Painted Buntings, Cardinals, and snakes

Here is a Painted Bunting I saw while watching a snake in a Cardinal nest.

The Bunting came in, as well as a Mockingbird and an Oriole...As if they wanted to help. The poor Cardinal pair we really going crazy. I felt really bad for the Cardinals.

 

Here is the snake. The upper 1/4th of the snake was in the nest. The snake was a bit lumpy so I am assuming it was full of chicks.

Poor Cardinals.

 

 

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher is our state bird. Oklahoma is lucky to have this spring migrating bird. It is so awesome to  watch them build their nests and raise their young. For the past few years we have been seeing more and more of them. They are an amazing bird! Come to Oklahoma in the spring and I'll make sure you get to see one of them....If not a dozen of dozens!

They're back, the hummers are back

It's really spring when the hummers arrive. They came in mid- April. i've seen a few at the feeders. hopefully we will see more after nesting... between broods. 

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