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Sunday Photo

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Memory Lane

MAY 2009

Eastern Bluebirds- (Male and female) – May 2009

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This little friend Carolina Wren had me entertained for some minutes, getting to crack a peanut and at the same time keeping an eye on what’s going on around him. He was interrupted several times and returned to finish the job. He was very careful to center the peanut in relation with his beak and then give it a thrust with his chisel-like beak. He finally ate the peanut and perched up on a branch to loudly sing. He was actually calling to the mate, I saw them fly off together.

It’s amazing to see how they have perfected a technique to crack a peanut. I’m glad that I have that documented through my pictures!.

# 1

# 2 – center it

# 3 – move a bit more

# 4 – good try

# 5 – Anybody pass the salt!

# 6 – I’ll get you…!

# 7 – hard %@*#!

# 8 now, don’t move!

# 9 – perfect!

# 10 – uhmm, that was good!

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Busy Days

The past few days I’ve been busy with many things non related to birds. I had limited time to shoot pictures but incredibly, when I did it the result was very satisfying because in shorter times I was lucky to see and photograph some birds that I was interested to shoot.

The weather is still hot and extremely humid but gets cooler past midnight. The number of birds is quite high sometimes, all depends what groups of birds show up. The most numerous are the B.H Cowbirds followed by the Morning Doves. Only is quiet for a while when the sun is at the peak temperature. The birds keep coming until is dark at about 8:30 pm.

Two days ago I went out in the morning to refill feeders and I almost stepped on a Black Rat Snake (5ft long), it was stretched on the grass near the deck and did not move, I went in and got a wood stick with a coat hanger attached to the end and tried to lift the snake, it reacted and curled up, finally I lifted it and toss it in the bushes. I did not harmed it, they are not venomous and they keep control of mice etc.

Just another day in the jungle! 🙂