Aren't these baby lovebirds cute??!!

Goldfinches Still Enjoying My Zinnias!

Swallowtail Butterfly Hanging Around This Week

Garden Gate in New Bern, North Carolina

Lake Lure, North Carolina

Need Help Identifying This Flower
Thanks!

Pale Tiger Swallowtail
(Texture Effect Added)
Enjoying my White Butterfly Bush Today!

Female American Goldfinch
Caught her munching on my zinnias this afternoon!

One of Oliver's new "friends" at the motel.

Destination

Columbine
One of my First "Photo Paintings" from the new version of Painter

Uncle Sam

Bottlebrush Flower
One Cool Looking Bloom

Horse and Cattle Egret
Outer Banks

These little baby geese would hide under the mother's wings.
There are 2 up on the left, poking their heads up and
2 on the right. They were so cute!

Bodie Island Lighthouse at Sunset

Bodie Island Lighthouse
Outer Banks, North Carolina

Herring Seagull

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse from the Beach

Outer Banks, North Carolina
Nags Head

Goldfinch Eating My Flowers

Outer Banks
Ocracoke Beach voted Best Beach in 2007!

Happy Flag Day!

Another one of her laying eggs...

He was flying over the house this week.
Wish I could have had more time to get a better shot.

Caught this Variegated Fritillary laying her eggs in the pansies.

From the Ferry, Approaching Ocracoke Island

Ocracoke Lighthouse
I was in the Outer Banks last week.
One of many more to come.

Caught this Lady on my newly planted Lantanas yesterday.
There's something about orange that butterflies just love.

Twinkle Twinkle

Gerber Daisies

Spring Tulips

Went to the Raptor Center again today.
Bald Eagles just amaze me.

American Kestrel

Pink & White Gerber Daisy in B & W

Barn Owl

Found out the "Mystery Bird" is a Red-Shouldered Hawk.
Thanks Everyone!

Mystery Bird
I got this shot of him today but not sure
what kind of bird this is. Does anyone know??

Look who I caught sleeping in the sun!
Our "pet" green anole enjoying my new gerber daisy.

Went to the Carolina Raptor Center today.
This is Adler, a Juvenile Bald Eagle.
He's only a couple of years old... came to the
Center suffering from a gunshot wound to his left wing.
He's unable to fly because of the injury.

Eastern Bluebird

Same Swallowtail, Different Azalea Bush

My First Butterfly of the Season!

Cherry Tree Blooms
Oil Painting from Photo

Pica, the Yellow Nape Amazon

Pink Tulips and Yellow Pansies
Watercolor From My Photo Today

Our Trees Blooming - Today
Bradford Pear Tree Blooms

Getting Ready for Planting?? I know I am.