Eric Gofreed
Well-Known Member
This week’s theme is wide open—share whatever’s caught your fancy!
I’m contributing six photos: six birds and one bug, all featuring one standout color, bright yellow. Whether it’s a bird with a sunshine cap, a cadmium-yellow throat or body, or a bee dipped in gold, it fits my theme if it wears or flashes yellow.
Now it’s your turn—what’s been fluttering, flapping, or soaring through your part of the world? Birds, bugs, bats, butterflies—if it’s got wings, it’s fair game.
Thanks for flying along with me each week!
Eastern meadowlark: A burst of yellow and song, a meadowlark on the wing.
Perched on a rosy stalk, the Hooded Oriole glows in the morning light.
Scott’s Oriole—black and gold in flight against Sedona’s red sandstone
Prothonotary warbler: From the trunk of a gnarly tree, a bright warbler sends its melody skyward.
Yellow-headed blackbird
The Valley Carpenter Bee resembles a bumblebee in size and shape but is a different species. It has a smooth, shiny abdomen, unlike the fuzzy abdomen of bumblebees. Carpenter bees are solitary insects, known for drilling into wood to create nests (hence the name "carpenter"). In contrast, bumblebees typically nest in the ground or in cavities. While they look alike, their nesting habits and behavior are quite different.
I’m contributing six photos: six birds and one bug, all featuring one standout color, bright yellow. Whether it’s a bird with a sunshine cap, a cadmium-yellow throat or body, or a bee dipped in gold, it fits my theme if it wears or flashes yellow.
Now it’s your turn—what’s been fluttering, flapping, or soaring through your part of the world? Birds, bugs, bats, butterflies—if it’s got wings, it’s fair game.
Thanks for flying along with me each week!
Eastern meadowlark: A burst of yellow and song, a meadowlark on the wing.
Perched on a rosy stalk, the Hooded Oriole glows in the morning light.
Scott’s Oriole—black and gold in flight against Sedona’s red sandstone
Prothonotary warbler: From the trunk of a gnarly tree, a bright warbler sends its melody skyward.
Yellow-headed blackbird
The Valley Carpenter Bee resembles a bumblebee in size and shape but is a different species. It has a smooth, shiny abdomen, unlike the fuzzy abdomen of bumblebees. Carpenter bees are solitary insects, known for drilling into wood to create nests (hence the name "carpenter"). In contrast, bumblebees typically nest in the ground or in cavities. While they look alike, their nesting habits and behavior are quite different.
Cool shot.
