Ferns in the forest
Horizontal rain in the pastures, shelter from the winds in the forests “cathedrals of sanctuary” to quote a friend.
Prothonotary Warbler
The Prothonotary Warbler is an endangered bird in Canada, it is a real treat to find one let alone get a few photos of one.
Roseate Spoonbill
This is a Florida bird from earlier in the spring. They look prehistoric to me, I am somewhat infatuated with them and would love to search out a wild flock to photograph. This single bird was at a popular state park known for birding. Spoonbills have a large, flat, spatulate bills and feed by wading through shallow water, sweeping the partly opened bill from side to side trading small aquatic creatures inside… info from my iBird ap.
Singing House Wren
I admit at first I was thrilled these little birds moved into the yard, all was peaceful until the flying lessons started. Junior wasn’t ready to leave the box, father was adamant … he chirped all day from dawn to dusk, like a raging hockey parent. 
Great Crested Flycatcher abandoned eggs
Sadly these eggs seem to have been abandoned, I noticed a lack of activity at the box for a while, upon opening the box the eggs were stone cold. I candled them, did the float test, and as a last resort opened one egg. No luck. I was looking forward to the fledglings, but more importantly, I wonder what became of the female as the male is seen on occasion. It’s a hard life being a bird. The nest was made up with animal fur, different feathers, a bit of what might have been snake skin that Emma put on the fence, grasses… all nice and soft.
