Continuing the King Bird tale

All the chicks from the previous posting have fledged. Squawking for food .

one happy fella

this chick could not handle a large red grub and parent retrieved it to give to another

and it appears that it will not survive

nice big green caterpillar for the Grackle's dinner

Even at this late date the Mallards are raising families

Our old friend the one eyed vixen still hanging around.

Short Entry Kingbird young feeding

Weather/Wildlife/Me  all in the doldrums. Not out and touring much last few days but did mange to get these pics. of the 3 new arrivals,  after monitoring progress of the nest for several weeks.

Waiting and demanding. Parent arriving to the right.

 

Bits n pieces

Cruising the back-roads, at 9:45 pm came upon 5 Sandhill Cranes preparing to bed down for the night.
Light was fading fast (dusk) and this is all that the camera was able to record (RAW).
The light dots are reflections of their eyes from car headlights.

  But when it was all run through the computer this was result.

They were in the middle of a roadside Beaver Pond. 

15 minutes earlier on same stretch of road:

4 Loons No young ones

 Who Names Birds anyway?

This is a Yellow-Rumped Warbler. Due to a small yellow spot on the backside. Certainly not its most distinguishing mark!

 How about Masked Warbler

How about "Masked" Warbler? or Racoon Faced? Or Bandit even?

Mother Wood-Duck and her 6 little ones.

Our local Chipmunk enjoying a Granola Bar

Pair of Otters and some feathered fauna.

6:30 to 7 am. Again cruising the shore on what appears to be a Bullfrog hunt.

Mate out in the weeds while this one looks for a vantage point.

Heading back in to join mate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

who has been busy in the weeds.

Giving me the Evil-Eye

Let's go already!

Giving up, the pair head out  across the pond.

he's either looking for fleas or has stabbed himself by accident

Young Red-wing Blackbirds hoping to be fed

Wonder why it's called Red-eyed Vireo?

Tree Toad study and more.

Note the wee green bit below the red V

Toad mere 1 inch

Otters still around. This one cruising the shore hunting Bullfrogs

Eastern King-Birds