You’ve heard that old saying, It’s strictly for the birds, well today’s (again I seem to be a day late) blog post is for the birds, about the birds and in celebration of our feathered friends! The phrase is used to denote something worthless, trivial or of interest only to gullible people. Not so here!
I wish I had gone along with Murray when he went out to take these photos because I don’t think I’ve ever seen one of these beauties in flight! Magnificent and not necessary to say anymore!
All photos courtesy of Murray Head
Beautiful Blue Heron
If there’s one bird I never take for granted and each and every time one stops by my feeder, I stop to look at it. Looking through binoculars at this handsome prince of a bird is always a thrill for me. Really who doesn’t love Cardinals?
Who Is That Masked Man?
Of course we’ve seen flocks of birds everywhere but this particular group of Gulls reminded me of something that surely no one under the age of 40 will know what I’m talking about!
Gregg
Murray Head took all these photos and with his artist’s eye he captured this bird in flight at precisely the right moment as it flew past the house. It looks as if the bird were placed there as a prop for balance in the photo!
AIWYFI-Art Is Where You Find It
Sea Gulls seem to be a bit territorial and not social when it comes to food and mating! Sometimes when I throw bread to them, one will come along and scare another one away from a piece of bread and now they’ve both moved away from the piece so a third one comes by to snatch it. In this photo, it looks some other male was trying to move in on the Gull’s Girl!
Get Outta Here!
When you’re wet and cold at the beach, you wrap yourself up in a towel and sort of fold into yourself. Just look how this Crow is sitting on the wire. Looks like he went for a quick dip!
Brrr brr
The Laughing Gull is a favorite of mine at the shore. His head is more rounded than other gulls and this species seems to be a bit more clever at grabbing food tossed in the air. They spend more time circling me as I toss bread in the air rather than gathering on the sand at my feet. They are very compact and streamlined. Look at those great feathers!
Aerodynamically Perfect
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Bill Ding and his band of clowns are the security patrol for this blog site. He is a favorite toy from the 50*s. By the way sometimes a blog is just an ego-maniacal stream of conscience.
Countdown To 1000! “Help I Need Someone”…
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Gemini (Photo credit: Justinsanity)
HELLO to all my followers and sometime readers. I am about to hit a real benchmark and I can hardly believe it myself! Wordpress keeps you informed on myriad details about your blog and your posts. Everyday I see how many visitors come to the blog and what the average number of views per person is as well as from what countries the hits are coming. I see which blog posts are the most popular, the number of views per month, and the search engine terms that people type in and end up on my blog.
All this information is useful and to some niche bloggers, it would be essential. Unfortunately for me I never found my niche. I write about my life, my travels, the foods I cook, the movies I see and often post information and research on dozens of totally unrelated things. I post photos of my grandchildren and the moon. I was fortunate enough to have my good friend, Murray Head send me hundreds of photos that I posted on Fab Foto Friday. Sounds a little scattered doesn’t it. I think that describes the mind of a person born on the cusp of Gemini and Taurus. At any given time, there are 3 minds at work with or against one another!
Well here’s where I’m at; I love writing my blog even though my husband and daughter wonder why. I freely admit that my blog like 99% of all blogs is more or less an egocentric stream of consciousness. Over the short life of this blog, I’ve tried various ideas to entice a following because even though I am (supposedly) writing this for myself, don’t think for a minute that I don’t relish seeing the number of hits the blog has each day. I loved Six Word Memoir Monday and may try to reinstate it but I need your input! Conspiracy Theory Wednesday was a fantastic exposeé on the Kennedy Assassination, Top Ten Thursday allows for a wide range of subject matter and Tasty Tidbits Tuesday and Every Day Food are one of my joys.
BUT now I WANT YOU! I am 7 posts short of ONE THOUSAND! WOWIE ZOWIE! I only have to write 7 more posts and I will have reached a real benchmark for myself. I would love it if you would comment and give me some ideas as to what these next 7 posts should be about; Do you want a repeat of one of your favs or do you have a scathingly (or not so scathingly) brilliant idea I can incorporate into a post?
Pretty Please?!
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