Hey! You don't look so great in the morning either, Buddy!

[Birdsong]

Like my 'mo'?

Ma-a-a-a! The lady won't leave me alone!

[Dbl]

LOL, nice! Talk about a bad hair day.

[Nymph]

Thanks for the chuckle on that last one Birdsong.

[MN Shutterbug]

Those definitely brought a smile to my face. Nice shooting and accompanying text, but what the heck is it?

[mngirl]

I love it!!!!!!

[Birdsong]

Those definitely brought a smile to my face. Nice shooting and accompanying text, but what the heck is it?

Thanks, guys. I thought he was pretty comical. Mike, I think he is a baby grackle, probably fledged a little too early by the storm. I heard grackle noise a bit later. Papa was chasing a squirrel and had found baby and led him away somehow, because he didn't fall in the pond.

[Catmendo]

Excellent work Sarah! Is that a young "Catbird"?

[Birdsong]

Yikes! Is that a possibility? If so, I would have been tempted to move it away from the pond and not take a chance on it falling in. It was not making the usual irritating baby grackle or starling noises. However, I have not had much for catbird activity here this spring like I normally do. Lots of people in the area, including the experienced birders, have commented on how different the bird patterns were this spring.

[dockothebay]

Great shots, Sarah. He looks like a great model for a cartoon.

[micpic]

I bet his mother thinks it's the cutest thing on earth!

Mike