CRITTERS:
The month started off and finished with me in Illinois, where I captured this brightly colored eastern subspecies of Palm Warbler (Batavia, IL, May 1, 2012):
A Wild Turkey crossed the path in front of us (May 1, 2012, Batavia IL):
The next day a Savannah Sparrow posed atop a rock in our North Aurora, IL yard (which, sadly, has now been developed into acres of town-homes):
On May 3 a Rose-breasted Grosbeak brightened our morning (Batavia, IL):
What is prettier than the sight of an American Goldfinch in morning light (North Aurora, IL)...
...unless it is the song of a Yellow Warbler? (May 11, Batavia IL)
The month is not half over and I am overwhelmed with color-- a Scarlet Tanager (May 13, 2012, Batavia, IL).
Yet, I cannot pass up this image of two fledgling Great Horned Owls, in Geneva, IL on May 23, 2012
Linking to Misty's CAMERA CRITTERS,
Linking to Eileen's SATURDAY'S CRITTERS,
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FENCE:
The first fence that showed up in this month's archives was occupied by a Chipping Sparrow in our daughter's back yard in Batavia, on May 9, 2012:
Linking to GOOD FENCES by Tex (Theresa).
SKYWATCH:
I was hard-pressed to find a single "sky shot" in the May 2012 archives. In this shot the sky is partly obstructed by a Red-tailed hawk (Batavia, May 9, 2012)...
...and in this, the cloudless sky complements the coat of an Indigo Bunting (Batavia, May 11, 2012):
Linking to SKYWATCH FRIDAY by Yogi, Sylvia and Sandy
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A family of Mallards on the placid water of the Fox River, Aurora, Illinois, May 25, 2012:
Linking to WEEKEND REFLECTIONS by James
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Linking to BirdD'Pot by Anni
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday by Stewart
Please visit the links to all these memes to see some excellent photos on display