Like this Northern House Wren, I just poked my head out to see if the smokey air is clear enough to take a neighborhood walk … #Wrensday #Wildlife #Nature #Birds

Hummingbirds do appear about summertime here #BirdOfTheDay Alt theme #SummerVisitors (migratory birds associated with summer) #Wildlife #Nature #Birds

American Kestrel perched in dead/bare branches #BirdOfTheDay theme #RedOrDead (or bird on bare winter branches) #Wildlife #Nature #Birds

A Cooper’s hawk on my red table, for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #RedOrDead (any bird with red in the capture but not on the bird) #Wildlife #Nature #Birds

Chorus treefrog on the edge… #Frogs #ToadTuesday #Nature #Wildlife

Rocks that got me to click a pic at Craters of the Moon #RockinTuesday #Nature

Eagle claw clench #RaptorTuesday #TalonTuesday #Nature #Wildlife #Birds

A pair of snapping turtles rolling in the pond … like a roll in the hay ya might say… #Twosday #TurtleTuesday #Nature #Wildlife #Turtle #Invasive

A pair of greater yellowlegs for #BirdOfTheDay themes #FabulousWaders and Alt #Speckled 
 #Twosday #Wildlife #Nature #Birds

First digital bird picture in my photos is a Robbin in nest with babies using an Olympus D-550 w/2.8x Optical Zoom (my first digital camera in about 2005). General interest in bird pics is relatively new for me… #BirdOfTheDay #Firsts and Alt theme #Robins

Wild pink rose bloom smiles … #PinkMonday 
#WildFlower #BloomScrolling #BloomSmiles

Wildflower blue, a Monday smile for all of you … a wild Geranium they say… #MondayBlues #WildFlower #BloomScrolling #BloomSmiles

Robin sings for me … #BirdOfTheDay Alt theme #Robins 
#Nature #Wildlife #Birds

When I first noticed cedar waxwings I thought wow what a fun bird. Still a favorite to see those masked bandits! #BirdOfTheDay #Firsts #Wildlife #Nature #Birds

Just sitting here watching this bloom unfold one petal at a time … It’s everlasting, I might be here a while… #OrangeSun #SundayYellow #BloomSmiles #BloomScrolling #Nature

Hoverfly bee impersonation on red-orange-yellow-orange-yellow bloom… #OrangeSun #SundayYellow #BloomSmiles #BloomScrolling #Nature #Hoverflies

This Sowthistle impersonating a dandelion’s bad hair day got me to stop for a pic. “They say” hoverflies like’em … #SundayYellow #BloomScrolling #BloomSmiles #Nature

This Mexican Sunflower has a yellow bouquet in its center! #OrangeSun #SundayYellow #BloomSmiles #BloomScrolling #Nature

Hummingbird flashed its tail feathers at me… #BirdOfTheDay #BestOfJuly #Wildlife #Nature #Birds

Black-capped Chickadee sit’n in a tree looks back at me… #SmallBirdSaturday #Nature #Wildlife #Birds

Feral cat in the yard … I sneak pics through a window #Caturday #Cats

Part 2, a video clip of the sparrow in my front hedge bush for #BirdOfTheDay Alt theme #HedgingYourBets

I walked right by this sparrow in my front hedge bush. It was sleeping, so I went in and got my camera and it was still there when I got back out there… #BirdOfTheDay Alt theme #HedgingYourBets #Wildlife #Nature #Birds

Hummingbird looking up for #BirdOfTheDay theme #OverTheRainbow #Nature #Wildlife #Birds

A spot of creek in the forest… #ForestFriday #Nature #Creek

Cabbage white butterfly sampling purple #PurpleFriday #FlowersOnFriday #Butterfly #BloomScrolling

It’s not everyday I run across a crock of blooms brewing… #FlowersOnFriday #FloralFriday #BloomScrolling #BloomSmiles

A couple leaves in full bloom over purple flowers makes me think it’s way too early for fall! #PurpleFriday #FlowersOnFriday #BloomScrolling #BloomSmiles

Purple flower and bee - part 2 (video clip) #PurpleFriday #FlowersOnFriday #Bees #BloomScrolling #BloomSmiles

Purple flower and bee - part 1 (still) #PurpleFriday #FlowersOnFriday #Bees #BloomScrolling #BloomSmiles