Finally .. A Monarch butterfly

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I am now starting to see Monarch Butterflies. I have only see a couple so far this year. I have blogged about their story before .. they as just amazing creatures and so beautiful. 

~ Rick


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Blue Jay paradise?

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Teresa took the Blue Jay photo above while we were hiking last Friday. I took the second photo. I don’t know that I have ever seen more Blue Jays in one spot. We saw several. They all ran when the crows showed up. 

~ Rick

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Curious Cardinal

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While we were at Hocking Hills on Friday, we found a great place to sit and watch the birds. This female cardinal was serious about checking us out.

The second photo was taken on a picnic table as she hopped around .. I guess this was her best long jump😬. 

I also took a photo of her in flight. This one is not as good (quality is low). But here it is.  

~ Rick

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Go to the view

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Teresa and I spent  Friday at Hocking Hills State Park. This photo is from Cedar Falls. It was a beautiful day to be out with my wife and nature. Sometimes you just go to where the photo is, and get the shot. 

~ Rick  


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Black-billed Cuckoo

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I believe this is a Black-billed Cuckoo. A big shotout to Dyna for helping me with this one. The photo was not very helpful since have the body is not visible. I think that is what I like about it most .. she is so well hidden.

She looks grey, but I believe that is actually brown. Lighting can change a photo! The photo below was taken near the same location, but the lighting was different and the birds was at a different angle, relative to the sun. Brown .. and I think this too is a cuckoo. Maybe. That beak does not look the same, maybe :).  

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Have a great weekend.  

~ Rick


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