I did not do one blog in August. I started back to work so getting on the computer for the pure joy of it is hard. I have been doing some birding. Most of it in my own yard. I am seeing a lot of young Rufous and Annas hummingbirds around the feeders. It is hazardous just sitting out on the deck watching them establish and re-establish their territory. The Juncos and Chickadees have been gathering as well as the Goldfinches. As of September 1st there are 2 young Black-headed Grosbeaks still coming in for sunflower seeds and a bath. Speaking of the bird baths I saw 2 firsts in bird bathing. On was a Wilson’s Warbler coming in for a quick dip. I caught that one “fleetingly” with the camera. The other was a young Rufous playing and actually sitting on the pebbles in the bird bath bathing. He would fan its tail and scoot around like a little motorboat then perch on the rocks and scoop water over its back with its wings. I was so amazed that I forgot to pick up the camera.
Comet and I go out Agate Lake at least once a week to watch the changes there. The White Pelicans are still there along with Canada geese, Blue Herons, Great Egrets, Greater Yellowlegs, peeps (I am not fast enough to tell what kind), Osprey, Killdeer, Common Tern, Western Grebe, Western Kingbirds, Bluebirds, Juncos, Tree Swallows feeding in bunches getting ready for migration….and the list goes on. Each time I see something different out there. It is interesting to watch the change in the weather and the change in the birds.
