Sunday, June 13, 2010

Sunday Stills: Eyes

OK, I'll admit this one is really more about mouths, since their eyes aren't quite open. But I thought you'd enjoy seeing who hatched out of my last Sunday Stills egg photo.


I'm still not sure what kind of birds these are. The mother is sparrow-like, kind of gray without much marking, no tuft. If I station myself out in the prairie perhaps I'll see more of her coming and going to feed this hungry brood. Too bad none of these are in very good focus.


I thought this butterfly with the big eye looked like part of the Tithonia (Mexican Sunflower) I found him on.


After several shots, I realized the butterfly had expired. The flower was looking like it was on the way out, too. Looks like a male Sleepy Orange, Eurema nicippe.

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16 comments:

Fantastyk Voyager said...

Eeeewwww, those chicks! Not cute, yet!!! lol!!!

Anonymous said...

Very colorful. What kind of birds?

Kateri said...

I think the bird shot turned out nicely. I've found it is hard to get a decent one of so many birds! Love the wide open mouths!

Anonymous said...

The baby birds are great, and the butterfly is a beauty. :)

Anonymous said...

Nice shot, i loved the Chickz, Like thoz chickz trust and believes its their mom with food and keep their mouth wide open, here eyes are shut, but great emphasis on trust.

Great shot - how wanting it could be for thoz chickz to see their mom who feeds them

Beth said...

Those are some amazing shots. Love the butterfly.

Ed said...

Love it! Life and death together..WELL DONE!!!

Shirley said...

Ditto what Ed said.

Michelle said...

I love that only the mouths on those peeps are in focus! Very cool shot!

PeacefulGirl said...

Love those baby birds! So freakin'cute!! You are so lucky I would love to see something like that in real life!

NitWit1 said...

WOW what big mouths they have! The will be cuter with open beaks and eyes.

I've been unable to catch a butterfly this year.

Regular Guy said...

Great shot of the chicks. Nice job on all of them.

Oregon Equestrian said...

Creative subjects. Love them.

Brenda said...

good shots of the baby birds. I love the focus! Poor butterfly - his time was up! lol

WildBlack said...

WoW! Great post and shots! Very well presented. I like the fist shot more..

gtyyup said...

Baby birds just aren't cute are they? But you got a great photo there!

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