Roy's 365 2015

[mikew_RIP]

Enjoyable catch up,some great captures

 

[Vixen]

Beautiful birdie shots Roy.

 

[Marilynne]

22nd Feb 2015



EDIT, note the ring on the little grey bird??





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This is an old link (2010), but it may be helpful to some one.
HELP WANTED: Reporting Banded Loggerhead Shrikes | Audubon Florida News

[h=3]Banding and Recoveries[/h] According to the Bird Banding Lab web site, a total of 21,653 Loggerhead Shrikes were banded nationwide from 1914 to 1998. Of these, 194 have been recovered. Banding studies show that Loggerhead Shrikes are migratory and can live more than 6 years in the wild. Loggerhead Shrikes winter in the southern half of the US and into Mexico.

 

[Roy1961]

Thanks marilynne, I sent them an email to see if they are still tracking?

 

[Roy1961]

23rd Feb 2015

i went back to see if there was any activity around the nests, still nothing.....

it was a cold and breezy day, maybe at 60deg, birds where sitting tight, i past by the little hummers nest, she too was sitting on her nest, didnt want to disturb her.

 

[Roy1961]

a few little birds

this is the same hummer, he just turned his head (not the hummer from the nest)

plastic freeway netting makes one ugly background

 

[Roy1961]

some cloud shots seeing we don't get them too much

 

[paul04]

Very good pictures Roy.

 

[Roy1961]

thanks @paul04 are you a red or blue manic?

 

[Roy1961]

24th Feb 2015

here is todays offerings

 

[Roy1961]

25th Feb 2015

one of my neighbors flowers

an artists view looking down Royal Ave to the City Hall in Belfast Northern Ireland, a friend gave me this when i came to the states as a little memory.

Davids teacher made this for us, makes me smile every time i look at it

 

[Roy1961]

26th Feb 2015

The Kestrel has a frog in his foot, soon to be a frog in his throat, boom boom.

 

[Roy1961]

 

[Roy1961]

 

[Roy1961]

27th Feb 2015

not much to shoot at today, got home late, this is Ryans play area, a no go area, note the ipad, it gets cleaned and charged every night when he is in bed.

 

[Roy1961]

28th Feb 2015

thats Feb in the books, a few from today.

an upside down plant?? looks like its past its best by date.

this is where i usually spot the coyotes, havent seen one in a while

i was hoping for a better sunset

 

[Roy1961]

 

[mikew_RIP]

Saw this and thought sh1t they could have put the sign where i could read it before landing

 

[Roy1961]

 

[Roy1961]

This is going to make my challenge a little bit interesting.
Seems I have pulled/damaged a ligament, don't know how? But I am in better shape than I was this morning, they have me on steroids and pain meds, so starting to feel a lot better, only got two shots so far, I will up load them later, still failing asleep on and off.