Weird Light

 The male launching and feathers under his wing lit up like gold. Weird.

Chick #1

Finally a photo of a baby eagle two days ago and I think I saw a smaller one yesterday. They would be three weeks old, and in 15 years of the nest, two birds fledged 5 times. three birds 5 times, and empty three years in a row starting 2018. Okay, Canada Geese in there! Very soon the leaves will block all of my views, and tricky to see.

Happy International Jazz Day!

 

Front Yard

 We have had up to a dozen Wood Ducks in the front yard, along with some Mallards and Ring-necked Pheasants. Little seeds from the pigeon supply under the bird feeder.

For the Love of Birds Art Show

Gallery 709, 709 Ronan Street in Missoula.

Sculptures by Tom Melhuse, drawings and paintings by Tom Zavitz and Stephanie Frostad, photography by R T Cox, and original prints by Kate Davis.

Opening Friday from 5-9 pm, music by Strummingbird Vegabond. Show “flies” all month, see you Friday!

                                

Thanks, Friend and Today

 

Saturday Nest

I still haven't seen any little heads popping up, not quite three weeks old and always a surprise to count the offspring. And a big nest now! One year I was convinced they had two chicks and a nearly fully-grown third bird peered over the edge. Ooops.

Another Backyard Bird

 

Next Day

 

Weather...

Everyone complains about the weather and no one does anything about it. 80 degrees here on Tuesday, currently snowing. 

Another Yardbird

 

The Nest

 By my calculations (guesswork) the chicks in the eagle nest hatched two weeks ago today. It becomes nearly impossible to see in there when the cottonwoods leaf out. As best as I could do yesterday, and I watched the male bring in a squirrel(?) first thing in the morning, through the spotting some in the living room.

Tiny Toad

 Our friend Dave Plummer spotted this amphibian down by the river, maybe a Western Toad and just over an inch in size. Wow.

Eagle Yard

 Three young Bald Eagles in the yard, I swear right overhead by the garage, and the two may be last year's siblings from the nest across the river. Playing.