay perches on a Douglas fir bough. The bird’s feet, legs, shoulders, neck, head, crest, beak, and eyes are ebony. The bird’s belly sides wings and tail are a deep blue. It’s like sky has come down to kiss earth. Just above the jay’s beak is a set of neon blue racing stripes going up the bird’s crest. Green fir fronds surround the jay.

I bring the peanut.
The jay brings the gaze.
#BirdwatchingGoesBothWays

#PeanutDiplomacy
#PoetryOfNature
#Thursjay
#FlyDay

A cerulean Steller’s jay poses in a Douglas fir. The Jay's Black crest is fully erect and there's a neon blue racing stripe just above its beak. The bird's crest, head, neck and shoulders are ebony. The bird's deep blue feathers are lined with black bars on its wings. Its chest is a light blue shading into the black.

Peanut diplomacy.
The ambassador has arrived.

#BirdwatchingGoesBothWays
#BlueskyMonday
#PoetryOfNature
#BackyardBirds
#StellersJay
#Thursjay
#FlyJay

The sound of little feets in the snow.😁❄️❤️

#BirdwatchingGoesBothWays
#EasternGraySquirrel
#squirrelsOfBlueSky
#PeanutDiplomacy
#PoetryOfNature
#SnowDay
#Sqrlpix

#BlueSky, when can we make cover photos for our vids?🙏

A female Rufus hummingbird hovers in front of the window. Her head and neck are still while her body and wings are moving in a soft blur. On her throat is a secret ruby patch lit from the snow light beneath her. She has a white belly, and copper colored sides and wings. Her cheeks are mottled with greenish brown feathers, and the crown of her head is greenish brown.

Snowlight: First Rufus

Female Rufus –
glints with the snowlight
I am

#BirdwatchingGoesBothWays
#RufusHummingbird
#ImageAndVerse
#BirdsOfBlueSky
#PoetryOfNature
#Poetography
#SnowDay
#FlyDay

Peanut diplomacy in progress.
Terms: trust, patience, and one peanut at a time.

#BirdwatchingGoesBothWays
#NatureConnection
#PeanutDiplomacy
#BackyardBirding
#PoetryOfNature
#Chickadee
#Squirrel
#Sqrlpix

A red breasted nut hatch pauses on a birdfeeder. This is a tiny bird with a black upper beak, and the lower beak, partially black fading into gray above its white chin. The head is white with a black stripe going through its black eye, and a black stripe starting at its upper beak and going over the center of its head. The birds back and wing feathers are a powder blue. Its breast is a rusty yellow.

Little sergeant of the bird world
pauses in the feeder.

Inspection complete.

Peanut diplomacy continues.
#BirdwatchingGoesBothWays

#FlyDay
#RedWed
#BackyardBirds
#BirdPhotography
#PeanutDiplomacy
#RedBreastedNuthatch

I bring the peanut.
The jay brings the gaze.
#BirdwatchingGoesBothWays

#BlueTue #CyanTue #FlyDay #Thursjay #PeanutDiplomacy #PoetryOfNature

A deep blue Steller’s jay poses on a plush Douglas fir branch above me. This jay has a dark blue body, and black stripes are visible on its wing feathers. Its shoulders, neck, head, beak and crest are ebony. This jay is looking directly at the camera and two neon blue racing stripes are visible on her crest. She has white eyelashes and a smattering of white feathers beneath her beak on her throat. The background is a mix of green with white bokeh.

Negotiator of Peanut Diplomacy

#BirdwatchingGoesBothWays
#BlueSkyMondayc #PoetryOfNature #Thursjay #FlyDay #PeanutDiplomacy
#NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography

Peanut diplomacy update:
The chickadees have entered the negotiations.

#sitspot
#StunDay
#WildTrust
#Chickadee
#PoetryOfNature
#BackyardWildlife
#PeanutDiplomacy
#NatureConnection
#EasternGraySquirrel
#BirdwatchingGoesBothWays

A Steller’s jay perched on a Douglas fir branch. The bird is lit from the left, making its feathers more powdery blue than sky blue. The jay's shoulders, neck, head, crest, and beak are ebony. Two neon blue racing stripes are barely visible between its eyes going up its crest. There is a sprinkling of white feathers beneath this jay's beak. The background of this photo is a Douglas fir bark.

Ambassador Jay reports:
Peanut negotiations successful.

#BirdwatchingGoesBothWays
#PeanutDiplomacy
#PacificNorthwest
#BackyardBirding
#PoetryOfNature
#StellersJay
#Thursjay 
#FlyDay

A sky blue Steller’s jay purchase on a square wooden post. There are black bars on the birds wing and tail feathers. The bird's shoulders, neck, head, beak and crest are ebony. The bird is looking back over its right shoulder at the viewer, its crest is erect. A tiny beam of sunlight bounces off of its right eye. The right side of the bird is lit by sun. The left side turned towards shadow. The background is many tones of evergreen. There is a senryu poem on this photo entitled "Idyll" it reads: "Idle jay / monarch of mischief / royal blue patience".

