Bird Watching

[lavendertook]

For lbilover. This is a terrible pic--he don't got no head--but he is indeed a scarlet tanager and I'll be surprised if I ever get a better pic because they flit fast, but I got this view today:


This scarlet tanager boy was high up in a tree by the path around Greenbelt Lake. I think I saw the tanager girl nearby--olive with a light chest. And the most gorgeous bright tangerine oriole flit by about 4 feet in front of me. We were all very happy for sunny cool weather. It was a gorgeous day to take off from work.

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[baranduin.livejournal.com]

Wow!!!!

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

I wonder if he's the same boy I've seen twice the past week out my window, a little less than a mile from this spot, or if we've got a bunch of them hanging out in the area now.

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous!

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

They are!

[julchen11.livejournal.com]

Simply fantastic!

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

I am lucky to see them here.

[addie71.livejournal.com]

Wow. So bright!

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

They are!

[jan-u-wine.livejournal.com]

I think the Headless Tanager might well give the Horseman a run for his money.........

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

He definitely could outfly him.

[jan-u-wine.livejournal.com]

it would make an interesting fiction........

[lbilover.livejournal.com]

Oh, he's gorgeous! I've yet to see one for myself, but now I have hopes. :D Thank you! What a brilliant spot of color on a gray morning here. *hugs*

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

It would be awesome if we got some sun next Saturday and saw one, but chances are so iffy with this weather.

[just-ann-now.livejournal.com]

Oh! I've never seen a Scarlet Tanager, nor an oriole (yet.) I have grape jelly in my feeder, which the mockingbird loves, but I hope an oriole will discover it someday soon.

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

Orioles and tanagers spend a lot of time on the top canopies, so it might be hard to get them in a ground feeder, though I have seen the orioles swoop down, so here's hoping.

[shirebound]

I'm so enjoying all the nature pics.

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

I'm glad! I've never seen blue bird, though they are around here. One day.

[jan-u-wine.livejournal.com]

this is relevant to nothing (save itself):

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-englands-first-cat-show-countered-victorian-snobbery-about-cats?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura&utm_campaign=0ecb33b2fe-Newsletter_5_17_20165_16_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_62ba9246c0-0ecb33b2fe-60493313&ct=t%28Newsletter_5_17_20165_16_2016%29&mc_cid=0ecb33b2fe&mc_eid=948012d1d8

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

Thank you! My best friend at work used to be involved with cat shows and her husband is still very involved--he travels most weekends to shows around the country and occasionally out of the country. They raise Egyptian maus--beautiful little silver spotted cats. She may appreciate the article.

[mews1945.livejournal.com]

Such gorgeous color.

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

It is stunning.