Common Sense

Watching the common grackle bathe on a hot day reminded me of a magical time and the other common things I’ve left behind in Ohio–lightning bugs, summer rain, and best friends. #birding #common The common grackle.  I didn’t really notice them when I was young. This is most likely because they were just that, “common.”…

Common Sense

Watching the common grackle bathe on a hot day reminded me of a magical time and the other common things I’ve left behind in Ohio–lightning bugs, summer rain, and best friends. #birding #common

Good as Gold

Good as Gold: Little bits of sunshine flitting and fussing about the garden, engulfing the feeders to gobble up sunflower seeds, pausing at the brook to lap droplets of water on the hot summer afternoon.  #birding American Goldfinches: Little bits of sunshine flitting and fussing about the garden, engulfing the feeders to gobble up sunflower…

Good as Gold

Little bits of sunshine flitting and fussing about the garden, engulfing the feeders to gobble up sunflower seeds, pausing at the brook to lap droplets of water on the hot summer afternoon. #birding

Wings

Sometimes it isn’t enough to stop and smell the flowers. Sometimes they need to be tasted. These fellows do it right. #flylikeabutterfly Sometimes it isn’t enough to stop and smell the flowers. Sometimes they need to be tasted. These fellows do it right. #flylikeabutterfly View On WordPress

Wings

Sometimes it isn’t enough to stop and smell the flowers. Sometimes they need to be tasted. These fellows do it right. #flylikeabutterfly

Little Gem

Little Gems at Secor Metropark in Sylvania, Ohio.  #toledometroparks Chickabee and I visited Secor Metropark in Sylvania, Ohio.  As with five other Toledo Metroparks, Secor includes a “Window on Wildlife.”  With both indoor and outdoor viewing, visitors can watch all manner of bird and beastie enjoy bird feeders, garden blossoms, and running water. I frequent…

Little Gem

Little Gems at Secor Metropark in Sylvania, Ohio.  #toledometroparks #birding