Beautiful picture and call to take our own ‘rest stop’. Just imagine what we might see when our pace slows for even five minutes.
Rest stop. © Bruce Stambaugh 2014.
My wife called me to the large flowerbed in the front yard. She wanted me to see a funny looking bird, which turned out to be a fledgling American Goldfinch. As I was trying to capture just the right shot of this youngster, another bird caught my attention. A juvenile Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird was working the flowers directly behind the young Goldfinch. I tried without success to get both birds in the same frame. Instead, I had to settle for different photos of each young bird.
A birder more expert than me helped me to identify this bird as a first year male. The streaks and dark patch on its chin marked it as a young male. He only rested briefly on the Japanese Anemone stalk. But it was just long enough for me to snap his portrait.
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Thanks, Carrie, for reblogging this post. I’m glad you liked it, and have encouraged others to notice these little things that really are the big things in life.
Blessings,
Bruce
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Beautiful indeed! I love birds and spend the first few minutes each day sitting in our little backyard garden watching the daily “regulars” at our two bird-seed feeders and one hummingbird liquid-feeder.
The photo you shared has brightened my morning and I will carry it in my mind today. Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you, Gerry.
In peace
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