Watering Hole

I spent Mother's Day writing blog posts, which was relaxing for me. In the process I was able to capture so much activity in my garden. My fountain must be the neighborhood water cooler or watering hole for these backyard birds and an abundance of wildlife. It's not uncommon that there are three or four birds taking dips, drinking and just hanging out. One robin just squats and sits for long periods of time like he's at the pool or more realistically in an outdoor bidet just biding his time observing his surroundings. It's rather funny to see.

Notice the squirrel? The grackle below brought worms to dip into the water before devouring his tasty treat. That was interesting behavior and not unsurprisingly smart for a crow-like bird. I don't like grackles but the iridescent blue sheen cast by their feathers is really pretty in the sunlight.

My favorite of all the backyard photographic subjects is the Carolina Wren. We have several "couples" who pay a visit daily and sing the most melodious songs for such a small bird. Their flitting movements are so fast and sporadic that they were impossible to photograph for this post….Another time. I do like their shape and have tried to capture all of these in a bird inspired design that I'm currently working on (along separately with a mini-mural painting for a client that I'll show once complete).

It seems like a little, Wild Wild Life by the Talking Heads is in order to Kick-start the weekend:

I ran across this video and had to post for it's clever, cyclical content plus the song — pretty interesting, especially if you like Cimbo Matto, Sugar Water: