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Guarding The Feeder   Leave a comment

Gila Woodpecker Guarding the Bird Feeder — Image by kenne

Don’t test me; I’m good

my middle name, protector

Is what I’m about.

— kenne

Bewick’s Wren and House Finch At Feeder   Leave a comment

Bewick’s Wren & House Finch at Bird Feeder — Images by kenne

Small birds in the neighborhood

love our patio feeders, and 

we love watching them.

Curve-billed Thrasher at Patio Bird Feeder   Leave a comment

Curve-billed Thrasher at Patio Bird Feeder — Image by kenne

As I sit on our patio
watching birds land
in near-by mesquites

before flying to the
olive tree on the patio,
then gathering the nerve

to bolt to the bird feeders.
They are not pleased
that I sit on the patio

with a camera in hand.
Soon, the desire to eat
takes priority over fear.

— kenne

Mined If I Squzze In   Leave a comment

Three White-winged Doves with a Mourning Dove Trying to Hold On for Dear Life at the Same Feeder — Image by kenne

Greet each man with words of love
And peace,
And a dove will be placed
On an olive tree.

— from Peace of Man Suzy Kassem

Gila Woodpecker   Leave a comment

Gila Woodpecker — Images by kenne

“I enjoy watching the woodpeckers. They don’t fly away until I come quite close to them.”

Pyrrhuloxia On A Hot Day At The Feeder   2 comments

Pyrrhuloxia On A Hot Day At The Feeder — Images by kenne

Dapper in looks and cheerful in song, the Pyrrhuloxia or desert cardinal is a tough-as-nails songbird

of baking hot deserts in the American Southwest and northern Mexico. — Source: allaboutbirds.org

Perched Above The Feeder   1 comment

Perched Above The Feeder (Female House Finch) — Image by kenne

If a bird could talk, we would not understand her.

— kenne

Blue Jays — A Photo Essay   Leave a comment

Blue Jay (Kingwood, Texas, May 27, 2022) — Photo Essay by kenne
(Click on any image to see all in a slideshow format.)

Drought Resistant   Leave a comment

Bird Feeder Kenne on DeckImage by kenne

Drought Resistant

Tomorrow early, I will go to the canyon
and take photos of the fall colors,
but today I am staying home

trying to stay warm without a fire
in the fireplace watching the birds
gathering at the feeder.

Last night I could hear a few raindrops
landing on the skylight knowing that
it won’t last, and it didn’t — this is the desert.

I am amazed how long desert plants
can survive without water, but then
that’s why they are called drought resistant.

— kenne

Life Is Full Of Compromises   Leave a comment

Bird Feeder (1 of 1)-2art blog“Bird Feeder” — Computer Art by kenne

Art is uncompromising and life is full of compromises.

— Gunter Grass

Cooper’s Hawk Visits Our Patio Fountain   5 comments

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Cooper's Hawk (1 of 1)-2-1 blogCooper’s Hawk Visits Our Patio Fountain (July 10, 2016) — Image by kenne

This hawk was attracted by the doves below the bird feeder on the patio.
With a temperature of 103 degrees, might as well take a water break.

— kenne

 

Capturing The Moment — Broad-billed Hummingbird   4 comments

Broad-billed Hummingbirds — Images by kenne

These images were taken at Sabino Canyon, one of six Hummingbird Monitoring Network locations in southern Arizona. Click here to learn more about this banding program and get information on how to volunteer.

kenne

Capturing the Moment — Cat In Mountain Cabin Window   1 comment

“Cat In Mountain Cabin Window” — Image by kenne

Cat In Mountain Cabin Window

Embraced by the morning sun
The cat sits in the window
Watching our every move as
We walk near the small cabin.

Appearing to be along,
She oversees the bird feeder
Mounted outside the window,
A sentry or a predator?

kenne

Springtime Is For The Birds   Leave a comment

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If you look carefully, the bird feeder is located over my head.

kenne

Posted March 22, 2009 by kenneturner in Life, Photography

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Rainy Day at the Feeder   Leave a comment

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Posted March 19, 2009 by kenneturner in Art, Photography

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