White-eyed Vireo – Troubadour

White-eyed Vireo

Troubadour Not all of the composition and song from the performing troubadour is about courtly love. In part, the White-eyed Vireo is proclaiming a warning. ~ Anecdote and White-eyed Vireo capture, Troubadour © Jerry L. Ferrara

2024 Solar Eclipse – Venus At Four O’Clock

2024 Solar Eclipse

Venus At Four O’Clock Sometimes there are surprises. Arriving at our chosen site two days before the North American 2024 total solar eclipse gave plenty of time to assess and to prepare for the event … if the weather cooperated. Weather cooperated and the image shows the sun at total eclipse, but there was a surprise. The surprise was the appearance of Venus at the four o’clock position to the eclipsed sun. Sometimes there are surprises. ~ Anecdote and 2024 Solar Eclipse capture, Venus At Four O’Clock © Jerry L. Ferrara

Red-bellied Woodpecker – Something Stashed Away

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Something Stashed Away For some time she had been working diligently hammering away at the decaying tree bark, employing her formidable bill, wood shavings flying everywhere. At first I thought the Red-bellied Woodpecker was searching for insect larvae secreted away in the woody framework. But then she pulled out a nut [acorn or hickory] … something stashed away. ~ Anecdote and Red-bellied Woodpecker capture, Something Stashed Away © Jerry L. Ferrara