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Two new and very beautiful birds I saw a few days ago. Barn Swallows.

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You know, sometimes when I raise my head from all the infighting going on on-line, birds like these instill a new level of calmness and show me the world is still a very beautiful place. They had been on my truck for the last few days, so this time I got out the camera.
Sometimes our souls need the message of calm and peace they bring with them. Just a feeling and an observation.
Nothing about Trump, guns, Russians, or whatever. Just nature doing what it has done long before any of us were even born.

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They seem to already pooping on your truck.......sorry it just jumped off the keyboard! :mrgreen:
 
That's a pretty bird, and decent shot.

Another bird I find to be surprisingly beautiful, are crows. Honest, next chance you get to look at one up close in the light, take it. They have a cascade of color, their black is incandescent.
 
PleasantValley said:
You know, sometimes when I raise my head from all the infighting going on on-line, birds like these instill a new level of calmness and show me the world is still a very beautiful place. They had been on my truck for the last few days, so this time I got out the camera.
Sometimes our souls need the message of calm and peace they bring with them. Just a feeling and an observation.
Nothing about Trump, guns, Russians, or whatever. Just nature doing what it has done long before any of us were even born.

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Good pics! Don't let the cats get them.

I've seen a few hawks and owls here, along with all you's expect with being close to rivers and the ocean.
 
<alt>doxygen said:
Good pics! Don't let the cats get them.

I've seen a few hawks and owls here, along with all you's expect with being close to rivers and the ocean.
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Thank you. Nope, the kitties all roam around the backyard. This is in the front driveway.
I even put a little bird food on the roof for them.
I am glad I got to pause and see the beauty in this.
They seemed to be posing for me to take their pics.
 
KevinKohler said:
That's a pretty bird, and decent shot.

Another bird I find to be surprisingly beautiful, are crows. Honest, next chance you get to look at one up close in the light, take it. They have a cascade of color, their black is incandescent.
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Thanks for the tip. I will do just that if the sun ever comes out again and is bright.
 
PleasantValley said:
Thank you. Nope, the kitties all roam around the backyard. This is in the front driveway.
I even put a little bird food on the roof for them.
I am glad I got to pause and see the beauty in this.
They seemed to be posing for me to take their pics.
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2 moves ago the house I lived in had a large deck out back, and I set up 2 bird feeders. We got a lot of really interesting birds. However, I noticed that they had a flight pattern that involved flying straight up my driveway and over the top of the house. My car, roof and driveway started getting coated with bird poop. I moved the feeders down to a shed in the corner of the lot. That made viewing harder, and my car was still getting nailed. I had to take the feeders down. Shame, as some of those birds were really cool, and not types I normally saw.:(
 
Nice. They remind me a little of Robins, but more blue.
 
I had never seen these before.
You get your usual sparrows, blackbirds, crows, cardinals, and bluejays, but not once have i seen there pretty little guys.
This is why i keep the camera at-hand most of the time.
That, and space aliens. You never know when space aliens might drop by.
 
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