Herons and a Hummer

I love when a friend calls and asks if I can go out and play. Oops. That was a zillion years ago. It's even better now when a friend calls and asks if I want to go out birding. The trade off is a lack of time to spend on writing. I know, a poor excuse for neglecting this blog. How about if I add that I've also been trying to master my SLR camera? For me, photographing the birds is as much fun as seeing them, and it sure helps with identifying them, especially when I've gone birding on my own.

The two herons were seen at the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge.

This young hummingbird was in my backyard.