Nice day....

It was a nice day, but the wind was blowing out of the North East and made it a bit cold. I stayed around the house and did some gardening and watched the birds. I also was also able to watch a feeding bumblebee on the gooseberry flowers. 

 I did some changes to the bird bath so I could get some shots of birds taking a bath. A little change here and there and I got it almost right. This Yellow Bellied Sapsucker was really enjoying himself.

Even had a Rose-breasted Grosbeak stop by and grab some lunch today.

The White Crowned Sparrows were everywhere today. They loved the bird bath and even sang for me.

I would say it was a great day, but it ended on a sad note. While I was watching the birds feed a swift flying Merlin flew in and grabbed a White Throated Sparrow. I guess they have to eat too.

Also I have an UPDATE on Mommy squirrel. She is back with her young ones again, but to my surprise she has three of them.

Evicted Twice!

I thought I had evicted mommy squirrel and her two little ones, but some how one of them did not leave. I had blocked up the hole and it was trapped till late this afternoon. It took me over an hour to chase this little one out. It had chewed a hole into the house boards and went into my attic. When I was trying to chase it out it slipped through the hole. So I blocked everything up and left an opening for it to leave. About an hour later I seen it climbing down the bush. So I rushed out and plugged the hole up. Mommy squirrel moved her other little one to the tree next door and this one seems to be on it's own. It did eat a bit at the feeder and than ran up a tree. I'm hoping mommy squirrel finds it...I'll keep watch. the Choke Cherry is in full bloom and the two Apple trees will be blooming in about 2 days time. I love photographing apple blossoms. Will keep an eye on the tree and as soon as they start I will be shooting away.

Evicted

Well I had to evict mommy squirrel and her two young ones. I had no choice, they had made a bad mess of my eves and started chewing on the house. I feel bad, but she will find another home. I seen them running across the yard and up a large oak tree. Anyways it is going to get cold tonight and I hope it don't freeze to bad. I mostly took photos of the birds and squirrels at the feeders today. It was just to windy out and chilly for any good macro photography today. I covered some plants up and hope the rest make it. One question...where did our spring go?

 Enjoying Lunch

 Making a choice

 I'm trying to eat it here...do you mind not taking my picture!

White Crowned Sparrow enjoying an afternoon bath.

Orange

 A sour bite!

 Baltimore Oriole

 Enjoying the orange

It rained all day and I sat and worked on images I took over the last few days. I set up a small tripod on my computer desk and placed my camera on it and took photos through the window of the feeding birds and squirrels. Mostly what I shot today was just the Orioles and squirrels feeding on oranges. It is really amazing how fast it greened up. Won't be long and I will be mowing the lawn, but will wait till the dandelions are done blooming.

Cloudy and Rainy day!

I hung around the house today and did some yard work. It rained for a few hours, but i was still able to get some yard work done. I also took a few shots, but nothing to exciting. Did have a Nashville Warbler stop by for a quick drink from my smallest of ponds. Still have a few White Crowned Sparrows hanging around and 3 Baltimore Orioles. They sure enjoy the grape jelly and the squirrels also.