Our Back Yard Animals - 5/2/2020

We are in day 50 since the CDC recommended that people limit contact with others and like so many, we look for alternative ways to enjoy life during this time. We always enjoyed sitting on our back patio. Now, it is a daily destination in the mornings and late afternoons when weather permits.


The first two days of May have been particularly beautiful. We have spent hours enjoying the newly arrived leaves, flowers and wildlife. We are fortunate to have a home that backs up to Fleming Park in the Park Ridge Subdivision. The park covers nearly 9,000 acres including about 2,000 acres of lake.  I decided to keep my camera by my side as we relaxed so I could document the beauty that surrounds us. Here are some of the photos.A little motherly grooming.

This Blue Bird occupies a house in our back yard but seems to enjoy the view from our neighbor's roof.

This is a Cow Bird.

Our Blue Bird exiting the house.

One of several turkeys that visit our back yard on a regular basis.  Sigrid named him"Dinner".

He must have known I was taking photos so he wanted to put on a good show.

I believe this is a Hermit Thrush.

Female Cardinals at our feeder.

A Blue Jay.

A Male Cardinal.

A Gold Finch or possibly a Western Tanger.

Our first Ruby Throated Hummingbird.

Most of the photos were taken from the comfort of my patio lounge chair without a tripod.  The Hummingbird was shot with a 400mm lens at 1/5,000th of a second to stop the motion of its wings.

We also see rabbits, raccoons, coyotes, and other small animals.  There have been reports of a Bobcat in the subdivision.  In the Fall, we see the Buck deer as they chase the does.  I expect to see some Fauns before too long.  It is that time of year.