Saturday, October 5, 2013

Around the Yard, Oct 4


Saturday, October 4, 2013

Linking up Camera Critters and I'd-Rather-b-birdin  
I hope you are joining in and posting your birds and critters.

These are some scenes from last weekend up thru today.  Mostly sharing shots of my yardbirds, I am never tired of watching my yardbirds. The migrating warblers have been a real treat to see stopping in my yard for some berries. I believe last Saturday was my last sighting of my Ruby-throated Hummingbirds.  I will leave the hummer feeders up in case there are any hummers traveling south and need to stop for a re-fill.


The shot above and the one below are the beautiful Cape May Warbler.




The Nashville Warbler...I was wondering who named the warblers. There are many that have the names of places..like Nashville and Cape May...Tennessee...Connecticut...Canada....Kentucky.



A pretty juvenile Nashville Warbler.


One of my regular year round birds...the Carolina Chickadee.


Possibly my last sighting of the Ruby-throated Humming bird..until next year...see you then.


 Goldie Girl goes for a walk to the lake.


Last but not least..a chipper to make you laugh!!! He/she has a peanut in each cheek and tried to take another. I hope you enjoyed this series of birds and critters.

Thanks for stopping by and  I wish everyone a happy weekend.
 To see more beautiful photos and cute critters

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62 comments:

Joop Zand said...

These are beautiful Eileen,
the light, colors , sharpness and compositions are great.

Greetings, Joop

chica said...

Encantadoras tuas fotos! Adorei e desejo lindo fds! chica

Seraphinas Phantasie said...

Marvelous photos of this bird in gray and yellow. I like his feathers.
Have a nice and sunny weekend, Eileen.
Best regards, Synnöve

Elizabeth Edwards said...

love the chipmunk, Goldie Girl & the chickadee. great post. ( :
enjoy your weekend.

Carole M. said...

fabulous photos Eileen; I love the warbler and the chickadee (but the warbler is so colourful - love the yellows and rusts colours in birds). The chipmunk is comical.

Optimistic Existentialist said...

What a beautiful Cape May Warbler. And that chipmunk is seriously storing some food!

Mary Hillman (FB friend) said...

Eileen, look what I have been missing! My loss! Your photos are lovely and such good closeups! Wow. And when I read your words I can feel the love you have for birds and critters! Thank you for sharing.

holdingmoments said...

That Cape May Warbler is a beauty.
Love that last shot lol

Bob Bushell said...

Wow, the chipmunk is a winner, love him/her.

xinex said...

Beautiful shots, Eileen. I love the yellow bird, so pretty!...Christine

Lynne said...

Love the chipmunk photo and the reflections in the lake with Goldie Girl . . . wow. And the Warblers . . . traveling from far off distant places they are!

Ah heck . . . I just love all your photos!

Anonymous said...

Crisp, clear photos and Goldie Girl melts my heart!

DIMI said...

Hallo Eileen!!!
Wow!!!What an amazing post!!!!
Wonderful pictures and great captures!!!You are so sweet taken care for the Hummingbirds!!!Oh,i love the chipmunk shot!!!Your Goldie girl is so preety!!!!Beautiful reflection in the water!!!I sure enjoyed your today's post!!!!
Have a happy weekend!!!Hugs!!
Dimi...

Irma said...

Beautiful pictures Eileen.
The last picture is really great, I have to laugh.
Happy weekend, Irma

TexWisGirl said...

loved the cape may. always love goldie girl sightings. :) but that chippy made me grin from ear to ear.

Montanagirl said...

Beautiful Warblers! Terrific shot of Goldie and the reflection is gorgeous. Couldn't help but smile at the chipper shot!

Our Neck of the Woods said...

This is one of my favorite posts ever! That last photo made me crack up, so funny! The warblers are really pretty and you got some wonderful shots of them. The photo of Goldie Girl is so beautiful, too. Really enjoyed this post!

Coloring Outside the Lines said...

All super, but I love the Carolina Chickadee, Goldie Girl and the cute little chub cheeks at the end!

Icy BC said...

Beautiful birds, and the chipper is a treat to see..I enjoy it all very much, thank you!

Betty Manousos said...

such beautiful little birds!
and so excellently photographed.

the yellow bird is just so pretty!

xo

Debbie said...

omgosh...you need to do a laugh alert for the chipper, almost lost my tea!!

you are getting some beautiful close ups eileen, providing us a great look at all the details of these beautiful birds!! i have not seen a hummer in weeks.....

your goldie is soooo sweet!!

sandyland said...

simply beautiful

rainfield61 said...

Oh no, don't make the chipper laugh.

Rohrerbot said...

Sweet shots of those warblers Eileen!!! And the chippy filling his face is so adorable! I'm hoping I'll see a Ruby throat this year. It appears a second wave from Canada migrate through my home town in October....when I'll be there. I'm crossing my fingers:)

Karen said...

Beautiful bird shots Eileen! Love the reflection on the lake, and that chippie DID make me laugh out loud!

