H.J. Ruiz – Avian101 – Page 849 – "My Backyard Visitors" – All about birds

Heat and Working Outdoors

Being outdoors is not fun right now, the high temperature is getting to me. As soon as I go out and start doing something I begin to sweat profusely that makes me very uncomfortable and thirsty.

Mowing the lawn and doing yard work is a big ordeal to do because the weather is very hot and humid.

I feel sorry for the birds also, I imagine that must be hard for them also. I don’t see it as nice shooting pictures of birds with their mouth open showing signs of being affected by the heat. I just want a regular summer with rain here and there hot but with less humidity.

Today I have a bit more of the poor little Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. I’ve noticed that the juice consumption has almost doubled, the poor things are drinking more liquid now.

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For Your Eyes Only

I shoot many photographs daily, I post some according to the need for a post, but it doesn’t mean that all the extra photos are going to be discarded. On a regular day of shooting I easily surpass the 200 photos count, if I have excellent light conditions and plenty of subjects I can shoot double that amount.

Then I can do like today’s post, pick some photos from previous sessions and put together a short gallery.

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House Finch (M)

Song Sparrow

2 Field Sparrows and a Song Sparrow

Field Sparrow

Carolina Chickadees

Text and photographs © H.J. Ruiz – Avian 101

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I’m Sorry for Their Loss

Short Memo:

The shooting tragedy that happened in Colorado struck me hard, innocent people going to see a movie and finding death instead. It’s unthinkable and terribly wrong!

Just last Tuesday I wrote about the heat wave that might affect behavior in animals as well as in people. Is the high temperature such a influential factor in our behavior? I’m very sorry for the victims families, such a great loss.

Changing subject. The relentless heat wave still pounds the whole country, sporadic rains with below normal water volume are not enough to save all the crops or the demise of many animals. Droughts are rampant.

My pictorial for today has an interesting subject, it’s well known by most people: The Cooper’s Hawk.

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