Fledgling House Wren

Sweet little House Wrens have fledged from a nest in our yard.

Hooded Warbler

White Coneflower

Immature Broad-winged Hawk

Wood Duck

Lesser Yellowlegs

Great Spangled Fritillary

American Goldfinch

A pair of American Goldfinch getting a drink at one of the bird baths in our yard.

Black-capped Chickadee

Juvenile Black-capped Chickadee from a family that fledged in the woods next to our house.

Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow basking in the light of the "golden hour" just before sunset.

Killdeer

American Avocets

Southward migration of these elegant shorebirds is already underway.

Eastern Meadowlark

Smooth Sailing

"On a day when the wind is perfect,

the sail just needs to open

and the world is full of beauty...

Today is such a day."  ~ Rumi

Green Heron

Mallard Nest

Happy 4th of July!

Cloudy Sunset

Heavy clouds linger over Lake Erie after sunset tonight.

Bobolink

The Bobolink winters in South America, as far south as Argentina.  It breeds here in the summer in tall grasslands.  Its numbers are declining since the habitat it needs, which is tall undisturbed grass for nesting in the summer months, is becoming harder and harder for them to find.

Click on the photo above for an expanded view of this male in striking breeding plumage.