Geese, Squirrel

 2 unfortunately blurry shots:

A total of 10 geese were lost in our neighborhood this morning.

A female squirrel walking away with a mouthful of pine-needles to line her nest in a Hemlock tree next to the North side of our house -- right near where the Bald-faced Hornet nest was.

Hummingbird, Sphinx Moth, Catbird Hatchlings, Doe

Female Hummingbird feeding on Monarda.

 Sphinx Moth feeding on Buddleia.

2 Catbird hatchlings in nest by the front door.

From our house we could see a doe chewing cud in our nice neighbors' back yard.

Bluebird Hatchlings, Bald-Face Hornet Nest, Flowers

 Second brood for Bluebirds.  2 Hatchlings and 1 unhatched egg.

Bald-Face Hornet nest on the North side of the house.

Lily with Hosta

Rose of Sharon

Echinacea and Catbird Hatchling

 Pale Echinacea 

One egg has hatched in the Catbird nest by the front door.

Clouds

 Gorgeous clouds yesterday.

Cardinal Song, Catbird Eggs, Blueberries & Lots of Flowers

 Singing Male Cardinal perched on our chimney at 5 AM could clearly be heard throughout the house.

Some people have Roosters....

(Sound recording)

Catbirds have a new nest by our front door.

Blue-crop Blueberry "bush" has fruit starting to ripen

Lots of flowers blooming --

Day-lilies

Fleabane (Erigeron annuus)

Trumpet Vine

Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum)

Black-eyed Susan (Marmalade-type)

Sage

Daisies

Lamium (Dead-nettle)

Monarda (Bee-Balm)

Buddleia (Butterfly Bush)

Translucent Umbrella Mushrooms

 A few ephemeral Coprinopsis lagopus in wood chips under the rose-trellis.

Doe & Fawns

 Doe with 2 fawns feeding in our back yard early this morning.