One Of Life's Little Annoyances....

Chain Letters...you know them -we used to spend time on them when we were younger...you know...back when you had to hand-write 5 of them so you could get $5.00 sent back to you after you reached the top of the list. They were fun because you would run to the mail box each day looking for a piece of mail with your name on it...

never mind that it never came - you had something to look forward to each day for weeks on end!

There is now a new form of Chain Letter..the Electronic chain letter - you know.. the one that warns you of immanent bad luck if you do not send it out immediately to everyone  in your address book.

These letters come from supposed friends.  Why would a friend send something that is going to give another friend bad luck?  I have decided that I will stop any emails that will possibly give another person bad luck- or for that matter any luck or anything else from here on out.  

I think I will go one step further - I will send out a polite email telling the sender that I will remove them from my email list the next time I get any type of  "You must forward this..." email from them... you may think "a bit harsh"? ... well I don't need any more of  bad luck...

The Great Backyard Bird Count

 Today I participated in the GBBC. The "Great Backyard Bird Count" is a 4 day event where people from all over take time to count the many different birds they see and also report what bird species they saw.
  I decided I have too many feeders out because there was no way I could count the birds as they flew back and forth to the 4 backyard feeders. (This is very difficult with only two eyes!)
 I did not leave the yard so I did not see that many species  but I do have a slideshow of some of the different birds I saw.  I do have a few of the same bird...he was very territorial of the feeder until he was finished - 


There is one more day to participate so why don't you grab a partner and have fun! You can find the instructions at this link.
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The Finches Are Back...

These small birds are what started me taking photos of birds last year - so I thought I would dedicate a blog for their return this past week...


Lesser Goldfinches:
The Lesser Goldfinch is a small, seed-eating finch of the Southwest. It comes in two forms: a dark-backed one in Texas, and a greenish-backed one farther westward.

Brainwashing Of Our Youth?

Today I witnessed what I am sure must be some sort of secret brainwashing of our young children.
Please take a look at these photos and tell me if it does not look like this wee one is in some sort of trance...

You will also witness these innocent children following the directions given to them...

...and these small children always answer back the responses that are wanted...




...and this is what is causing this trance...





Be aware of  "Dora the Explorer" -it has to be a brainwashing program because no child ever responds as well as they do to Dora!!
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Colusa National Wildlife Refuge Birds

I decided to add a few photos from my trip to the Colusa National Wildlife Refuge. The only complaint I had is that the  "Auto Tour" road is not wide enough to pull over so others can pass you if they are in a bigger hurry than you are.


It looks like I saw over 20 different birds this time out.  I enjoyed watching the Stilts dance gracefully in the sky, the Geese gander around in the water and the Hawk hunter for lunch. 
You can actually double-click on a photo to find the bird type if you are interested.
I hope you enjoy the recap of my drive...

Colusa NWR..

A trip was made to the Colusa Natural Wildlife Refuge today. It was fun discovering many different birds that I had not see in person before.  Here are just a few...

Birds of February First.

I was able to take a few photos through the living room window of some of my local birds yesterday so I thought I would share them with you today.







These last two were taken in the backyard.



You can see more of these birds and others on my Bird Blog.
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