What’s Up? – Let’s be optimist…

Let’s be optimist…

I’ll start by describing our weather last week. Oddly, It changes almost daily in a way that is hard to keep up with it! Some days, in the early morning you have to dress as you would in winter because it is breezy and cold, then at noon you have to dress with a short sleeve shirt because it gets too warm. We also have rainy days, with the sky being gray and so dark that is like night, then the following day we are back to warmer weather. Oy vey!

My birds are totally adapting to those changes and their appetite continues to be normal and they look healthy. I’m the one that have problems (Not with my health) but to shoot pictures, because it’s too dark or it’s raining too hard to get any good shots!

This Autumn is not going to be a pretty one. The ups and downs of temperatures are not allowing for the gradual change of foliage’s colors like normally would occur, instead, the cold spells shrivel up the leaves and they drop later.

However, when the weather warms up and the sky is blue, my backyard get very avian active, then I do what I do with my cameras.

Photo Gallery

House Finch (M)

Northern Mockingbird

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Mourning Dove

Tags: birding, birds, Downy Woodpecker, House Finch, Mourning Dove, Northern Mockingbird, photography, photos of birds, Red-bellied Woodpecker, What's Up?

20 thoughts on “What’s Up? – Let’s be optimist…”

Prior... on November 12, 2018 at 8:05 am said:

Oy vey!
your photos are wonderful….

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- H.J. for avian101 on November 12, 2018 at 12:43 pm said:
  
  Thanks Ivette! 🙂
  
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  - Prior... on November 17, 2018 at 12:20 am said:
    
    My pleasure and sorry (soooo sorry) I have not emailed you the pdf yet (hopefully you did not forget) but I will be in touch with it a bit later – hope that is cool HJ
shoreacres on November 12, 2018 at 8:42 am said:

It sounds like you’re describing Texas weather. This week, we’ll be adding freezing temperatures to the mix here on the coast, but last night there was snow in the Panhandle. Oh, my!

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- H.J. for avian101 on November 12, 2018 at 12:56 pm said:
  
  Yesterday we woke up with frost all over and we had a very dark day. After midnight started raining and hasn’t stopped yet at this time. The weather forecasts are saying that rain is likely to continue for three more days, and then temperatures will drop considerably! Thanks Linda! 🙂
  
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Indira on November 12, 2018 at 9:28 am said:

Awesome assortment of birds!!

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- H.J. for avian101 on November 12, 2018 at 12:57 pm said:
  
  Thanks Indira! 🙂
  
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Jet Eliot on November 12, 2018 at 10:06 am said:

Delightful to see your backyard friends, HJ–

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- H.J. for avian101 on November 12, 2018 at 12:58 pm said:
  
  Thanks for your visit my friend. 🙂
  
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susanpoozan on November 12, 2018 at 3:44 pm said:

What an excellent gallery despite the vagaries of the weather!

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- H.J. for avian101 on November 12, 2018 at 6:12 pm said:
  
  Thank you Susan! We just have to adapt to the actual weather. 🙂
  
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tootlepedal on November 12, 2018 at 4:43 pm said:

You have done very well to find the right moments among the gloomy times.

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- H.J. for avian101 on November 12, 2018 at 6:15 pm said:
  
  You are exactly right Tom, the timing is essential. 🙂
  
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Clare Pooley on November 12, 2018 at 5:29 pm said:

A wonderful gallery of birds!

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- H.J. for avian101 on November 12, 2018 at 6:16 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much Clare! 🙂
  
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  - Clare Pooley on November 13, 2018 at 5:57 pm said:
    
    My pleasure as always, HJ 🙂
silviadeangelis40d on November 13, 2018 at 2:42 am said:

Graziosissimi volatili, ripresi in speciali primi piani fotografici, per apprezzarli con la massima attenzione
Sempre specialissime le tue pagine,un caro saluto,silvia

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- H.J. for avian101 on November 13, 2018 at 4:53 pm said:
  
  Grazie mille cara Silvia. 🙂
  
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bayphotosbydonna on November 13, 2018 at 9:26 am said:

These are wonderful, HJ! 🙂 I love the House Finch with its fall-color bocah and how great to get two woodpeckers on a branch and not on a tree trunk! Here’s hoping for sunny days ahead for you, my friend!

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- H.J. for avian101 on November 13, 2018 at 5:11 pm said:
  
  Thank you Donna! We are getting heavy rain for three days with very few breaks, I hope we get the sunny days soon! 🙂
  
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