The Little Nuthatch

One of my days in North Carolina we drove up up up to Max Patch just over the border in Tennessee. From Max Patch you have 360 view of the surrounding mountains. There are swallows flying overhead and sparrows singing in the meadows. Very beautiful place. The surrounding woods are lush and mossy. We spotted some fledglings being fed by their Mama. I am thinking Indigo Buntings? Sorry not the best photos...

Now that I posted about birds in North Carolina, let's check out the BUG WATCHING!  

Last week when I was in North Carolina I spent a lot of time watching the birds around my parents house. This time the highlight was definitely the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, of which there are 4 frequenting the feeder. Very entertaining as they were almost always there, often chattering and fighting with each other. Another highlight, babies! There were 6 or 7 Wild Turkey babies. And many juvenile birds coming to the feeder, plus a family of Bluebird's with 3 juveniles out in the field, stayed too high for photos but I admired them very much with my binoculars.  

Yesterday was The Big Crafty in downtown Asheville, NC. I had a table selling my art and I had so much fun meeting people! Being a birder and selling bird art is really fun, people will talk birding with me and I got a few tips for the area. The Big Crafty was a huge event with 150 booths!  As you can imagine there was a lot of talent and some great arts and crafts. I was pretty busy with my own table, during the last half hour it was slowing down so I darted around and took a few...

My favorite thing about Merritt Island right now is the Green Heron's nesting in the mangroves. There are also Boat-tailed Grackle's with chicks in the nest, and a pair of Eastern Kingbird's building a nest last time I was there. At this point you can see all ages of Green Heron's there. Some are still sitting on the nest, others have little fuzzy heads poking out, while various sizes of chicks perch on branches.