RDP Saturday – BIRD
Birds on the beach, birds on the pond. Swimming on the surface, flying on the wind. Singing on a twig.
Quietly afloat down the river – Photo: Garry Armstrong
Gathering on the pond
Seeking some shellfish along the shore ….
Our own red finch
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Categories: #Birds, #Photography, Daily Prompt
OUT MY BACK DOOR – Marilyn Armstrong 
TOO MANY BIRDS! – Marilyn Armstrong 
DEBUT OF THE CHICKADEES – Marilyn Armstrong 
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 
Lovely. Sweet.
I’m carrying my camera around now – ready for some Fall shots.
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Enchanting photos. More like paintings really.
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Love the photos, especially the last one the way the red on the bird and the red on the branches echo each other both in color and topping whites and grays
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It was just that time of year. I don’t know if the red finch actually nests on our property, but he showed up in time for the scarlet buds on the maple tree.
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Perfect seasonal timing!
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Beautiful photos, Marilyn. That last one could be a Christmas card. Very pretty.
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Our little red finch. We have them everywhere now. They come from the southwest but were popular as cage birds for a while. When caging wild birds was made illegal, the shop owners just let the birds fly away and they are nesting everywhere in the country now. Pretty little things, too.
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Friend of Atticus…..
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Garry–did you just hear my eyes roll? 🙂
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Lois, I did. I deserve it.
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Birds of fine feather, Marilyn. The seashore shot is v. evocative.
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Love the shellfish scavengers at twilight.
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Yes. The light is wonderful, and their silhouettes against the sea.
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It was very evocative at the time. There were 8 million mosquitoes trying to eat me at the same time. Focus, Marilyn, FOCUS.
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Glad we don’t see the little buggers. Would ruin the mood you’ve set so well.
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Heavens! A heroic capture then.
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AThe problem with shooting at sunrise is that you really get murdered by the mosquitoes. There’s no one else around to bite, after all. Once other people show up on the shore, they attack everyone with equal fervor, but for that first hour, OMG that’s a lot of frenzied mosquitoes — and NO amount of bug juice keeps them away!
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Not sure how I’d cope with bugs at sunrise. They are bad enough at dusk when one is more awake to deal with them.
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What is it that draws our interest in birds?
Leslie
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Leslie, good question. They seem free to explore new boundaries. They do what they do with style, effortlessly.
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I think it’s because they are a creature of beauty, their ability to fly along with their bird song. So many things….
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Agree, Leslie.
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🙂
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Probably that they can fly and we can’t. That’s my guess. AND they are beautiful!
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That was just what I was thinking Marilyn.
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“…fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly………”
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meanwhile we can dream about fishing and flying….
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Yup. Look!! — Up in the sky!!
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