I woke up early this morning and went out back with my camera to watch for birds. At first, I just saw this pretty sunrise. Unfortunately, in my backyard it’s a mix of nature, houses, and wires. I noticed when the colors of the sunrise faded I began to hear more chirping birds.
I still hadn’t caught a bird with my camera when I spotted this nest in a high tree.
I’m guessing that branch was not broken a month ago, and it broke sometime during Hurricane Sandy.
So after a while of trying to capture a bird in a photo one instead goes for moss garage roofs with golden autumn leaves behind.
Finally, a sparrow dives into the bird feeder, and I manage to get a shot. Yay, me. Now I can proceed with my day.
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Hi Leora, Lovely sunrise! I love the shot with the moss and golden leaves. Have a great day and a Happy Thanksgiving!
Eileen,
Glad you like the moss with golden leaves shot. You look for one thing and find something else!
Happy Thanksgiving.
What a lovely series. I like the moss garage roofs with the splash of autumn leaves.
It’s actually only one moss garage roof (mine).
Lovely images Leora… including the textured moss. If you have time tomorrow or perhaps Sunday or Monday, please stop by to visit the gratitude quilt and add words of gratitude of your own in the comment box below… it will be posted early Thursday morning, November 22nd. Happy Thanksgiving!
A pretty pastel sunrise.
Beautiful sunrise and I’m glad you caught a shot of the sparrow.
I felt I could move on once I got the sparrow photo.
Lovely shots–I can’t believe that nest survived Sandy. I looks so precariously placed. Love the moss on the roof with the leaves behind, but the first shot with the wires and the sunrise is so evocative–it makes me think of my own backyard view at sunset (I have a Western exposure).
Happy Thanksgiving!
I don’t know how long a nest stays somewhere – maybe it was built post-Sandy?
Thanks for telling me you tried the muffins and about the recipe missing instructions about the sugar. I fixed the recipe to show where you add the sugar.
Laura, you are welcome. My whole family enjoyed the muffins.
I need to get up to enjoy the sunrise sometimes…It looks like a big squirrels nest or drey as they are made with leaves and moss and the squirrel may have more than one of them. I also love the moss and am glad you got a photo of the house sparrow. You don’t always get what you want with Mother Nature, but there is always something else to enjoy. Happy Thanksgiving Leora..Michelle
Your line about “you don’t always get what you want with Mother Nature, but there is always something else to enjoy” rings so true. I’ve gotten a photo of a drey before (see https://www.leoraw.com/blog/2012/01/nature-notes-hive-nest-deer/ ).