Showing posts with label cardinal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cardinal. Show all posts

Saturday, February 15, 2020

Changing things up - Life is sweet album

Found this photo floating about and it's one of my all time favorite.
Because how often do I get a photo this great.
Seriously.
I'm an amateur that gets lucky every now and then
and this handsome dude came into our camp
and posed ever so prettily.
For quite some time.

Studio calico except for the banner which I think
is Bo Bunny and some cool washi.

Saturday, April 23, 2016

Strolling around The Desert Museum

Bighorn Sheep.

 Bobcat.
 Seahorses holding tails.
 Eels.
 Gila monster?
 Harris Hawk.
 Named Grumpy.
I love birds of prey.
 It was fuzzy and yellow.
 The hummingbird house.
 This is a momma feeding the baby and the
the big fluffy one is the baby.
 I could've stayed all day with these maniacs.
They really are very active and chatty.
 They also were quite good posers.
 Female cardinal.

It was a beautiful, hot day.
In the desert.

Friday, March 28, 2014

Bahia Honda State Park

Seemed to be the park of the birds. I know this is a woodpecker - that was in the Butterfly garden. He was sharing a bath with a mourning dove in these rocks.

Intricate spider webs also adorned the Butterfly garden with spiders just hanging around.

And the beautiful cardinal - followed us when we moved camps. I'm going with that. He came by and sang to us late in the evening.

Also a beautiful sunset by the old tressel bridge.

I have to look in my birdbook which is MIA on what type of bird this fellow is. He was quite bold and inquisitive landing in our campsite.

An onlooker from the trees - not quite so bold but lovely all the same.

And this guy was guarding the entrance of the Butterfly garden.

And this little dude was the greeter at the entrance and/or exit at the other end of the Butterfly gardens.

What you will not see is any Butterflies in the Butterfly Garden. Obviously
they didn't get the memo that that's where they're supposed to hang.

Its another lovely state park surrounded by water and beautiful sandy beaches. It's 
a lovely place to bike around and the campsites are nicely sized and somewhat private.


Sunday, March 23, 2014

And my gorgeous male's mate came a-calling

On the morning we were breaking came - the little woman popped in to  check out who her man was flirting with.

She was a lot shyer than he was and I had to work for these pix.

And maybe downright snooty.

Made herself at home on the Mister's bike. Hitching a ride.

Duck and cover. Remember that? And doesn't that quite date those of us who do. 

This is a female cardinal and while she is pretty - she can't outdo the male who is positively gorgeous.
It's her job to protect the nest and blend in.

Friday, March 21, 2014

Met a friendly, gorgeous male this weekend

at Curry Hammock State Park. He started his courtship way out there.

And decided to come for dinner and bring a dish.

Fortunately he chose not to share.

He checked out the grill although I'm not sure why since he ate his dish raw.

And then he posed for me about a foot away.

And we became best buds.