FEMALE BLACK HEADED GROSBEAK

This time of year we get quite a few of these birds in the yard.  I always tend to see more females around than males.   After they have had their babies - I hear the most delicate softest sounded chirping comes from the trees as the babies get older.

The bird baths I make are simple - a pot with a plastic insert which just happens to fit the opening.  This insert happened to be plastic serving dishes I bought from the dollar store.  Most of the time I buy one without sections that are the plastic trays you put pots on to catch the water.  This way I can put several pots out with water for them.

THIS IS "BOYFRIEND"

Who hangs around the house outside and loves "mama cat."  He is the most polite cat of all the ferals that have come around.  We make sure he has food and water as do a lot of other neighbors.

GULLS HANGING AROUND VASHON ISLAND, WASHINGTON

When we were in Washington we took the ferry to Seattle but stopped at Vashon Island on the way.  The grandkids were calling them "Seattle Penguins" which had me laughing.

Here are a few of the "Penguins" we saw that day.

On closer inspection I believe this was the same gull in all the photos.