Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Male

 "By smiling, we initiate a wonderful chain reaction, touching the joy in anyone we encounter. 

A smile is an ambassador of goodwill.”

 ― Thich Nhat Hanh

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Rose-breasted Grosbeaks - Male and Female

"A smile is the only status symbol of value." 

 - Francis McCrossan

Male and Female Rose-breasted Grosbeaks.

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Blue Jay in my Backyard

"When you are reluctant to change,

think of the beauty of Autumn."

~ V.B. Brown

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Female House Finch

“In difficult times carry something beautiful in your heart.” 

― Blaise Pascal

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Bird Art - Tree Swallow

“Kindness can transform someone's 

dark moment with a blaze of light. 

You'll never know how much your caring matters. 

Make a difference for another today.” 

― Amy Leigh Mercree

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Rose-breasted Grosbeak

“Abundance is not what you hold in your hand. Rather, it's what you have in your heart." 

― Craig D. Lounsbrough

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Red-bellied Woodpecker - Backyard Birding

“Everyone of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, 

in the process, care for ourselves.” 

― Princess Diana

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Female Cardinal - Backyard Birding

“Hope 

Smiles from the threshold of the year to come, 

Whispering 'it will be happier'...” 

― Alfred Lord Tennyson

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Cedar Waxwing Fans His Tail

"The days may not be so bright and balmy—yet the quiet and melancholy that linger around them is fraught with glory. Over everything connected with autumn there lingers some golden spell—some unseen influence that penetrates the soul with its mysterious power." 

~ Northern Advocate

Cedar Waxwing shows off his yellow tail-tips

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Backyard Birding - Cedar Waxwing

"Change is a measure of time and, in the autumn, time seems speeded up. What was is not and never again will be; what is is change." 

- Edwin Teale

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Northern Flicker - Male

"The world always looks brighter 

from behind a smile." 

 ~ Author unknown

Birds always make me smile :)  

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Northern Flicker

Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life. 

~ Rumi

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Cedar Waxwing in Autumn Leaves

"Give me the end of the year an' its fun 

 When most of the plannin' an' toilin' is done; 

 Bring all the wanderers home to the nest, 

 Let me sit down with the ones I love best, 

 Hear the old voices still ringin' with song, 

 See the old faces unblemished by wrong, 

 See the old table with all of its chairs 

 An' I'll put soul in my Thanksgivin' prayers." 

- Edgar A. Guest, Thanksgiving

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Robin Watching

“The lure of the distant and the difficult 

is deceptive. 

The great opportunity is where you are.” 

 ― John Burroughs

Gray Catbird Fans His Tail Feathers

Look at the trees, look at the birds, look at the clouds, look at the stars... and if you have eyes you will be able to see that the whole existence is joyful. Everything is simply happy. 

~ Osho

This gray catbird was sitting in the tree in my backyard

fanning his tail feathers after a spring rain.... perhaps to dry them?

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Cedar Waxwing Goes For a BIG BITE

If you were born without wings, do nothing to prevent them from growing.

 ― Coco Chanel

 

White-throated Sparrow

We're so busy watching out for what's just ahead of us that we don't take time to enjoy where we are. 

 — Bill Watterson

Enjoy where you are! 

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Cedar Waxwing Profile

If you don’t start out the day with a smile, 

it’s not too late to start practicing for tomorrow. 

~ Unknown

Nature Gets Into Our Souls

Nature gets into our souls 

 and opens doors 

 to hidden parts of ourselves. 

 Pamela Heyda

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The Arrival

 If you feel lost, disappointed, hesitant, or weak, return to yourself, to who you are, here and now and when you get there, you will discover yourself, like a lotus flower in full bloom, even in a muddy pond, beautiful and strong.

 ― Masaru Emoto

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