SkyWatch Friday: Shooting Blind driving home from work

I literally shot this blind because I had to focus on driving but my camera was around my neck so I took a shot without looking to see what I was getting.

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Combined Our World and Nature Notes: My Wild Deck

For the second summer in a row, a fox family has showed up on my deck.

They are fun to watch from my door and windows.

I'm guessing the bird are less amused when the foxes drink out of their bath.

Trying to nap is hard when you itch.

The male cardinal below is enjoying a bath.

I've seen quite a few bluejays lately.

American robins always spend a lot of time bathing on my deck in the summer.

Juvenile American Robins are always fun to watch.

Below a female cardinal's feathers look so soft.

Next a brown thrasher is deciding on a bath.

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Today's Flowers: Water Lily

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The Weekend in Black and White: Foxy Fox

This handsome fellow is hanging out on my deck. Last year at the end of the summer there was a whole fox family that would come up on my deck and drink the bird bath water.

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