This is the sound of a hellziggy relaxing...

Oh yeah, this is the life.
I'm in a comfy chair in my back yard.
I've got a beer (New Holland's The Poet oatmeal stout.)
I've got the laptop with wifi.
I've got my camera w/telephoto lens.
The birdfeeders are full.
It's a beautiful partly sunny 61 degrees.
Yeah, life is good.

and there are butterflies, and chipmonks, and the lilacs are blooming!

Pictures from the backyard lounging

There were a ton of Red Admirals fluttering around and hanging out on the lilacs today:


There were a couple cardinals and a blue jay, but mostly it was sparrows flitting around while I was out there.
Here are a couple pictures of some White-throated Sparrows:





and a House Sparrow: