My Weekly Bird ABC

As I was thinking about this weeks post,I knew which bird had to be first.

The first two pictures are taken by Jake last summer.

This is the Golden-winged Warbler.

This little bird has shown signs of decline and is being watched very carefully.

When Jake saw this bird foraging along the creek in our park he knew it was special.

The pictures are not the best poses,but because the bird is somewhat rare

they are very special to us.

Below,anther photo by Jake of the Green-winged Teal. I think this is the only time we have seen a Green-winged Teal in our area. The picture was taken many years ago,using slide film. A Great-crested Flycatcher posed for Jake last summer. This one was in Winnipeg,Manitoba

I was fortunate to be able to capture this picture of a Gray Catbird.

He was heading towards the raisins,put out for the Robins.

Last fall I had the pleasure of photographing this Great Egret,

just down the road from our home.

The Great Blue Heron struck a nice pose for Jake.

Photographing the Golden-crowned Kinglet is not easy.

I felt fortunate to get this picture,which is not great.

These little guys seldom sit still very long.

While in Winnipeg last year we walked through the park and found this baby Great-horned Owl. He did not seem to mind that I wanted his picture.

On another occasion I was able to get pictures of an adult Great-horned Owl.

This was also in the park in Winnipeg.

The earth is the Lord's and everything in it.

Psalm 24:1