Summer is Here

Summer is in full swing around here.

Baltimore oriole and sparrow

Bubbles

bobolink

Trace

bobolink

squirrel

Myson

red-winged blackbird

bobolink

Popcorn

Baltimore oriole

Freddie

sparrow

I love the look of summer on the farm.

Wild Birds

I’ve been enjoying the wild birds on the farm.

Baltimore oriole

barn swallows

gray catbird

red-bellied woodpecker

eastern meadowlark

sparrow

Eastern Kingbird

gray catbird

red-winged blackbird pair

barn swallows

Baltimore oriole

Eastern meadowlark with a robin flying in

robin

But I still haven’t seen any of the bobolinks yet this summer.  I do hope they come back to nest.

Birds and Blooms

Walking in the pasture, I get to see lots of birds.

The barn swallows are back!

I have one surviving bluebell in my yard!

I am surprised at how many of the kingbirds I’ve seen.

My lilacs are blooming.

I also have just a few lily-of-the-valleys.  I thought my old dog (Stella) had destroyed all of my flowers.

The robin is still on her nest,but it’s getting harder to see her as the leaves come on the oak tree.

The wild plum trees in pasture had pretty blooms. They weren’t tinged by frost like the tree in my yard.

This is a funny bird, but I do like the squirrels too.

I think I must have been near the wren’s nest because she was not happy with me.

I do enjoy seeing them all.