Outdoor Wednesday is hosted by Susan at A Southern Daydreamer. My outdoor photos this week are taken on 3 separate walks during the month of January.
Willow and I see this Dove pretty regularly on our walks in her neighborhood.
One day the Dove wasn’t there and we understood why when we saw this hawk instead.
Dear and I spotted this great Heron on our walk on the Bob Jones Trail in Avila, California on January 19th.
To see more Outdoor Photos visit Susan at A Southern Daydreamer.
Photobucket is holding all my photos I stored with them from 2007-2015 hostage unless I pay them a lot of money. I’m slowly cleaning up many posts from this time period and deleting their ugly grey and black boxes with a ransom request. Such a time consuming bother.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
Great bird shots, Ellen! Your photo of the hawk came out so much better than mine! I am going to tell The Professor I NEED a new camera! 🙂
Great bird photos! I especially love the heron…Debbie
Happy Outdoor Wednesday Ellen!
It amazes me the things that you and your sweetie see on your frequent walks here and there… I am green with envy! I am so happy that you share them with us on your blog.
I hope, with practice (and a better camera sometime) that I can take pictures like you one day!
Susan
Ellen, these are truly amazing! I love your photographs. You always do such a great job with them, and those birds are incredible. Thanks for sharing them with us. Wishing you a great Outdoor Wednesday…
XO,
Sheila 🙂
Your pictures are beautiful! I had a mom & baby Dove hanging out on the fence yesterday. Did I think to take a picture – nope! ♥ Diane
Super pics of the birds Ellen……..LOVEM! I so enjoy watching all types of birds! My grandma (88 at the time) came out frustrated from her shared home with my mom and was telling her that the squirrel was in the birdhouse again eating all the bird food up. My mom asked her if she enjoyed watching the squirrel…she said yes, and my Mom said, then let him enjoy the food too! 😉 After that, she never complained about the squirrel taking over the birdhouse! 😉 ~CC Catherine
Beautiful photos, we have a family of doves that come every year, nest and have their babies, than their babies come back the following year and we start over again..I just love them!
Great post for Outdoor Wednesday. It’s for the birds. Lol!
Hope the dove returns!
Jeanie and I both were MIA from the zip line. It was a guy thing.
I just love sweet little doves. We have the little morning doves in our yard and I love to watch them play under the rose bushes. Those darn hawks! Why can’t they stick to eating ugly vermin?
How’s the weather where your at Ellen B.? We were in the 80’s today…yuk!
I hope your having a relaxing evening!
🙂 Cori G.
The hawk was so cool! Thanks for the great photos!
We feed the morning doves here all summer and winter. We also have a family of Heron’s in the summer. They love our little cove where nothing can hurt them. They fly low over the river and always come back before sunset.
Love your birds today.
Happy OW
Love Claudie
Wow, that Great Heron is amazing…so beautiful
You are very observant. It requires being tuned in to nature, or the nuances are missed. These bird photos are wonderful, as were your walks, I’m sure. Thanks for sharing.
Blessings, Lana
In the first photo, the dove seems to really blend in with the tree, in terms of color and texture. I’m guessing that may not be an accident.
I love all of your nature walks! The shot of the hawk is excellent. Thanks for sharing.
Love all the pics but especially the heron. What a great picture!
very pretty. I just love the hawk picture 🙂
What a wonderful afternoon you and Dear spent walking and enjoying mother nature. These are beautiful. Wow! Your shot of the hawk is incredible. Have a super Wednesday. hugs ~lynne~
Ellen B,
Love those Doves…They are Gorgeous…When I see Doves now…it reminds me significates meaning of Peace. And also a New beginning of Spring…coming…..Thanks for sharing…Beautiful posts….Happy Oudoor Wednesday..Kathferinllen
I am so enjoying all of these pictures of plants and birds on Outdoor Wednesday, thank you for sharing the pictures of the doves and the hawk ,since we live on a farm I get to see both of them. Enjoyed!!
Sue