Idyll
#BirdwatchingGoesBothWays
#PoetryOfNature
#ImageAndVerse
#Poetography
#HaikuFeels
#Senryu
#Prompt
#Idyll
#Idle

Two days ago, a Black-capped Chickadee landed on my palm.

Today, Peanut appreciated my offerings.

Trust speaks many dialects.

#BirdwatchingGoesBothWays
#TrustHasDialects
#PoetryOfNature
#BirdsOfBlueSky
#Chickadee
#Sqrlpix

Peace is not passive.
It is practiced.

#BirdwatchingGoesBothWays
#BlueSkyMonday
#PoetryOfNature
#BirdOfTheDay
#StellersJay
#Thursjay
#Bluejay 
#FlyDay
#peace
#Blue

You call it feeding birds. I call it diplomacy.

#StellersJay
#PoetryOfNature
#FlyDay
#BirdwatchingGoesBothWays
#NaturePhotography

A blue Steller’s jay perched on the gutter waiting its turn for peanuts. This bird is surrounded by green on the gutter and green and white bokeh. The neck and head, eye and beak of this bird are ebony. This is the only crested jay west of the Rockies. This bird has two blue racing stripes going up the front of its crest. Beneath its beak is a spray of little white feathers and the jay has a white eyelashes. Its legs and feet are also black.

Supervisor of peanut distribution.

#BirdwatchingGoesBothWays #PoetryOfNature #Stellersjay #BlueTue #CyanTue #NaturePhotography
#EastCoastKin #WestCoastkin

A sassy sky blue Steller’s jay stands hip shot on the ground in facing the camera. The jay is in the shade and is backlit by sun. Its throat is dark blue to black, and its head and crest are ebony. This jay has white feathers beneath its beak on its throat, and white eye eyelashes. It has two cyan blue racing stripes above its beak, reaching up into its crest.

Attention is a form of belonging.

#BirdwatchingGoesBothWays
#SeenWhileSeeing
#BlueSkyMonday
#PoetryOfNature
#NatureWitness
#SharedHabitat
#Stellersjay
#CyanTue
#Thursjay
#BlueTue
#FlyDay

Not chaos. Not spectacle.

Only shared presence and peanut diplomacy.

Sound up.

#BirdwatchingGoesBothWays
#PoetryOfNature
#StellersJay
#StunDay
#BackyardEcology
#UrbanWildlife

BREAKING: Squirrels and Steller's jays reach bipartisan peanut agreement.

Diplomacy achieved.
Supply chain normalized.
Everyone immediately eats the profits.

#ForestEconomics #AlphabetChallenge
#WeekGForGames #PoetryOfNature #FlyDay #ForestFriday #Thursjay #BirdwatchingGoesBothWays

Ruffled by nothing
stirred by everything.

#ColorADay #CyanTue #BlueTue #AnimalArtTuesday #Thursjay #BirdwatchingGoesBothways
#EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin

Spring arrives, clad in earth tones.

#variedthrush #FlyDay #birdsofBlueSky #PoetryOfNature #EastCoastKin #BirdwatchingGoesBothWays
#WestCoastKin #ForestFriday

When the Sun Finds You

#spottedtowhee #Flyday #BirdwatchingGoesBothWays
#ThePeaceOfWildThings #PoetryOfNature

Jay is for just one more peanut.🥜

#BlueTue #cyanTue #Thursjay #BirdwatchingGoesBothWays #StellersJay #PoetryOfNature
#BirdsOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin

It's #FlyDay, and here's my gift to you: this portrait of a dreamy Steller's jay. I hope your weekend is off to a wonderful start!

#StellersJay #WeekendVibes #birdwatchinggoesbothways #PoetryOfNature #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKen #BirdPhotography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #BirdsOfBlueSky

Good day Poetry of Nature friends! For your #Flyday, the sun is about to set and this sassy male Anna's hummingbird is trying to get his last bit of sustenance before going into his nighttime torpor. #hummingbird #birdwatchinggoesbothways #PoetryOfNature #wildspirit

Lingered with the birds & animals today. The female Anna's hummingbird stopped by and  enjoyed the fresh nectar I put out. She buzzed my face about 2 inches away. I felt her breeze on my cheek! Pure Poetry.

#hummingbird #annashummingbird #birdwatchinggoesbothways #PoetryOfNature #wildSpirit

Celebrating #FlyDay Cooper's Hawk style!

#CoopersHawk #BirdsOfBlueSky #Raptor #PhotographersOfBlueSky
#BirdwatchingGoesBothWays #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #PoetryOfNature #EastCoastkin #WestCoastkin