Monday, May 18, 2009

at her bath

When we are at the country house, I set my computer up in the back bedroom (which is being set up as my wax working/model making room) by the window.  Outside the window, about 12’ away is the little bird bath I set up earlier this year (see my post ‘cat TV’).    


Saturday evening I was sitting there when a female cardinal came and availed herself of the services.  I shot this sequence of pictures.  The quality is not that great because for one thing, I’m using a little Canon PowerShot and, although the window was open, I was shooting through the window screen.


I delighted in watching her.  She actually came down twice.  After her first bath she flew up on a tree branch and groomed her feathers and then came and washed again.  She took her time about it and then flew back in the tree and groomed some more.







4 comments:

  1. She is magnificent! I love her orange beak.

    But I feel kind of bad spying on her while she bathes! Kind of .

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  2. things like this made feel awe,many thoughts came into our mind, one of these are, how wonderful this creature is....it gives a soothing comfort, isn't it?

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  3. So wonderful to watch, aren't they? I spent a good while standing stock still today watching 3 hummingbirds in flight on my front porch today. They dove and flew through th tight area with such grace.

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  4. Reya, lolit - I was going to make a comment here but I edited my post instead. See above.

    Kathy - They are fun. We have a huge hummingbird bush and the little things spend all their time defending it from each other when there is more than enough to go around.

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