My new friend, perched up in the maple tree |
After I told it how pretty it was, it flew down from the maple so I could appreciate it more fully. |
Then to the railing, so I could get a really, really good look. |
The yellow-jacket eating demonstration was next. Who knew? |
And after a Be my Guest from me, another yellow jacket for good measure. Beauty and practicality in one little package. Amazing. |
More posing. Can't get enough posing. |
A little house hunting. Or should I say a little little-house hunting? |
Now we're just getting cute. Pretending to be a parrot. Funny. |
A wonderful aerial exhibition. (That little house attracts so many visitors.) Uh, watch your wingspan there. |
More pretty posing. I like the looking off into the distance. Adds a bit of je ne sais quoi, don't you think? |
And finally a bit of a bath after a busy day of eating anything that moved in the yard. Except me, thankfully. |
The male that I saw was a deeper red, more the color of a cardinal. That was several weeks ago. I read somewhere that their coloring varies as the season progresses. The female was more yellowish green, with a haze of red...also similar to the female cardinal. I was sitting on the deck and they were in a nearby tree. I stared and stared, to make certain that it was just not another pair of cardinals. But no, definitely not.
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