Happy 250th Soar on high, oh mighty oneTwo hundred fifty, you’ve just begunThe greatest place on planet EarthYou’ve been that way from since your birthTake on the challenges aheadAll shackles you will duly shredAnd on into the future goYour righteous creed will surely glowHappy 250th U.S.A.! ~ Poem and Bald Eagle capture, Happy 250th © Jerry L. Ferrara
Five views of the American Robin ~ American Robin captures, Five Views © Jerry L. Ferrara
A Say’s Phoebe’s Way My name by the wayhails from one Thomas SayA naturalist hefrom a past centuryEntomology his gameand for me it’s the sameFor look at my beakit is “bugs” that I seekWhen I’m out on the flyI do more than get byFrom the air I do snatchmany insects I catchHover I willwhile making my killMulti-tasking I seemwhile from plants I do gleanOne might just sayit’s a Say’s Phoebe’s way The Say’s Phoebe is a member of the Flycatcher Family. ~ Poem and Say’s Phoebe capture, A Say’s Phoebe’s Way © Jerry L. Ferrara
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