Mostly about birds…

It’s good to have a bleacher seat with thugs like this guy around.

This tree full of swallow nestlings was fun to see.

Every time a parent bird flew near, all four would start fluttering in a desperate plea for feeding. It was as if they were trying to lift the tree off the ground.

Only once in awhile did one of them get fed, though.

We have lots of fledglings around out yard these days: chickadees and titmice, downy, hairy and red-bellied woodpeckers, cardinals, rose-breasted grosbeaks, and robins. It’s good to know that so many species have been successful despite the sobering challenges they face every nesting season.