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They are Back, yesterday I talked about the migration beginning for some of the birds in my area. Well, not for these two birds. They were gone during the month of July, nesting and raising their young. But they are back, amazing how it all changes, one group leaves and the next one comes back.

The Chickadee and the Blue Jay’s are back in my yard. One of the things I love about the Chickadees, they are not to afraid of people. If the feeder is empty and I go outside, heading towards the garden shed where I keep the bird seed. They actually follow me and go back and forth in the trees every where I walk, waiting for me to get some food for them.

Oh, and I found another orange leaf laying on a green leaf. Summer and Fall together as one.

Have a Great Weekend

They are Back

by Sandra J

Nature in its Smallest Form

By Sandra | May 26, 2021

Nature in its Smallest Form, in the broadest sense, is the natural, physical, material world of Creation. It is often taken to mean the “natural environment” or wilderness, wild animals, rocks, forest, and in general those things that have not been substantially altered by human intervention, or which persist despite human intervention.

Nature; the Natural Beauty of life.

I don’t see rainbows very often and this one came out late in the evening after a little rain we were having, right before sunset.

Nature in its Smallest Form

by Sandra J

Only the Chickadee Today

By Sandra | January 18, 2021

Only the Chickadee Today, strange weather we have been having lately. Rain and freezing rain, so a lot of the birds are hanging out in the forest except for these little ones. There is still some snow on the pine trees in the background making for a nice backdrop to the photo.

Only the Chickadee Today

by Sandra J

All About the Little Ones Today

By Sandra | December 18, 2020

All About the Little Ones Today, the Chickadee, one of the smaller species of song birds. So tiny but fast, I have been trying to get a photo of this little one in motion for a long time.

I finally did it today, I had to turn the shutter speed up to 1/8000 of a Second to attempt to stop its wings in motion. There is still a little motion blur, but now I know how fast the shutter has to open to even get close to slowing down these little ones.

On cold winter nights, these birds can reduce their body temperature by as much as 12°C (from their normal temperature of about 42°C) to conserve energy. Such a capacity for torpor is not very common in birds.