What a neat little bundle of white feathers the big pelican is in its yoga position, and the cedar waxwing caught red-handed with a berry in its mouth are wonderful photos. The emerald eye of the pelican, and the delicacy of the gnatcatcher, are also enchanting.

Thank you for all your photos, and happy outings!

The sun has been relentless for a while now. I'm beginning to feel guilty about watering even the small veggie garden I have. The bushes and trees are covered with a thickish layer of mulch, but will soon need some water as well. I have my ollas working overtime. Thanks to lookout for the suggestion years ago.

A Gladiola flower pressed under glass...

Have a comfortable weekend everyone

Hi all, Hey SP!

GREAT bird photos as always SP! That is indeed a Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Just over 4" and a quarter ounce of pure energy. Hard to get them still with their constant wing-flicking. You have to catch them between flicks. The Cedar Waxwing is a first winter bird, born this past summer. Adults have red wax-like drops on the secondaries (the waxwing part), which are absent here. So, an immature less than a year old.

Thanks for the OT and great bird pix always! SP

I just have one poor docushot to drop. When getting a grabshot, or docushot, or a rare bird, quality is not really important. You should see some of the awful stuff I have sent it but got a record out of. This is a non-adult male Anna's Hummingbird we have here now. They are rare in TExas east of far west TX, but some few do winter every year. Once showed up here Dec. 20. Then on Jan. 7, TWO MORE showed up. We now have three here at once, which is bonkers. Mornings have been 25f or so thisweek. The first bird is an immature male, this photo is of the second one, haven't gotten a pic of bird #3 yet.

This camera blows out whites horribly, I don't care for its exposure readings.

Hope all are well!

Happy trails!