Darn!

I was hoping to get a picture of baby robins learning to fly, but they flew the coop when I wasn't watching. I'll keep an eye for them around the yard and hope to get a second chance. Still, as a proud godmother, I'm happy to see them launch themselves into the world and wish them every success in it.

I've had the flu or something similar this week, so while I'm recuperating, I've been cleaning up the website, catching up on email, and going through some of my older photos. I came across this one, taken several years ago at the San Antonio zoo. I'm partial to grackles, and this pair, with the female holding nesting material in her beak, caught my eye.