A Very Nice Sunday Morning

@CarolDM (203396)

Nashville, Tennessee

September 8, 2019 10:22am CST

Woke up early. The Dude makes sure I am up when he wants me up. The temps were nice out for a change. Had my coffee in the screen room. Saw two blue jays flying around the yard. That was very cool. I usually only see those in the winter. The doves visited the bird bath. They had an early swim in the pool. Now I need to add more water. They are very big and usually drain the pool when they come. But I don't mind. I thought summer was ending. But all next week, we will have hot temps in the 90s again with no rain. That means maybe the butterflies will hang around a little longer. Snapped a photo back in the winter of the blue jays that visit. Have to setup my camera on a tripod and get these pics through the patio door. They are such a pretty shade of blue. I don't see the mourning doves much lately. I miss their presence and soft sounds they make. I am sure they will return. The bluebirds come every day for a swim in the pool as well. That is all for my backyard bird report today. I know many of you are bored about now, so I will get back to my bird watching.

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@Juliaacv (56195)

• Canada

8 Sep 19

I think that the blue jays are pretty to look at but they really can be loud and messy. Just write what makes you happy, don't worry about anyone getting bored, when that happens people can just move right along.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

8 Sep 19

They are one of the rudest birds around but I love them just the same. Thank you for your support. Have a great day!

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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)

• United States

8 Sep 19

oh, i ne'er tire 'f such! great pic 'f this sweet blue jay. i've not seen the pair here today? but've been most busy 'n prolly 've jest missed 'em. can hear 'em high'n the trees, 'long with the thrasher. maybe they're havin' a bit 'f a territorial tiff? dark clouds hang all 'round here today, hope such's more fruitful than last eve. lots 'f lightin' to the east, jest winds here. we've usually quite the population 'f grackles, yet those didn't come 'til a few weeks 'go. i get quite tickled with 'em, they've jest gotta wash those grasshoppers prior to their consumption. sadly i'd not seen 'em quickly 'nough 'n several 've perished'n the stock tanks. now i've floated some limbs to prevent such. 'xcept'n mr. rocky's tank - he's most keen to remove such. i rescued one from his tank jest this morn, found the limb 'bout 4 ft from the tank.

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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)

• United States

8 Sep 19

@CarolDM yer welcome :) 'tis most disheartenin' fer me to find any perished critters. i carry guilt'n these cases - where's i could'a prevented such if'n i'd checked sooner. mr. whiskey 'tis doin' purty well. not likin' bein' doctored now. tries some purty evasive moves tryin' to 'void such. don't blame him coz such cannot be pleasant. i've been takin' him out fer walks (don't wish him out'n pasture 's he's liable to get too frisky'n open that wound back open) e'ery day i can. the other eve he 'twas a bit testy, wishin' to go fer a run. out'ta defiance (like a spoiled young'un...'r the hubs...), he grabbed a weed - that jest happened to be growin' 'mong a yucca. yup, he got his nose poked by such 'n then we'd a nose bleed. nothin' serious 'r requirin' doctorin'. reckon he learnt though coz been makin' wide berth 'f such since, lol.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

8 Sep 19

@crazyhorseladycx I am glad he is healing. I can imagine it is a challenge to doctor a horse. Oh no, I wondered what was wrong with his nose. Always something to get into.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

8 Sep 19

Thank you, I love these blue jays. Very noisy but beautiful. They can be very aggressive. I see grackles every now and then too.That is too bad when you see them perished. How is Mr. Whiskey doing these days?

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@snowy22315 (208746)

• United States

9 Sep 19

I like Blue Jays. I never see them around here though.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

9 Sep 19

Love to see the blue flying around the yard. I hear them a lot in the trees too.

@amadeo (111937)

• United States

8 Sep 19

Good afternoon.Bird watching is not a bored to me.I loved them.

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@amadeo (111937)

• United States

8 Sep 19

@CarolDM I see ours every day.They bring us happiness.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

8 Sep 19

Good to hear.

@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

8 Sep 19

So good to hear. Enjoy your day my friend!

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

8 Sep 19

I too am looking forward to cooler weather. Our heat index is up in the 100's. It's pretty hot and humid out there so I am staying inside with the air conditioner.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

8 Sep 19

@CarolDM It gets so hot here that you don't dare do any outside work later in the day. I can't wait until fall.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

8 Sep 19

Same here. Tired of the heat and humidity. Same weather here for at least another week or so. I stay in after I get a few things done early as well.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

8 Sep 19

@HazySue Same here. And the humidity makes it triple digits. No rain for awhile now.

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@NJChicaa (127116)

• United States

8 Sep 19

We had blue jays at the house. They are nasty birds.

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@NJChicaa (127116)

• United States

8 Sep 19

@CarolDM I agree that they are beautiful. They used to dive bomb my cats.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

8 Sep 19

@NJChicaa Yes I had a cat, Momma Kitty, that stayed out a lot and she would run from them. Mockingbirds did the same thing. They are aggressive. The two cats I have now are indoor cats.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

8 Sep 19

I find them very beautiful. They are noisy but I love seeing them. Nasty, I don't think so. But I have never had more than a few in my backyard.

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@marlina (154103)

• Canada

8 Sep 19

I always love to look at your beautiful pictures and appreciate them.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

8 Sep 19

You are so kind, thank you! I really enjoy nature in my backyard.

@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

8 Sep 19

Hope they return to visit soon.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

8 Sep 19

Me too, thanks.

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@xFiacre (14782)

• Ireland

8 Sep 19

@caroldm With all that action in your backyard it sounds like a great place to be.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

8 Sep 19

I spend most of my days watching out the window.

@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Sep 19

That's a lovely photo of the blue jay. I love seeing animal and bird photos.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

9 Sep 19

Thanks, taken through my door.

@Ronrybs (21504)

• London, England

8 Sep 19

A good guess, I thought it might be a blue jay! Probably the colour was a bit of a give away!

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

8 Sep 19

There are several blue colored birds.

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@LindaOHio (222288)

• United States

8 Sep 19

I never get bored with wildlife. Better than having a wild life. :-D Another perfect picture as usual.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

8 Sep 19

So good to hear. I never get tired of writing about it, as you know. You are so kind. Thank you. This was taken with my camera on a tripod, through the patio door.

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