Wednesday, December 10, 2008

They Rock In The Treetops...

Okay, so I don't have any Rockin' Robins to share but I've been wanting to share some of the bird shots I've taken over the past week or so. I had to look up a couple of these so I could share the names if I could. The first photo is of a few Clark Grebes that were swimming around together at the lake. (You can click on any picture for a larger view.)


The next one is a heron. I know there are different kinds but I think this is a Great Blue Heron. I took this on my foggy morning at the lake at it was just sitting there near the edge of the lake on the branch.


The next two I took at the Huntington Library & Botanical Gardens and it looks like a picture of an Acorn Woodpecker so that's what I'm calling it (smile).


And I could be wrong about this one but I think it's a yellow warbler.


And this was, I think, the most interesting bird in the tree that I've seen. It's called Dead Bird. First it took me a minute to realize that it was a bird, then another minute to realize it was a dead bird and I stood there for a while wondering what happened to it that it would die like that, up in a tree and wind up just hanging there.

8 comments:

simply divina said...

Wow, nice photos.so lovely.

Sherrie said...

Hi!
Awesome Photos!! Maybe the dead bird died of old age! Thanks for stopping by my place.

Sherrie

Unknown said...

Wonderful photos! One day, with the Lord's help I'll take a decent photo of a bird!

me ann my camera said...

The Heron photo with the reflection in the water is amazing!! A very nice photo capture, as are the others as well.

escape said...

birds are always sweet to look at.

magiceye said...

wow!! awesome!!!

roentare said...

Truely artistic shots

Beautiful

Judy said...

I also know where there is a dead bird, but we are avoiding it, because it is in the half-eaten and ready for rolling stage. Canada goose, likely exsanguination. Yours is, if I can say it, better looking.

But I love the heron!
Thanks for sharing!