For some strange reason I have had quite a few photo ops recently. So I guess it seemed only fitting that as I was considering winding down for the day I saw the setting sun approaching the horizon. So what the heck. Might as well go get some shots. It is the last day of April after all.

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Lunchtime today was even more busy than yesterday. Being it the last day of April I shouldn’t be surprised that the backyard wildlife would throw a party. Here are some of images I got in 20 minutes time in my backyard. The light wasn’t great, but the activity was.

Yellow Finch

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Since it was so nice outside today I decided to grab some fast food and sit in my truck and do some bird watching over lunch. The usual suspects were out and about in my backyard, grackles, starlings, finches, brown headed cowbirds. Even a crow flew past and landed in a nearby tree. He was promptly escorted by a handful of grackles away from what I suspect was a nest.

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Mr Chippy with the goods.

Spring has sprung or at least from a chipmunks perspective it has. Lots of activity in the backyard lately. Of course the chipmunks are the most amusing.  Here are some recent images of the little guys in action.

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