Early summer and the jasmine that I planted against the fence is in heavy flower. I wish I could find a way to waft some of the perfume along the www!!!
The other afternoon I heard and saw a Figbird (Sphecotheres viridus) high in one of the trees in my backyard.
When I looked closely at what I was photographing it was different from others I had previously photographed. A young male bird is colored like a female. The male bird has a bright red patch of skin around the eye and the female is brown around the eye and streaked color on the front. Here are photos of both that I took some time ago.
Male Figbird
Female Figbird
Hello down there :-) I love the smell of jasmine and your bird close ups are great. I hope you get some sun for those lovely birding adventures.
ReplyDeleteHello Mick, your Figbird is a cool bird. Great shots of the male and female. The jasmine is pretty! Happy Monday, enjoy your new week ahead!
ReplyDeleteOh, I do love your colorful, beautiful captures for the day, Mick!!! What wonderful birds and the scent of jasmine is the best!! Thank you for sharing the beauty!! I hope you have a great new week!!
ReplyDeleteI love the smell of jasmine!
ReplyDeleteHope you'll come link up at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2015/11/basilica-shrine-of-saint-mary.html
I'm sure it won't be too long before you are gliding silently out into the bay. In the meantime thanks for your yard photos particularly the jasmine ones.
ReplyDeleteLovely shots of our feathered friends and nature ~ You will out in the bay soon!
ReplyDeleteHappy Week to you,
artmusedog and carol
the jasmine is wonderful! the figbirds are unique looking!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you are suffering the same frustrations as I am. It has rained and blown a gale here for a week now and I'm like a caged tiger desperate to get out in the wild.
ReplyDeleteI think your figbirds are a great consolation prize and i would be more than happy to photograph such a striking bird. Hope it improves soon - for both of us.
They are really striking birds
ReplyDeleteJust knowing there is such a thing as a figbird makes me unduly happy for some reason. And it's a beautiful bird too! I wish you could send me some
ReplyDeleteAck ..l I hit send accidentally. I'd love to have some of that Jasmine aroma! The picture is so lovely. I can almost smell it !
ReplyDeleteYour Jasmine is lovely! Ours is in flower too. We also have Figbirds around the yard but they prefer the powerlines when I head outside.
ReplyDeleteLove that figbird...never had heard of it before. Love that beautiful jasmine! Of course you'd rather be kayaking! :-) But your garden finds were great, and I enjoyed them.
ReplyDeleteKeeping my fingers crossed that your weather improves soon! In the meantime, thanks for brightening our day with your jasmine. Ours is out of bloom until March. The Figbird is a new one for me so thanks for continuing to post your yard birds!
ReplyDeleteTake care, Mick!
Beautiful images
ReplyDeleteWe have that kind weather over here. love that beautiful backyard pictures, especially the male
ReplyDeleteSuch pretty shots of the jasmine!
ReplyDeleteI love both the jasmine and the figbird. November has been grey and wet here and I've taken very few photos.
ReplyDelete