http://danceswithmoths.com/blog 'May the beauty of what you love be what you do' Fri, 09 May 2008 00:55:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We had a most beautiful visitor today- one we haven't seen on our property for way too long. The oddity is Evening Grosbeaks travel in large mixed focks, but this bright fella is alone. I don't usually take feeder images, but I'm still very weak - it was ... http://danceswithmoths.com/blog/2008/05/08/wayward-evening-grosbeak/ 'With colors of red, black and white- Striking at rest- striking in flight' Two males are having a territorial battle out back today.. this is the most aggressive of all woodpeckers. They glow in the bright sun as the fallout of wingeds continues..the greatest show on earth.. and then some. http://danceswithmoths.com/blog/2008/05/06/200/ We've had a HUGE fallout of migrants today- among the 17 'new' arrivals I've heard/seen so far arriving on strong south-westerly warm winds (the best for pushing birds northward) is my most favorite bird - our first male Ruby-throated hummingbird. He's drinking nectar, I'm happy dancing. Ahh, just heard an ... http://danceswithmoths.com/blog/2008/05/05/fallout/ I receive numerous image usage reqests weekly, which is a given for anyone with a nature photography site online. I'm not big on self-promotion but many buyers, authors, event promoters, and artists etc. stumble onto my website via websearches. My site isn't half finished yet since my ... http://danceswithmoths.com/blog/2008/05/04/appreciating-beauty/ BIRD SONG Laura E. Richards The robin sings of willow-buds, Of snowflakes on the green; The bluebird sings of Mayflowers, The crackling leaves between; The veery has a thousand tales To tell to girl and boy; But the oriole, the oriole, Sings, "Joy! joy! joy!" The pewee calls his little mate, Sweet Phoebe, gone astray, The warbler sings, "What fun, what ... http://danceswithmoths.com/blog/2008/05/03/joy/ "Trees are the earths' endless effort to speak to the listening heaven." (Rabindranath Tagore) It's hard to believe we're already into May, yikes. We made another long and tiresome trip to Ann Arbor earlier in the week, and I wish I'd at least stuck my small Canon g6 in my purse. ... http://danceswithmoths.com/blog/2008/05/02/magical-melodies/ 'The earth smiles in flowers.' Most, if not all of these beauties are now up, or at least their leaves are popping through the leaf litter- yellow wildfowers are the first to show, then whites. I photographed most of these on our property, or very close to home..our growing season ... http://danceswithmoths.com/blog/2008/04/25/flower-power/ Our resident American goldfich males once again look like little bright lemon drops- their songs are a constant each day outside my bedroom widow.. they're gorgeous in their breeding plumage. Lots of avain activity this week- b.c. chickadees are now nesting in one of our baffled nestboxes and the woodpecker tribe ... http://danceswithmoths.com/blog/2008/04/20/hey-baaaay-bee/ They've found a suitable place to nest on adjoining property and come in to search for food several times a day- yay! Also had many butterbutts passing through on warm southerly winds- the winged choir grows stronger and more diverse each day, and spring peepers are now chorusing at night.. ... http://danceswithmoths.com/blog/2008/04/16/mr-woody/ 'There's a place I like to hide A doorway that I run through in the night Relax child, you were there But only didn't realize it and you were scared It's a place where you will learn To face your fears, retrace the years And ride the whims of your ... http://danceswithmoths.com/blog/2008/04/14/silent-lucidity/