Perfect reflection......

 

This cute Killdeer was on the hunt for treats and eats. It was at the archery range at the lake (Lake Thunderbird). Often times I will see butterflies at the puddles taking in the sodium and minerals that the male will then pass to the females...

I was hoping to see a Bunting today...but alas, it was not in the cards.

Goose is Goose!

There are cute little ones.....

A couple of broods together....

And there they go....



Who's the King?

The Eastern Kingsbirds were out in force yesterday.

 

They were chasing each other, it was awesome to watch.





Great Blue Heron

 

Here is a Great Blue Heron flying over Lake Thunderbird, here in Norman Oklahoma.

 

These are some white Great Blue Herons.

 

 

It is always neat seeing these white ones.

Roadrunner

We saw this cute Roadrunner today at the lake.

 

I love how the light makes it's feathers look green (ish).

 

 

Gotta goooooooo.......

Color my World beautiful

Check out all the colors...

More of my Oklahoma

Peace on the water

My Oklahoma

A quick trip to the lake = Amazing time!

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh deer

Lake Thunderbird, Norman Oklahoma

Went to our local lake on a whim one early evening.

 

There were dozens of deer....everywhere.

 

All these photos were taken with the sun behind them.

 

I love the effect the sun made on these shots.

Some Oklahoma Woodpeckers

Here is a Yellow-bellied Woodpecker.

A pair of Red-headed Woodpeckers.

Another look at the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.

A sweet little Downy Woodpecker.

Red-bellied Woodpecker.

A Northern Flicker



Great Blue Heron

This is a Great Blue Heron in a tree. It was an amazing sight, though not rare at all. It was a great find.

 

 

We are always looking up in hopes of seeing an owl.

There has been a lot of herons around lately. Of course they are here year round.

Roadrunner, if he catches you you're through.

Check out this roadrunner! Here is some trivia for you.....The roadrunner has black skin. On chilly mornings they fluff up the feathers, exposing their skin, which will absorb the heat from the sun. They can run ~18 mph. Roadrunners are in Oklahoma year round. Roadrunners are pretty interesting birds.

White-breasted Nuthatch

 

The White-breasted Nuthatch is here in Oklahoma year round.

 

They can be hard to photograph because they move fast and do not stay in one place for long.

 

They have a very distinctive call that you can hear even when they are not close. The nuthatches are a cute little birds.

Spring will come

The lake is far from being frozen solid.....Now my bird baths are a different story.

Before we know it spring will be here. The birds of winter will be gone replaced by the birds of spring....and I can hardly wait.

Checkered White Butterfly

Here is a Checkered White Butterfly (Pontia protodice). I took this photo this morning....well...it's 2am so I actually took it yesterday morning. It was Dec. 2nd....75 degrees. Wow....I also saw dragonflies. Usually it is a bit chillier this time of year. I do not ever remember seeing butterflies this late in the season.....or maybe I just never noticed.....
Oh, and yes I do need hand cream.

White-breasted Nuthatch

 So, what this nuthatch is doing is wedging this nut into the tree.

He will strike at it and break it open releasing the meat and gobbling it up.

The nuthatches are a sweet little bird. We have the White-breasted Nuthatch year round. We get the Red-breasted Nuthatch in the fall/winter.

Brown Creeper

It was the highlight of my weekend to see this Brown Creeper. They are soooo cute. We only get these cuties in the fall/winter.They move up the tree in search of insects. When it reaches the top it flies to the base of the next tree and works its way up that tree.

Fall is in the air.

 The trees are finally starting to turn.

 I love the view of these photos.

 I love this season and the cooler weather.

Soon all these leaves will be gone, leaving the branches bare.

Great Blue Heron

 

 So this weekend at our local lake we saw a lot of

Great Blue Herons.

This guy was looking for treats to eat. I was kind of comical to watch them.

 Here is one of their landings.

Here is yet another landing.

They often make a call as they are flying. I did hear one call when it was it was just standing around.

Yellow-rumped Warbler

So the Yellow-rumped Warbler is back. They are here only in the fall and winter. This is a cute warbler the moves around a lot. You can see them on the ground or in the trees. Most often I spot them on the ground. These warblers are usually in small groups.

 

 

They have a bit of yellow under their wing as you can see in the photo above.

 

And as their name implies, they have yellow on their rump. They can be seen at your feeders. Most likely they are looking for black oil sunflower seeds, peanut butter, raisins, and suet. I love when they are back in town!