Birders' Nest

[Elgarian Redux]

Paying the thread tax with a smattering of new world warblers...

Wilson's Warber

Fantastic camouflage.

Townsend's Warbler

Gorgeous cuddly blob.

Black-throated Gray Warbler

Not a bird, but a licorice allsort sculpture.

Pine Warbler

Iota has it right. Exquisite photo. Thank you for all, Owlice.

[Elgarian Redux]

Are you not providing sufficient food for your pheasantosauruses, thus forcing them to raid the feeders?! I'm sure no matter how much food you put out, they will never consider it enough!

I suspect this morning the local flock of pigeons got to the fallen food first.

Yay!! Lovely to see the collection of waterbirds in your photos, and the sunlight on the water, too! And yay for feeling better and getting out!

Well, not entirely better. Let's not rush things. I haven't had my full quota of sympathy yet.

How are your viruses doing Owl? Seriously - are you OK?

[Iota]

I should have mentioned that the music for Swan Curlew Lake was playing in the background when the shot was taken.

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There is in fact a statue of Eric on Morecambe Promenade:

Haha, perfect! The most iconic pose I know!

Not a bird, but a licorice allsort sculpture.

Haha yes, exactly! Licorice Allsort! 

[owlice]

The lighting of the Pine Warbler against that dark background is as perfect as if it had been set up in a studio!

It's lovely when light and shadow cooperate so nicely! Here's another time that happened:
Cattle Egret

Fuzz-headed, confuzzled, bedheaded... however this bird can be described, I'm glad he sat still long enough for the shot.

In looking for that pic, I came across another couple that have no relevance to anything except that they are birds.

Canvasback

Worth embiggening for the fine details of its feathers

Northern Carmine Bee-eater

[owlice]

Not a bird, but a licorice allsort sculpture.

hahahahahahahahaha!!! Oh, that's great!!

[owlice]

I suspect this morning the local flock of pigeons got to the fallen food first.

How dare they not share!

Well, not entirely better. Let's not rush things. I haven't had my full quota of sympathy yet.

Oh my! Can you not have your hot chocolate at home?! You must take good care and not overdo it!! Poor man. Please rest!

How are your viruses doing Owl? Seriously - are you OK?

I am not 100%, but I am much better than I was. Of course now I'm even more behind in my work than I was before, darn it!

[Elgarian Redux]

How dare they not share!

So I keep telling them. But do they listen?

Oh my! Can you not have your hot chocolate at home?! You must take good care and not overdo it!! Poor man. Please rest!

O heartless Owl! Your irony skewers me like a rapier.

Falling about laughing here. Except that the laughing is more of a faint strangled choking gurgling sound, because that's all my larynx will permit at present. The falling about is fine though. I can do that alright. [Shuffles off in search of large blanket and warm fireside.]

I am not 100%, but I am much better than I was. Of course now I'm even more behind in my work than I was before, darn it!

Steady upward progress is what we're looking for, and seem to be getting. Well done. You have gained points towards your 'I am getting better' badge.

[Elgarian Redux]

It's lovely when light and shadow cooperate so nicely! Here's another time that happened:
Cattle Egret

Fuzz-headed, confuzzled, bedheaded... however this bird can be described, I'm glad he sat still long enough for the shot.

Superb photo. Isn't it strange that he looks wise and stupid at the same time?

In looking for that pic, I came across another couple that have no relevance to anything except that they are birds.

Bring'em on!

Canvasback

Worth embiggening for the fine details of its feathers

Wonderful (yes, I embiggened). Your photographs of water are sometimes as beautiful as the duck it supports, as in this case.

Northern Carmine Bee-eater

What a beak! And what rich, deep colours!

Do these bee-eating chaps ever get stung? Are they impervious to bee stings?