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Spring and summer have always been a wonderful time here in my home state of Michigan. I arrived back home a week ago after my work was complete on the small barrier island of Tybee on the Georgia coast. I left the grackles, mockingbirds, sanderlings, osprey, and laughing gulls behind and drove back to the Midwest. My time at Tybee was wonderful and gave me the opportunity to add some birds to my life list, which continues to grow. Though I never did see the wonderfully colorful painted bunting, I knew that my next advetnures would open a new treasure of sightings. 
I was sitting at my computer yesterday working on picture organizing (a laborious task) when I noticed a small object floundering in the grass in front of our house. I grabbed my camera and went to explore and I found a small robin, not yet able to fly, jumping around in the lawn, frantically calling mama hoping for an afternoon snack. Mama was not far away and quickly flew to the various pine trees collecting yummy morsels for the babe. Lunch consisted mainly of worms and a few beetles.
I love the spring and summer, it is such a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the outdoors and discover the beauty all around. In my short time on my own front lawn I discovered countless amounts of robins, cedar waxwings snacking on june-berries, sparrows eating green worms and chicks sounding the alarm of a bipedal intruder. What a great time to grab the camera and see what is happening!
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at Monday, 15 June 2009 13:21
Mmmm so while you are enjoying spring I am having great fun with Autum - beautiful time of the year for both of us
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at Monday, 15 June 2009 13:31
Great read, Ben. It took me away from work, day dreaming...
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at Monday, 15 June 2009 16:44
beautiful shots, Ben! Must be wonderful watching the baby bird being fed! Looking forward to hearing about all your birding experiences on your home turf :-)
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at Monday, 15 June 2009 19:42
Thanks Ben!
that last bird is beautiful! is it the Cedar Waxwing you spoke of?
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at Monday, 15 June 2009 21:50
Thanks guys, yes Laine, the last beauty is the cedar waxwing, one of two species we get here, the cedar and the bohemian
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at Tuesday, 16 June 2009 20:13
my word Ben... that is one truly beautiful bird. Reminds me of our Mousebirds (specifically the Speckled Mousebird) here in South Africa, but the feathers look more velvety. (if that makes sense LOL)
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at Tuesday, 16 June 2009 22:46
they do look like the mousebird a bit...with the nice hair style...haha! I used to love watching the mousebirds, they are beautiful....I miss the cape weavers!
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at Wednesday, 17 June 2009 16:45
It is so lovely to see everyone's photos of newly fledged birds in the Northern hemisphere, it is amazing how spring and summer seem to 'awaken' the birds!
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at Wednesday, 17 June 2009 18:04
saw cape weavers at Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens on saturday! Eating from the aloes!
(don't tell DotDaan... he dips badly on that tick! *evil grin*)
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