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous bird photos ~ what a great yard you have and the last photo is precious ~ what a delight! ~ happy day to you ~ ^_^

Emilie's daughter said...

So charming, lovely and interesting! Thank you! Christa

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

HI Eileen You are right about one thing - you made me laugh out loud with the last shot. that is so funny and class. Love Goldie sitting peacefully at that lovely scene.

~Kim at Golden Pines~ said...

I really did enjoy this series of photos, especially that greedy little chipmunk, who is just adorable!!

I hope you're enjoying your weekend--Rain on the way for us, which is really going to be welcome in my corner of VA!

Pat said...

Beautiful shots of the yard birds. That little chipmunk is adorable.

Unknown said...

The birds are beautiful, but the chipmunk stole the show. That's so adorable. Have a lovely weekend!

Anni said...

OMGosh....this last image just made me spew my drink on the desk!! Eileen...that is such a FUN picture. And as always love your bird photos. Don't forget the place name of the Carolina Chickadee too.

Now you have me wondering just who DID come up with the names of the warblers.

Susan Cook said...

I like the chipmunk picture. We don't have any of those now. I swear they don't have them in VA like I used to when I lived in NH

I love your birds too. Happy Saturday :)

George said...

I'm very impressed with the portraits of birds you got for this post -- they are all marvelous. I also like your photo of the chipmunk.

VioletSky said...

There is something so cuddly about the chickadee!
I was totally not expecting that last picture and almost spilled my tea!!

HappyK said...

All the photos are just great but that last one tops them all. Super!!

Pallavi said...

Beautiful pictures but the last picture made me laugh! Haha. So cute :D

Tammy said...

Oh my, those overstuffed cheeks are hilarious!!! The Cape May warbler is a stunner!!!

Linda said...

Ha! Love the chipmunk! Your bird shots are great too.

PhenoMenon said...

Love love love the pics. Especially the chipmunk.

PhenoMenon

Red Nomad OZ said...

It's always a pleasure to see your birds - but today it was even more of a pleasure to be cheered up by that chipmunk!! I've only ever read about them or seen them on cartoons - where I thought their cheeks were an exaggeration!! Now I see they're NOT!

Stephanie said...

Gorgeous shots. Love the one of the dog with the reflection.

katerchen said...

die Vögel kommen hier nun auch näher an das Haus und ein Eichhörnchen huschte schon durch den Garten..

Danke für die schönen Bilder sagt das katerchen mit einem LG von hier

Stewart M said...

Great set of shots! The final one made me laugh - fit to burst really!

Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

PS: sorry for slow reply - I have been out of phone / internet range for most of the week - rather nice if the truth be told!

Sue said...

Ha-that chipmunk made me laugh--so cute!

lina@happy family said...

The last photo makes me laugh :D
Like seeing the bird shots and your lovely dog.
Thanks for dropping by. I've good news, my eye is much better today :)

Gattina said...

Adorable pictures !
Love the last one !

Mary said...

All photos are beautiful, but I fell in love with the last one! So cute! :)

vivi ka said...

Goldie girl has hair again!! :) I am very happy to see her again in this beautiful photo near the lake!! I laughed with the last one and i loved the Carolina Chickadee. So cute!!!
I wish you a happy new week!!!

EG CameraGirl said...

I wish my yard was a stopover spot for warblers! I guess I'm not on their route. Oh, well, I can always check who's passing through yours. ;))

orchid0324 said...

Dearest Eileen,
Lovely warblers, May; how sweet they are, I LOVE their cute eyes as well as amazing feather♡♡♡ Haha, chipper "chipmunk" really is adorable(^_^)v
Wish to take a walk with you and Goldie Girl, if possible♬♬♬

Sending you lots of love and hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*

Brian King said...

The Cape May Warbler is a little beauty! I had to laugh at the chipmunk! That's awesome!!!

magiceye said...

Gorgeous captures!!

Anonymous said...

Hi Eileen, My two favorites of the day are the Chipmunk and Goldie. The other pictures are quite good, too. Have a super nice coming week!

Giga said...

Bardzo zachłanna jest ta wiewiórka :). Piesek z pewnością kąpał się w jeziorze.Pozdrawiam.
This is a very greedy squirrel :). The dog will be bathed in the lake. Yours.

ShannonW said...

Such great shots! You get some excellent up close shots.

Goldie Girl is beautiful!

NatureFootstep said...

I like the rich yellow color of the little Cape May Warbler. And I hope the little humemr comes back in spring.

And you are right, the chipmung brought forward a smile. .)

Rambling Woods said...

Made me smile

Maria said...

That chipper is sure funny. The Chickadee and Warblers are awesome.

Kay L. Davies said...

Beautiful birds, Eileen. I'm always a sucker for a chickadee. And the chipmunk is too, too cute. But of course Goldie Girl is my favorite!
K

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

The birds are wonderful as always. And the chipmunk makes me laugh out loud!!! What a fabulous picture.

Brightcetera said...

Your photos have me smiling from ear to ear, Eileen! They're absolutely terrific!

~ Karen

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