Meanwhile Back in May....one of those days...

They always turn away when you press the shutter button...stoopid burds!

So, where was I? Oh yeah, Northwest Ohio at various locations driving and guiding for the Biggest Week in American Birding!! Since I've waited so long, these burds are from a number of places...and I don't remember which is which! Oh well, no matter.

Did ya ever notice some days no matter how prepared you are, things just seem to go awry (I love that word!) These photos are just a smidgen (love that one too!) of the delightful photos I am capable of taking And I'll bet you're gonna look at them too!...and say..."jeez, even I could do better!" Well, probably, butt this is my blog so you're going to have to wait your turn!

Enjoy the errors of my way...

 

My only shot of a Blackpoll Warbly...next time I'll get you!

Oh yes, a beautifully framed Magnolia Warbly...I was impressed with my skills with this shot...modern art,,,yep.

I was so excited to see a Northern Parula, I forgot about the tree in the way...oops.

What a beautifully framed and posed stick. Too bad that Prothonotary Warbly was in the background...jerk.

This one was not my fault! That silly Yellow Warbly fell down...I didn't laugh...much...

I gave up on Baltimore Orioles that day...nice behind though!

Playing peek-a-boo with a Blackburnian Warbly...thought he'd be fancy and flap at me! That's a rude gesture in burd language.

This is getting better! Only a piece of vine in front of this Chestnut-sided Warbly.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!! Snake alert! 

I forgot to warn you folks with snekaphobia. This is a lovely and harmless Eastern Fox Snake...

An Eastern Kingbird...he blinked...

One of my favorite shots of a Gray Catbird...too bad he has a little schmutz on his beak.

A lovely behind of a Magnolia Warbly...they're not all bad!

This Maggie was kind enough to point out the stick in the way...

Another butt shot! And again, this Northern Cardinal has a little schmutz on his chopper.

Such messy burds!

Well, it is "Birds From Behind!" This Northern Parula posed nicely for me. Everyone else stopped shooting...silly people...

Northern Parulas love to give me the crazy eye for some reason...

An excellent Prothonotary Warbly...and a leaf...

I don't do Photoshop!

Even 700mm of pure power couldn't bring this Red-headed Woodpecker closer.

Time for bigger glass!!

Oops...not a burd. A happy Snappy Turtle!

The skinniest Yellow Warbly I've ever seen!

There we go, that's more like it! Another chubby behind of a Yellow Warbly...

 

 And finally, butt certainly not least...the cutie patootie of a Prothonotary Warbly!

 That's all for now folks! I won't wait so long for the next installment of this silliness!

S'more...

 Yummmm...Black-throated Warbly gots a bug!

 I told you last time...I took A LOT of photos that day! So....here's a few more...for now...a day in the life of a burd nurd...

 He just wouldn't turn around...

 Me and that Blackpoll Warbly wanna know who put that stick in my photo?!

 She almost got away!

Look at those legs!

 Haha! Not a bird...it's a snek!....ssssssssssnek!

 A Gray Catbird calling for "HARRY!"

 Deep in thought...unlike me...

 Oops...I got caught again!

 Great...an Egret...

 You need to tuck your head down a little lower to hide from me!

 So...how many of you thought this was the biggest sparrow ever when you first started birding?

(It's a female Red-winged Blackbird just in case...)

 Two male Red-winged Blackbirds trying to show who's the baddest bird on the block...

 He was laughing so hard at the other guy, I felt bad for him...

 A simple Warbling Vireo...

 Sorry! I didn't mean you were simple..just...oh, never mind...

Sorry kiddos, there's more on the way from this birdy day!

More May at Magee!...

 This was the first May at Magee Marsh that I didn't see an American Woodcock.

I did see this nest with eggs right next to my car though!

Another May of mayhem at Magee Marsh is but a memory...now I'll dream of spending more time at Magee next year to see my favorite lil warbly buddies. In the meantime I'll go through the thousand or so photos I shot this year and relive the memories, one fuzzy photo at a time....and make you look at them too!

I also went to Ottawa and Howard Marsh after this morning at Magee...I'll share those soon...

 The Bald Eagles were busy at their nests tending to obnoxious kids begging for food.

 This was the first year I managed to get a couple decent photos of Bay-breasted Warblies!

Even one singing!

 I love pointing out black racer snakes...there's always one person in the crowd that says "Ewwwww!" and runs away.

Now there's more room for me to get some warbly shots!

 This was the popular pose for Black-throated Green Warblies this year.

I saw more than one like this...odd, very odd.

 All the Cape Mays were high up today...and giving me the crazy eye and laughing.

 Terrible pic of a beautiful Cedar Waxwing...they can't all be good...one would be nice though...

 The invisible Eastern Screech Owl.

I never would have noticed him excpet for the fact that he roosts in the same tree most days...

 This Magnolia Warbly was confused by the Maggie tattoo on my arm...

 Amazingly that young Mourning Dove managed to stay in that rickety nest all cozy under mom.

Playing peek-a-boo with a Red-winged Blackbird...as usual...

 Even a color blind guy like me can see a Scarlet Tanager!

 Yummy! Caterpillars for lunch!

This Yellow-rumped Warbly doesn't seem too excited though...nor would I...

I'll leave you for now with a Baltimore Oriole booty!

See ya soon!