the first distant boom & power blink... but the winds really aren't all that yet #HurricaneFrancine #Francine

one of the hummingbirds is sitting on the curve of a shepherd's hook flapping and otherwise bathing in the rain... the real wind won't be here for a few more hours... #bird #birds #hummingbirds #HurricaneFrancine #Francine

Nyota is grooming Boobear so sweetly unless i look directly at them > then she stops... guess i have to keep looking at the computer! (photo wasn't taken today but they're doing this right now, as they do almost every day!) #bird #birbs #Pets #PetBirds #Lovebird #Cockatiel

ok it's light enough to put out my hummingbird feeders for a few hours they are glass bottles & i'll have to take them down later to stop them from potentially flying around but i had so many Ruby-throated Hummingbirds here yesterday that i wanted to make sure food was available if needed think i already heard some in the trees as i was hanging up the feeders... any who migrated on will be getting blown around today... #birds #hummingbirds #HurricaneFrancine #Francine

My Carolina Wrens spend a lot of time lately hiding behind trunks or the feeder because they look all molty & ratty but this one came out for a bit... #Wrensday #Bird #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #Photograph

"you have met the beak of doom"-- determined Downy Woodpecker #ThickTrunkTuesday #bird #birds #birding #BirdPhotography

the hummingbirds can't migrate, they are here and fighting over my two feeders for the duration even in the rain... there's a favorite branch they also fight over where they like to bathe in the rain, there's an adult male on it right now haven't tried photos since it's dark & rainy but just walking outside i can hear their humming/squeaking sounds in the trees all around me + the dogfights that keep going by #bird #birds #birding #hummingbird #TropicalStorm #TropicalStormFrancine

"Everybody is entitled to my opinion, if you didn't hear my opinion, i will now repeat it louder"-- shouty Brown Thrasher #bird #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #Funny #Nature

Today for my #PhotoMonday #Fotomontag I will celebrate this perky addition to the poop list #bird #birds #Birding #hummingbird #BirdPhotography #PhotoADay #Project365 #Nature #Silly

12 years ago, a little lost Peach-faced Lovebird blown from her home by Hurricane Isaac was found challenging a native Mockingbird (not a smart move) in the Biloxi Back Bay-- Mockingbird knocked her down & her rescuer brought her to me... Here she is right now, happily grooming her sweetheart, 28-year-old white-faced Cockatiel Boobear #SundayVibes #Love #Lovebird #Lovebirds #Cockatiel #Cockatiels #Rescue #AnimalRescue