Northern Mockingbird, August 11, 2021

Wild Bird Wednesday and My Corner of the World

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Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, July 31, 2021

I startled this Northern Mockingbird, Mimus Polyglottos, but got a photo the instant before it flew!

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Harvest Monday: Figs, August 9, 2021

Harvest Monday and Our World Tuesday

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, August 8, 2021

Our figs are getting ripe!

Something, probably a rabbit, has been eating those close to the ground. Or it might have been our dog!

We pick only as much as we can eat in a couple of days because figs are fragile and do not keep well. They can be cooked and made into fig preserves, but we prefer to eat them fresh.

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Saturday's Critters, August 7, 2021

Saturday's Critters and I'd Rather B Birdin'

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Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, August 5, 2021

Amazing to see just a few steps outside my kitchen door, a White-tailed Deer eating the sunflower seeds we put out for the Mourning Doves!

Just one more photo before she saw me, and then she was gone back to the woods.

And now for some birds.

Pickwick, Tennessee, USA, August 1, 2021

Canada Geese gathering around a puddle formed by a quick moving rain shower.

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Sky Watch Friday, August 6, 2021

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Shiloh, Tennessee, USA, July 30, 2021

When we were in Tennessee last Friday the temperatures were in the mid 90s F (35 C), but this week has been cooler - the mid 80s (30 C). We have had clouds, but no rain this week.

This is the 'Harley Hall' owned by Tennessee Valley Towing going upstream on the Tennessee River towards Pickwick Dam.

And then a little while later, we saw going downstream towards the Ohio River the 'Ray S' owned by Enterprise Marine Services of Houston, Texas.

Sometimes we do not see any commercial traffic, even though we are there for several hours, so we were excited to see two boats with their barges within a half hour!

And in case you are wondering, when two boats with barges meet as these two did farther up the river, one of them stops and waits for the other to pass before it moves forward again.

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American Robin, August 4, 2021

Wild Bird Wednesday and My Corner of the World

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Pickwick, Tennessee, USA, July 21, 2021

American Robins, Turdus migratorius, are ground foragers that eat insects and berries. This is a female; the males are darker on the head, back, wings, and tail.

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Monday Mural: U-Haul, August 2, 2021

Monday Mural and Through My Lens

Pickwick, Tennessee, USA, July 25, 2021

"Providence, Rhode Island: Home of one of the original 13 colonies"

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