where water levels are dropping rapidly....a few more days and we should be able to walk right out and peek around the corner of the bushes.
the big story though has been babies....lots and lots of babies...
the baby Barn Swallows that had been raised in the rafters of the roof of our gazebo fledged yesterday.....here are 3 of the 4.
of course they spent most of their time on the far side of the bushes with lots of twigs in the way...
but occasionally one would perch out in the open. Of course they weren't the only babies...
here is a baby Spotted Towhee having a bath...
and a baby Pine Siskin doing the same. Not all birds seen were babies...
Cedar Waxwings are seen frequently but no youngsters yet.
young house finch have been seen but this one is an adult male.
A species we don't see here very often...
are Northwestern Crows. Crows tend to be attracted to man made areas, which is sort of the case here as some people have been leaving garbage where they shouldn't, much to the crows delight!
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