Gray Catbird Eggs And Newborn Babies

Found this Catbird nest in a bushel of bamboo growing in my backyard.  Just took the pic of the babies today.  They took about 12 days to hatch.

Kids crossin' The Bridge

Good Ole Country Fun!

At The Creek

Walking in the creek was so much fun with so much to see.

Baby Bluebirds

I built the house, secured and mounted it in my backyard, chased of pilferin' Wrens for days and finally they have hatched.  I'm a proud uncle of five Baby Bluebirds.

Spring Daisy

Old Country Shed

Country Pond

Spring Storms Rollin' In

I took a walk today as another spring thunderstorm was rollin' in.  These are a few pics of what I saw today.

After The Storm

After a big thunderstorm I walked to a nearby meadow and snapped these photos.

Jo's Eye

I was zoomin' up on a bird with my camera and then decided to see how close up Jo's face would appear if I pointed the camera at her.  Then I snapped the photo really without paying attention to what I was doin'.  I think I like it.

What you lookin' At?

Why Me?

Big Ole Missouri Skink

My daughter and I just pulled up in the driveway after fishing when we saw our cat Cricket pinning down this big Skink.

Five Blue Bird Eggs

After the Blue Bird and Wren battle that lasted for days, the Blue Bird's were victorous...with my help.  Cant wait to see the babies later.

The Peaceful Country

As a visual artist it seemed to be the norm to surround oneself with urban influences.  I lived in LA and New York but nothin' beats the country life here in Missouri.  Just recently, I lost a Bradford Pear tree this spring due to high winds.  This picture here is of me burinin it till late in the evening.

Operation Mole: Success

This morning I awoke early and saw that the traditional metal, spike mole trap had gone off.  The mole was still in the ground squirming.  The spikes just trapped him without actually piercing him.  When I would touch his nose he would open his mouth revealing teeth sharp as needles.  I let him go down the road in some woods.  I watched as he dug a tunnel to freedom

Pair of Young Cicada's

Jo and I found these young beauties under a rock this morning.

Baby Black-capped Chickadee

These babies are nesting in my backyard in one of my Bluebird houses.