Look who's been working the flowers pretty hard, with a little pollen stuck on its beak. Love it when they hover up and look right at you, and with a background full of flowers . . .

The window of afternoon sun was small, but this beauty flew at the right time into the right place (thank you!) which allowed for a beautifully lit capture of our national symbol . . .

The Cape May Warblers are making their way to the Caribbean from their summer digs in the boreal forests of the northern US and Canada, and for a few days around here they have been energizing up on some grapes . . .

The other evening with the last light of the day shining through the shadows, a Cooper's Hawk (perhaps a juvenile?) flew in and perched in a pear tree not far from where I was enjoying the birds and looking for a final capture of the day . . .

A Ruby-throated Hummingbird captured in low light with a slower shutter speed . . . makes for a nice, pastel abstract . . .

Just a pretty little Song Sparrow . . .

Look at that payload of pollen on this hard-working beauty . . .

A juvenile eagle comes in low and slow above the cold, still waters of the river to grab a shad with those beautiful talons . . .

Just a little nectar on the nose . . .

Tree Swallow banks above the lake while chasing breakfast bugs . . .