This pair of Tree Swallows appear to be setting up housekeeping at this nest hole, photographed recently at San Jacinto Wildlife Area. This male seemed to be bringing insects to the female at the nest. I don't know if they have eggs yet and she is incubating them, or if bringing food was a mating behavior. Either way, it was fun to see them flying around--there were about 5 or 6 nest holes in the nearby trees, with lots of flying swallows. 2/24/23 www.sparhawkphotography.com
This is a Mountain Bluebird, chowing down on a large creepy-crawly of some kind. I watched and photographed him wrestling with this centipede or ?--this shot shows only about a quarter of its length. I watched it until it got the final bit down, all of which took about 10 minutes. This year we have had many more Mountain Bluebirds overwintering in the area--I've seen as many as 25 or 30 a day in the right places. They are such a pretty almost turquoise blue color. 2/23/23 www.sparhawkphotograpahy.com
This little beauty was photographed at San Jacinto Wildlife Area recently. The male of this species practically glows, the red is so bright! When my out of state company left, I found myself immersed in assisting in mounting a new show at the gallery where I work. I was happy to have had all three of my entries accepted into the show, with an Excellence award for one of them. The show opens tomorrow, with the opening reception on Friday...then maybe I can relax...;-) 2/22/23 www.sparhawkphotography.com
