Thursday, February 28, 2008

My wildlife

Just some "wildlife" snapshots from my quiet day-

My little chickadee:I love feeding the birds, but this little b*&#$%d is always stealing all the food:
And he makes me mad, but he makes Baxter absolutely bananas, standing on the other side of the glass taunting him until I let him out to chase him. This just cracked me up because his ears look like Don King's hair:
And then I saw some footprints while out on my walk. These things were huge! I think there's a pterodactyl on the loose, or maybe someone was just trying to point me into the snowbank with a bunch of arrows. Just a turkey, but these were the biggest turkey tracks I ever saw.

28 comments:

For Over 29 Years... said...

Wow, I love the one with the bird. You captured those wings perfectly! What were your settings and did you use a tripod?

Margaret said...

You have some cool wildlife shots here. That little chipmunk/squirrel/whatever is too cute! Sorry he steals all the food, but wow, he's cute! LOL about your pterodactyl, too!

Anonymous said...

These are great and I lOVE the one of your dog that is great!
cari

Anonymous said...

You have taken some beautiful photos. I especially enjoyed the bird. It seems strange to see the snow - we haven't really had any this year.
Best wishes from England :o)

Mom2Drew said...

Oh those little footprints are so great! That little squirrel makes me smile.

Liz said...

AWESOME shot of the chickadee! I cannot believe you got him in mid-flight/landing. And the picture of Baxter had me cracking up, even before I read the Don King comment. You really did great getting action shots today!
I loved your flower from yesterday. I checked it out from school but didn't have time to comment, I was supposed to be typing up notes. :D

Amy said...

AWESOME! I love these shots!

Sharon said...

What a fun day you had! That squirrel looked kind of cute. But then again, I haven't seen one in my yards since we moved down here. We had a bunny then hawk got him.

Baxter is hilarious!

Michelle said...

those ears just crack me up!!! hilarious. i'm not fond of the squirrels either...if he's climbing the pole put vaseline on it and he won't be able to anymore. hehe. plus its funny to watch 'em slip. :)

Tasha said...

I love those. The tracks are my favorite! I can't wait for spring when I can try to get some hummingbird photos!

Angela2932 said...

Nahhhh, I'm pretty sure those are JIMMY NEUTRON's footprints, Becky, you michievious imp, you! (now, these comments are going to make sense to ANYONE, unless they read your comments on my blog! LOL!) Messin' with my mind like that! You've got practically a whole food chain going here in these photos, and you caught delightful moments for each of them!

Angela2932 said...

Becky, I pointed out to my husband that you asked if I was married to jimmy Neutron, and he said he knew who that was! Then I told him that on Wikipedia, it said it was a character who has an IQ of 210 and lives in Retroville. So he of course thinks this totally reflects on him and is happily strutting around now! Men! (*sigh*)

Anonymous said...

As usuall you have me LOL making my famiy think I am truly nuts. The one of Baxter is to funny.

Kristina said...

That "Don King" photo is funny. I have a "Don King" photo too, but it's of my dd as a newborn. (She had lots of hair and bad bedhead.)

Jen said...

That last one is cool!!!! Great job!

Reds said...

Love love the one of your dog running!! Too cute! And thanks fellow anxiety sufferer - thanks for your kind words on my blog!! Feeling better today!!

Angelica said...

You are too funny!! Love the comment about the squirrel and your dog looks hilarious!

Chris Harrell said...

Wow, it's your own little nature sanctuary! :)

I love the feathers on the bird, and that squirrel is so precious! And WILD turkey?! WOW

Cheers,
jewels

Travis said...

Nice shots out in the snow. Your dog makes me laugh.

Travis

Jess said...

I always love reading your journaling... you crack me up! I busted up laughing at the pterodactyle tracks... and at the "Don King" hair! ROFLMAO!

bprincephoto said...

Lovely images. I have to know how close you were and how long it took you to get them to come back to the feeder. I want to do this at my in-laws. Love the dog shot!!

Tera Fraley said...

Lovely shots!! I love the wildlife. The little bird tracks are great too!

Anonymous said...

How did you get such a wonderful shot of the chickadee still flapping its wings! So awesome. And what is up with those footprints, girl...I would so be calling animal control if I thought a bird that big was in my hard. LOL. Just kidding. (Kind of)

Shanna Jones said...

Nice!

Tori said...

LOL! I LOVE the shot of your dog! Too funny! And those do look to be some huge tracks in the snow!

Bobbi said...

I love your posts they always make me laugh...totally does look like Don King's hair too ;)

April said...

those are great. i love how your dogs ears are standing straight up in that shot. i love it!! great job with that bird shot. i love the wings.

Suzy said...

Ilove your photos! How cute to see a squirrel like that!