Birdie of Mississippi

Since I love bird photography I belong to several FaceBook Groups that share bird photos.  Depending on the group the quality of photos may vary from photos taken with a cell phone to professional quality photos taken with very expensive cameras and huge telephoto lenses. One day a photographer shared a photo of a House Finch that was obviously very sick.  The bird’s eyes were filled with gook and were very swollen.  The photographer asked the group members if anyone knew what was wrong with this bird.  The responses came in quickly and let the photographer know that her little bird had an eye disease called “conjunctivitis.” According to Dr. Sidney Taylor of Coldwater Vision Center – “Conjunctivitis is an eye condition also known as “pink eye”, where the conjunctiva becomes inflamed and irritated. The condition is most often caused by cold viruses, but can also be a bacterial infection or allergies.   Conjunctivitis can resolve itself, but in some cases it can progress to more s

  When I am in my yard I never know what type of bird may come - whether it will be an old friend that comes every day or a visitor just passing through on the migration trail.   If it’s a photography day, I begin to pray for God to send birds that I have never seen in order for my “bird passion” to stay alive.   And on some days God does exactly that - He calls in birds that I have never seen and I get all charged up again.   But, some days He tells me to be content with what He gives me.   I have found that’s the good life….being content with what He gives us.   In that contentment I have often received a fresh look at a bird I have seen many times but there is so much more for me to learn.   This week that bird is the Brown Thrasher. This is the time of year that a Brown Thrasher really enjoys because the leaves are falling and everyone’s yard will be covered with leaves.   Just like his name says the Thrasher likes to noisily “thrash” through leaves, small rocks and branches