Splish Splash..... Bird Nest?

If I were a bird would I want to nest in a really Splashing place with lotsa action?

Everyday when I come home from work I park at the 'Splish Splash Car Wash' and get my mail. Last week I kept hearing baby birds and so I got to looking around. Now if you were a bird would you choose to build a nest at a busy car wash? I think not, but surprise! this is what I found. A Splashy place to build a nest










What letter would I choose.... It would have to be one that holds my nesting
material without falling out. The P was a good guess.....and yes there were
nesting material but no birds. They must have fledged.
I still can hear the chirping..so I continue to look.









The Red R was my next guess. Bingo!

So I got comfortable and sat and waited. Soon...... mom arrives

Feeding baby #1

Is that all there was? Hey! We're still hungry in here

Awww come on.... mom!

Get me a big juicy bug

Hey! I'll be happy with a worm

or even a little tiny bee

It looks like mom is thinking this over.

Ok says baby... I'll shut up and wait

But Mom! There's a fly right out there ...get it for me!!

waa waa waa

Pleeeeeese.....

All righty then we'll sit here and be good until you come back.

So devotedly birds tend to their young in the
nest, and so intuitively they gently nudge
them to flight.

To God be The Glory ~ Great Things He Hath done.

The Butterfly sipper.....

Did you know that a butterfly tastes with his feet
smells with his antennae and can hear vibrations through
his wings? I have a hummingbird feeder on my office window
and was surprised to see this pretty butterfly sipping
sugar water.

The male hummingbird came along as seen
on the right.... but took one look and didn't stay.

The butterfly on the other hand took his good old time and
wasn't in a hurry to leave, if he felt the hummingbird
wing vibrations he didn't let on.

I tried to get in close but shooting through the window at an
angle wasn't easy.

The hummer sat below the window in my Rose of Sharon
waiting his turn.

To God be The Glory ~ Great Things He Hath Done

There's a Red Moon Rising.....

Did you know that each month the full moon has a different name?
I didn't until I googled 'full moon' tonight to see why
ours was red.
August moon is named 'Full Sturgeon Moon'
Some Native American tribes knew that the sturgeon of the Great Lakes
and Lake Champlain were most readily caught during this full Moon.
Others called it the Green Corn Moon or the Grain Moon.
All I know is as soon as the sun went down, the moon was
seen rising above the tree line. And it was very red.

I was on my way home and I pulled over and took some pictures.

I noticed a black ring running through the moon and ....

it moved down as seen here

And it looked like a second ring was starting.

If any of you are into astronomy you may know what this means

All I know is that it was different and very pretty

Since I was taking night shots I got this one of a monument
and the sky as darkness settled in.

About 5 minutes later and on up the road, I pulled
over again and shot this picture. By now the color turned
more to gold.

And on the opposite side of the sky, it was pink from the sun
setting.

Interesting moon rising shots.

To God be The Glory ~ Great Things He hath done

Some Scenic Drive bys.......

August is a quieter time in the backyard and I do

have to leave my porch and drive out into the
country in search of something more exciting.
This evening was a good one for sightings.

A perfect setting for the fawn and his sibling

But.. they sure didn't stay long when they saw me stop

These two fawns were far away in front of a tall field of
Corn, the tassle blowing in the wind. Did you know:
the tassels constitute the male portion of the
plant which supplies the pollen.

A little further down the road and another deer far
away but with a very pretty backdrop of a fence
and trees and Queen Anne's Lace.

The light was fading fast and my Sony H5 doesn't
do well in low light, (H9 still not back) but... the
results were quite pleasing to me. The pictures
that follow look like water color prints.

A few Canadian geese in a pond

Maybe Mallards, I couldn't tell, but loved the picture

And then the 'catch of the day' I saw the long neck raised
high and there was a Blue Heron fishing

I was far enough away he was not concerned about
me and my camera.

Finding nothing of interest he looks off and then...

he is up up and away!

To god be The Glory ~ Great Things He Hath Done.