A trio of birds

So here is a trio of birds, an Eastern Bluebird, Goldfinch and a Pine Siskin. What an amazing opportunity to get all three in one shot.

Two Turtle Doves.....okay so they are not Turtle doves

I thought this was a pretty cool pic.

The birds are two doves in a tree near my house.

Gone birding

Totally can not wait to go birding tomorrow...photos to follow....
Oh and there is a pair of Whooping Cranes at Lake Hefner....here in Oklahoma. They may have moved on.

Max and the roaming Buffalo

Want to guess what we saw on Sunday on our little 'tour de Oklahoma'?

My main man Max!

I can not even tell you how much this little boy was so apart of my childhood.

Still my favorite book.....

Always has been always will be!

Thanks Maurice

Blue Jays rock!

 Who would say they hate Blue Jays?

 They apparently don't really know the Blue Jays. Some folks think Jays kill baby birds and eat eggs. Ha....Well "in an extensive study of Blue Jay feeding habits, only 1% of jays had evidence of eggs or birds in their stomachs. Most of their diet was composed of insects and nuts."1

Get to know this awesome bird...and you too will understand when I say Blue Jays ROCK!

1. http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Blue_Jay/lifehistory

White-breasted Nuthatch

 So, what this nuthatch is doing is wedging this nut into the tree.

He will strike at it and break it open releasing the meat and gobbling it up.

The nuthatches are a sweet little bird. We have the White-breasted Nuthatch year round. We get the Red-breasted Nuthatch in the fall/winter.

Brown Creeper

It was the highlight of my weekend to see this Brown Creeper. They are soooo cute. We only get these cuties in the fall/winter.They move up the tree in search of insects. When it reaches the top it flies to the base of the next tree and works its way up that tree.

American White Pelican

Here are some American White Pelicans. It was a real treat to see them at our local lake.

Catch and release

The name of this stamp is Catch and release. I added color using both Primsacolor pens and watercolor pencils. Glitter was added for highlights. The ribbon is a jute ribbon. I really like this image. It was one of our first images (in our very first catalog).

Where does time go?

Soooooooo.....Where does time go? Well, just ask these clever ravens. All of the images are DP Artworks stamps. These are from our new stamps.

Hawks everywhere

 There are hawks everywhere. We have been seeing a lot of them.

Above is a Red-tailed Hawk. Want to guess how it got this name? They are amazing birds!

Hello

Hello out there..............

Golden-fronted Woodpecker?

So at the Great Salt Plains I saw this woodpecker. At first I thought it was a Red-bellied Woodpecker, but upon closer look I now think it is a Golden-fronted Woodpecker. So what do you think?

Sandhill Cranes in Oklahoma

 This past weekend we made a trip north to the Great Salt Plains State Park and The Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge. Over the next few days I will be posting photos and info.

 These are Sandhill Cranes. There were hundreds of them flying over head. I am so glad we had a chance to see them.

More tomorrow.............

A hard day's work

This is a stamp featuring the amazing Rosa Parks.

It has two quotes from her.

I am such a fan of water color pencils, and used them on this sample. This was a really easy card to make.

In the park

I love this new image; we called it In the park. This is an oversize card like the previous cards have been. I used prismacolor markers. The prismacolor markers are like Copic markers. They give a nice translucent color that can be layered to add shading. I think I will ask for these for Christmas and build up my collection.

Mt Fuji rubber stamp

Here is a DP Artworks rubber stamp that features Mt Fuji.

Mt Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan. At 12,389 ft it can be seen in Tokyo some 62 miles away. It is one of Japan's "Three Holy Mountains" along with Mount Haku and Mount Tate. Mt Fuji is an  stratovolcano that last erupted in 1707-'08. The volcano is currently classified as active with a low risk of eruption.

Fall is in the air.

 The trees are finally starting to turn.

 I love the view of these photos.

 I love this season and the cooler weather.

Soon all these leaves will be gone, leaving the branches bare.

Great Blue Heron

 

 So this weekend at our local lake we saw a lot of

Great Blue Herons.

This guy was looking for treats to eat. I was kind of comical to watch them.

 Here is one of their landings.

Here is yet another landing.

They often make a call as they are flying. I did hear one call when it was it was just standing around.

Yellow-rumped Warbler

So the Yellow-rumped Warbler is back. They are here only in the fall and winter. This is a cute warbler the moves around a lot. You can see them on the ground or in the trees. Most often I spot them on the ground. These warblers are usually in small groups.

 

 

They have a bit of yellow under their wing as you can see in the photo above.

 

And as their name implies, they have yellow on their rump. They can be seen at your feeders. Most likely they are looking for black oil sunflower seeds, peanut butter, raisins, and suet. I love when they are back in town!

It ain't fall 'til you see the Dark-eyed Junco

They're back!

 

 

My goal this past weekend was to see a Dark-eyed Junco. I had heard they had returned, although I had not seen one yet. The weekend before was a slow birding day, not much action. But this past weekend was awesome!

 

 

As you can see we spotted the Dark-eyed Junco....Fall has now started!