Golden Crown .. Maybe

I did not get a good look at this bird. This was the only phpoto I captured. I think it is a Golden-crowned Kinglet, but I may never know for sure. I am going to return to this area soon and see if I see more. They are in this area in the winter so maybe!

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Birthdays Of Loved Ones

Mom would have been 93 today. She departed this life 22 years ago. To say I miss her is an understatement.

I see post form friends that have lost their loved ones as well .. so today's post is a beautiful Northern Cardinal for all of the empty places in hearts everwhere. Hugs to all, and I love you Mom!

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Looking At You

I really enjoyed photographing this Blue Jay. He was eating these berries and having a good time. In that top photo he seemed to be looking at me. That was cute.

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A Creeper

This was a first. We were hiking at Charleston Falls Preserve one day last week. I thought I saw a woodpecker but after a closer look I quickly realized it wasn't. What I photographed was a Brown Creeper.

The creepers behavior is descried on Wikipedia, which really was visible when we saw this cool bird:

Brown creepers forage on tree trunks and branches, typically spiraling upwards from the bottom of a tree trunk, and then flying down to the bottom of another tree. They creep slowly with their body flattened against the bark, probing with their beak for insects. They will rarely feed on the ground. They mainly eat small arthropods found in the bark, but sometimes they will eat seeds in winter.

Very cool bird and thankful to see one on this warmer December day.

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I’m Only Here For The Feast

We don't see Black Vultures this far north very often. It happens, but just not that often. On this day, they found a deer off the side of the road and they were there in numbers. Kind of look like Mr Ugly (Turkey Vulture).

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