Monday, June 20, 2011

Birds and Flowers

For My World Tuesday today, I'm going to publish two photos taken in my yard over the last week. I'm also entering it into Camera Critters because of the birds.

We get birds that nest on the ground in our yard, digging into tufts of grass. Their eggs have hatched, and here's a photo of them.
The bushes in front of our door suddenly burst into flower, and the smell is wonderful, almost overwhelming every time I walk outside. (Yes, spring can be late here.)
And there are a couple of pieces of the world in my yard over the last week!
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28 comments:

  1. Sylvia KJune 20, 2011 at 8:22 AM

    What delightful captures for the day, Al!! Love the little ones in the next and lilacs are one of my favorites! Hope your week is off to a great start! Enjoy!

    Sylvia

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  2. AnonymousJune 20, 2011 at 8:23 AM

    Amazing, Al! Lucky you, getting so close to these micro birds ;-)
    Have a nice week, and keep watching the guys...

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  3. AnonymousJune 20, 2011 at 8:31 AM

    Oh my, such tiny vulnerable birds!

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  4. My name is RietJune 20, 2011 at 9:32 AM

    Oh wow,that is a great shot.

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  5. UnknownJune 20, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    Great shots!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  6. Penelope NotesJune 20, 2011 at 1:22 PM

    That is an incredible shot of the new life about to emerge from the eggs. I believe those are feathery wisps on the eggs. I wonder if it is from the mother sitting on them or from the hatching chicks themselves. :)

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  7. ArijaJune 20, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    Such adorable little squatters in your yard.I hope to see more of them as they grow.
    Your lilac bush is a picture and it's bitter-sweet scent certainly is heady. A lovely post.

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  8. KelJune 20, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    nice to meet another wysiwyg photographer (what you see is what you got), you 'see' well :)

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  9. fjällripanJune 20, 2011 at 3:23 PM

    Beautiful! I love those lilacs, they smells so good and the small birds are just so cute :)

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  10. flowers delivery mumbaiJune 20, 2011 at 5:57 PM

    Really interesting, thanks for the detailed information. I love flowers and the information you provided worth to me.

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  11. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪June 20, 2011 at 7:18 PM

    Are these baby birds? I just read about somethig not so nice which people in the Philipines eat.

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  12. AnonymousJune 20, 2011 at 8:42 PM

    beautiful shots. wow, those babies are so fascinating.

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  13. Leckeres für Mensch und KatzeJune 21, 2011 at 2:47 AM

    I will be happy if you join us on PicStory. This post would be nice with the beautiful flowers. And I love the first pic! :) LG Tina

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  14. Esther GarviJune 21, 2011 at 4:52 AM

    Beautiful!!!

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  15. IndraniJune 21, 2011 at 5:10 AM

    Those new borns are a delight to watch. Great pictures.

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  16. MaritesJune 21, 2011 at 7:23 AM

    awww..hope all of the newborns will grow into adults. Love those flowers!

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  17. anemonenJune 21, 2011 at 7:27 AM

    Wonderful to see a newborn. How lucky you are capturing it on photo. The flowers are beautiful, too.

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  18. EstherJune 21, 2011 at 12:39 PM

    LA PRIMERA ES EL MARAVILLOSO MILAGRO DE LA VIDA Y LA SEGUNDA TAMBIÉN, LAS FLORES SE ABREN A LA VIDA EN PRIMAVERA HACIÉNDONOS DISFRUTAR CON SU BELLEZA Y SU AROMA. DOS HERMOSAS IMÁGENES AL. BESOS

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  19. TesJune 21, 2011 at 12:59 PM

    Such beautifully vibrant photos! :) Love it!

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  20. alfonsoJune 21, 2011 at 2:32 PM


    · Last year I had a nest with three tiny birds on a pear tree. It was wonderful. I know how you feel yourself.

    · regards

    CR & LMA
    ________________________________
    ·

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  21. ClytieJune 21, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    The baby birds are so precious! I hope you can get more pictures as they grow up!

    As for the gorgeous flowers ... when oh when are they going to invent scratch-n-sniff computer monitors???

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  22. Leckeres für Mensch und KatzeJune 22, 2011 at 1:29 AM

    :) Thank´s for joining us on PicStory! LG Tina :)

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  23. AnonymousJune 22, 2011 at 8:24 AM

    Beautiful shots!
    Love your photo of the baby birds, hope to see more pictures of them.
    Your Lilac is beautiful. Mine didn't bloom this spring.
    Have a nice Wednesday.

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  24. snowwhiteJune 22, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    Thanks for wonderful captures! Newly hatched chicks look so fragile and I couldn’t see where heads and wings are?? But they look warm and soft. Tiny lives are there! I didn’t know appearances of baby birds are very different from ones of adult birds.
    Al, have a nice week!

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  25. Sallie (FullTime-Life)June 23, 2011 at 11:44 PM

    Al -- those are really BABY birds! It will be great to watch their progress.

    I was thrilled to see lilacs in parts of Colorado and in high desert Oregon on our roadtrip. Sometimes we miss spring flowers altogher coming from Florida. I knew they'd be gone by the time we reached the Willamette Valley in Oregon (where we are going to sepnd the summer).

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  26. Guantes DE NitriloJuly 2, 2011 at 7:26 AM

    Wow this is beautiful I have never seen anything like it.

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  27. Florerias Estado De MexicoJuly 19, 2011 at 2:22 PM

    I've just decided to create a blog, which I have been wanting to do for a while. Thanks for this post, it's really useful!

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  28. FirasOctober 19, 2012 at 10:19 PM

    Very beautiful post! They look very delicate... which makes me think about the delicateness in lives!

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