Bird Watching Lunch with Mommy

Colin and I have been spending lots of time outside since getting our new furniture.  On St. Patty's Day we enjoyed some bird watching along with our lunch.  I've always enjoyed looking at the birds in our backyard but never really took the time to truly watch them.  Having Colin has helped life slow down a little and has given me the opportunity to take in our surroundings (I love being a stay at home mom!). 

 Colin enjoying some bird-watching:

Actually...to be honest...he did a lot more mommy watching, which he thought was hilarious.  Apparently watching Mommy try to take pictures of birds is pretty funny...

Okay, so maybe I was getting a little too into watching the birds....it just amazes me how much wildlife you can find in our back yard even with the major thoroughfare behind us. Thankfully, I was able to capture a bunch of shots...most of them from my seat, while feeding Colin.  I've tried to identify each bird and hopefully I am correct!

Male Cardinal:

 (check out the worm)

Female Cardinal:

Northern Mockingbird: 

From the front...

From the side...

From the back...

On the fence...

 Eastern Bluebird:

Favorite shot...

 Yellow-rumped Warbler

 Couldn't figure this one out:

 Robin:

This one brought back some great childhood memories for Mommy.  Each year a Robin lays its nest on the beams underneath Mimi and Pappy's deck (for over 20 years now!). Each Spring brought great excitement as a new nest was built.  Not only could you see the nest and the mommy Robin by looking through the steps you could also look directly down into the nest between the slabs of the deck. The best part was getting to see the eggs inside and watching them as they hatched and grew their feathers.  We were able to see into the nests just like this:

It was truly amazing!  Some years, the nest would be just below a slab blocking the view into the nest.  I was always so disappointed when this would happen.  Since we are at Mimi's now, while I'm writing this, I just checked and this year the nest is completely under a slab...bummer!

And finally, a Red-bellied Woodpecker...It was not easy getting a shot of this guy!  After several failed attempts, I captured this one the next day.

Alright enough bird watching...now for some Colin watching...
He's been making some silly faces lately that I think may be a result of his teething:

 Turning up his nose:

 Gaping mouth for Lilly: