Summer Birds!

We were on our boat on the lake

and I spied

far, far away....

what I thought was a family of some kind of ducks...

I didn't want to scare them,

so we didn't bring the boat any closer.

I used my zoom, but unfortunately the shot did not come out clear, due to the distance involved.

But, I want to share it with you anyway, because I was so thrilled

when I saw what they were!

Loons!!!:

(Eight babies!!!!!!!!)

Remember last year

when I had a Chipping Sparrow with a Mohawk???

Well, guess who

visited us

again this year??!:

(I love that he always looks like he has an attitude, don't you???)

A wonderful attitude!:

I think this is a female, but I am not sure what kind of bird she is.

Does anyone out there know? A female purple finch or grosbeak?:

Did someone say Purple Finch?

or

Yellow Finch?:

A Purple Finch in all his glory. I know, I know....they are more red than purple, but that is

his name!:

Aren't they gorgeous?:

Help me Rhonda:

(I wanted to pet him sooooo bad).

This one was particularly red in color:

I am SURE at this point, he was saying:

"Are you DONE with the pictures, already??" "You haven't even given me time

to clean off my face, for Cripe's sake!:":

So, I moved on....

to

the Yellow Finch:

and

A female yellow finch:

All of these birds

have disappeared now..............

The fall migration has already started here

with some of the birds

disappearing...

We  hope we see some again on their way through

from Canada.

If we do, I'll be snapping away at them with my camera!!