Quite a Chiseler One of the Hairy Woodpecker’s most notable features is its inordinately sizeable beak, making it ‘quite a chiseler’. ~ Anecdote and Hairy Woodpecker capture, Quite a Chiseler © Jerry L. Ferrara
Bandit Thief Beady eyes and bulbous noseYour shifty character truly showsDon’t look so cute you bandit thiefYou’re all about giving grief. ~ Poem and Raccoon capture, Bandit Thief © Jerry L. Ferrara
~ White-tailed Deer, American Robin and Norther Flicker captures, A Few Shots From The Back Porch © Jerry L. Ferrara
The Blue Bandit While this Steller’s Jay looks like ‘the cat that ate the canary’, the timeless phrase is almost correctly applied here. That bulging crop is filled with peanuts from the seed tray … and the blue bandit scores! ~ Anecdote and Steller’s Jay capture, The Blue Bandit © Jerry L. Ferrara
Lazuli Bunting From the backyard, a Lazuli Bunting pauses in the plum tree. ~ Lazuli Bunting capture, Lazuli Bunting © Jerry L. Ferrara
Red-necked Grebe On a quiet northern lake, a Red-necked Grebe is caught in the act of clearing water from its coat of feathers. ~ Anecdote and Red-necked Grebe capture, Red-necked Grebe © Jerry L. Ferrara
Perri Through The Canopy An American Red Squirrel gives a quick pause while it diligently hastens the forest’s dense mid-canopy. The perky rodent is a common component of North America’s coniferous woodlands. The species was also the central subject of a Disney motion picture titled “Perri”, an adaptation of a story written by Austrian author Felix Salten. ~ American Red Squirrel capture, Perri Through The Canopy © Jerry L. Ferrara
A Tyrant A Great Blue Heron makes haste away from an Eastern Kingbird’s territory. The highly aggressive mini-dynamo earns its position well as a ‘tyrant flycatcher’! ~ Anecdote and Great Blue Heron/Eastern Kingbird capture, A Tyrant © Jerry L. Ferrara
Waiting Patiently Waiting patiently on the crown of a lofty conifer, a Cedar Waxwing anticipates catching an insect meal, or dining on fruit from a nearby cherry tree. ~ Anecdote and Cedar Waxwing capture, Waiting Patiently © Jerry L. Ferrara
Western Flycatcher Wearing its distinguishing olive-colored coat and sporting a prominent teardrop-configured eye ring, a Western Flycatcher pauses briefly on the banister at our home. ~ Anecdote and Western Flycatcher capture, Western Flycatcher © Jerry L. Ferrara