Quiet Refections

I sat for over two hours under the Blue Spruce waiting for the birds to come with my camera. Real pictures are better then using something off the internet. I turned the bench around to face the Lilac Bush and the feeders.

I could hear the birds but at first they did not come. Birds are very attuned to something new in their area. I was very quite and didn't move but just being there 20 feet from the feeder was enough to make them guarded.

First came the White Breasted Nuthatch

Then came the Tufted Titmice

Then the Chickadees

The Male Cardinal sat watching for the longest time. Maybe 20 minutes. I could tell it wanted to go to the feeder but he had an eye on me. In flies the female Cardinal. straight to the feeder. She grabs a seed and flies to the Lilac Bush. Well, if she can do I guess I will try it I am sure he thought. So sure enough he flew to the feeder grabbed a seed and went back to the branch he had been on to eat it. That's it! Let the wife get clobbered first.

I was waiting for 2 special birds. The Red Breasted Nut Hatch and the Yellow-rumped Warbler. 
Finally after about an hour the Red Breasted Nuthatch flew to the feeder.

Red Breasted Nuthatch

I put corn in husks and also corn kernels down in the side yard for the squirrels. The little black squirrel showed up. Stopped in his tracks when he saw me. I was a good 40 or 50 feet away but he still thought I was too close. He scolded me for 20 minutes. Finally he ran up a neighbors tree and twitched it's tail for another 20 minutes and then gave up and ran off.

Black Squirrel upset with me. He is sitting on a log on the ground.

While watching the bird feeder I turned my head and there was the chipmunk I mentioned in my other blogs. It was busy running by and then saw me. It too had to scold me. He ran to the worm box and jumped up on it. He kept a side eye on me for a long time. He never moved....until I sneezed and them he turned and looked right at me.

Cheeky Chipmunk

The male Cardinal who made it's wife go first to the feeder

 I waited for over two hours but never saw the Yellow-rumpted Warbler. I was disappointed.

But the Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers showed up a lot. Both male and female.

I sat for awhile on our over turned boat but didn't see anything. No Herons or Muskrats or Grebe's either.

But the neighborhood was pretty noisy. Neighbors were outside everywhere. Much to do this time of year. Take out boats, take in patio furniture, mow yards, rake leaves.

So I sat and looked at things. Here are some things that caught my eye in my backyard.....

Black Squirrel in the neighbors tree

Lots of leafs still to come down

No Muskrat activity

Mums are still beautiful!

Burning Bush is gorgeous

God graced us with a beautiful Autumn day. Take time next time the day is beautiful and sit and look around. It doesn't matter where you live, there is always something to see.