A good weekend

Having the past two days off from work allowed me to get some yard work done. I got a few things planted but there is still lots to do.

I sent the pictures of the dead bird I found to the Bell Museum. They identified it as a Yellow Warbler but did not want the bird because it was not in good enough condition.

I saw a few American Redstarts yesterday

Yellow Warbler

 

Looking at the photos again, I think this is actually a Wilsons Warbler.

Common Yellowthroat

Racoon

Scat with bones and fur (not sure what animals scat this is)

Red Squirrel

This was a surprise today, a Common Nighthawk. I heard its "peent" call and decided to look for it. For such a stationary bird taking its photo was quite difficult.

Mallards

Catbirds

Rabbit

Dead bird photos

Ruby-throated Hummingbirds!

The hummingbirds finally showed up! It was exciting! last Sunday I saw my first one. I know of at least two (a male and female i believe ) that have visited the feeders.

Also some Swallows have moved into one of the bird houses.

And sadly today I came across a dead bird, not sure what kind it is. I called the DNR and they were uninterested.

No Hummingbirds yet

The weather has been up and down. I haven't seen a Ruby-Throated Hummingbird yet this year. But the Orioles have found my feeders.

And the Squirrels were hungry and started eating the blooms on the Magnolia.

One of our neighbors lets their cat out to wander.

He sat in the backyard for a while and at one point was trying to catch voles in the hay.

Pretty sunset.

Green Heron

Bald Eagle. It was being chased by some Crows and swooped down and picked something up from the edge of the marsh, not sure what it got though.

Male Cardinal (and a female blackbird)

Brown Thrasher

Black and White Warbler!

So i was having coffee out on this deck this morning before work and I saw this guy!

Its a black and White Warbler! I only got this one shot because it flew off to a different tree and kept moving around!