Well, I'm now done dog-sitting and I'm back at my house on Highland Avenue. It's been rainy and cloudy all Spring Break. But, this morning I got up and was looking out the window and saw all these creatures in about 5 mins. I would've taken pictures (they were only about 5-10 feet away through the window) but I believe my camera was stolen by the airlines coming back from Miami. So, you'll have to take my word for it.
The Mockingbird. A very common TN bird. Very playful and fun to watch (much like a Kingbird.)
The Squirrel is the obvious frequenter of our yard. They are all over the place here in Cleveland, TN.
Next is the Carolina Wren. Our neighbors own a few birdhouses and these wrens occupy one of them.
Blue Jay. These birds are very aggressive but incredibly skidish. A brilliant example flew down and landed right by the window. What incredible blue! I think there's some Prentice blue in there somewhere.
I saw the female Cardinal first. She hopped around the corner with her brilliant red beak.
Not far behind was the male Cardinal. What a pair.
This was the new species I have never seen before, much less in our yard. At first I thought it was an oriole but after some research, I found it is the Spotted Towhee. A very pretty bird. You might call it a Luxury Robin.
The Spotted Towhee, pair of Cardinals and the Carolina Wren all appeared at the same time
They were so good that I had to hear the concert twice! The choir came through Bismarck on Monday, March 14th, at the end of their California tour. Michael and I went to the concert that evening at First Presbyterian. Tom was in Dallas so he missed it. Their home concert was scheduled for Sunday, March 20th, at the Basilica in Jamestown. Tom wanted to drive over for it, so I decided to go with him. The concert was even better this time, and I loved hearing all the music again. Above: Austin is in the middle of back row, Jeff is holding down the Tenor I section, with the red candle just above his head.
The cousins posing with their biggest fan. Jeff's hair is a lot shorter than when I saw him on Monday. I hear that campus stylists-in-training were vying for the chance to cut his locks. Such handsome men in their tuxedos. Wish you all could have been there!
