Finally...they are all back!

Springtime has arrived, and why not! ? I was not ready with my camera for every bird activity there is in our backyard, but my mind has it all. Leon said that people drive up to some areas in the State to get a chance of what we are actually enjoying every day here in the city, and in our own backyard...here's one photo of a wading white egret! The camera did not catch the blue one... I startled it and it flew away even before I had the chance to turn on the camera. I will try to catch my "backyard pets" while they are in their most interesting interactions when I can. I know that my blog does not capture the "real thing" just ike a movie can only do so much to showcase the wonder and depth a good book can offer, but I will try...

Just as I was thinking of how to plan for a restful Sunday morning, the usual pair of ducks which come around for meals were right under the bird feeder, sharing the bird seeds with a dozen other birds. I was pondering how to start the day, then a fox... yes, a red fox trotted along the deck, right behind the sliding glass door. What was he thinking... looking for mice? Poor garden mice, Molly and Kaya are not enough to scare the hell out of them, now there's a young red fox! Everything happened so fast, I was totally clueless as to what first to do... grab the camera? Where is it??? Where's the fox, where's the camera...what should be the first thing to do? The fox disappeared just when I got hold of my d-cam and reappeared by the fence facing the lake and lower lawn. I thought the binoculars would be a better tool, never mind the slow digital camera. Just as I reach for the bigger binoculars, the fox jumped off the side fence into Tootie's and leaped onto Arlene's and on and on and on. Each jump was done so gracefully, there I was in awe and unable to lift the tool I was supposed to use to enjoy the action!