Critters! Toad, Butterfly & Hummingbirds! Sept. 12, 2008

I was home today burning unused leave time before I lose it, but they shut down my office due to the 100-year rain we got yesterday - 8 inches of rain. Flooded a lot of places - not mine. Whew! So I spent the day stalking hummingbirds. I used the tripod for the first time & it improved the quality of the shots, I think.

































A student found a toad that still had its tadpole tail & gave it to my science-teacher wife earlier in the week. She brought it home & my daughter took it to school for show-n-tell. When we brought it home, we let it go in the back yard. We put a penny next to it, so you can see how tiny he is. My daughter held it.




While stalking hummers in the evening, we spotted this painted lady butterfly on the butterfly bush.

 

What great hummingbird pictures.Yes yor tripod really does make a difference in the photos.The little frog is a cutie and a beautiful butterfly.Glad you didn't get flooded.

 

My brother-in-law said, our rain came from Lowell. I heard of Lowell, but did not know it was in the Pacific. Was it? All our moisture this week came from the West & Southwest.

 

I had been told that was from up toward Montana and Az.I don't know where Lowell is either WTxDaddy.

 

That is a little toad, very nice pictures too.

 

I'm selfishly happy your office closed, because then I got to see all your lovely photos. I really like it when the toads are little like that. They're cutest!

 

Very nice hummingbird pics. The little toad and flowers were great as well. How much longer will the hummers be around before they migrate?

 

The male hummers here have already left. Still have some females around, but they might be ones just passing through.

 

Those are lovely pictures. I really wish we got Hummingbirds here they are such pretty little things. I also love your little toad what a cutie and the butterfly is lovely too, thank you for sharing the photos with us.

 

My daughter was inspired by our hummingbird watching yesterday and drew this hummingbird on the dry erase board. Notice her rendition of the black & blue salvia.

 

Great Pictures!! I love the drawing too

 

Great pictures...thanks for sharing...I was just watching a small hummingbird this morning through the window...I think they are all leaving the area before it gets too cold...we had a low of 44 a couple times already...Sherry

 

Awww, love your daughters drawing and adore those hummingbird photos. Amazing!