![Drop Crown.. [ Explore #2 ]](http://static.flickr.com/4059/4231438863_17461115ac_t.jpg "Drop Crown.. [ Explore #2 ]")
This is the river as it passed our house last Spring, after the snow melted in the nearby mountains. We have the little stone wall there to make a little pool area. I got a river tube, but I didn’t (yet) have the courage to float the river…but I will. The sign, naming our little inlet, was put there by us, somewhat in jest. I feel that it can serve as something of a landmark to the floaters going by. We sit by the inlet late in the afternoons, sipping something cold and enjoying the beautiful view. Wouldn’t you just love to jump on an inner tube or raft and go for it?
Filed under: The Wildlife I Love to See | Tags: The Wildlife I Love to See, Winter scenes, white-tail deer, buck
He was a little bit shy, the day he stopped by for a snack in our yard, but we were quick with the camera and caught him as he headed to the river. He took a minute to pose for the camera, then he was gone. The bucks seem to come infrequently, but the “girls” are here every day to grace me with their presence. How did I get so lucky?
Filed under: The Wildlife I Love to See | Tags: aerial ballet, black-capped chickadees, blue birds, sunflower seeds, The Wildlife I Love to See, wild bird seed
Last Spring and Summer, we had dozens of different beautiful birds hanging around the yard, thanks to the wild bird feed that I distributed every day. One was an especially pretty blue bird…similar to a blue jay, but different. We still aren’t sure about what type he is. Now that it’s freezing cold, I still put out the food (mostly sunflower seeds), but the birds are limited to black-capped chickadees and a small brown bird that arrives and leaves in a tightly-knit flock of about 5 dozen. The brown bird flock lands high in a tree, then they nose-dive straight down towards the wooden shed roof…fluttering their wings just in time to make a soft landing. It’s impossible to tell who is the leader…who directs them to take off all at the same time and land all at the same time. I’m mesmerized by their aerial ballet..
