Some recent photos

It’s raining. Unseasonable rain, I guess, but I’m not complaining, since the long, hot summer is around the corner. If this is the rain’s last hurrah until late fall, then, as Shakespeare famously said, let it come down.

In the meantime, here are a few photos.

Woodpeckers are camera-shy, so I was pretty happy to get this shot:



Woodpecker yoga?



More photos after the jump.

This moth landed upside-down in two different places.



The view from Ramot:



A local synagogue dressed up for Independence Day:



Ms. Sunbird:



Goin’ my way?



Two juvenile sunbirds:


One of the young sunbirds:


Mr. Parakeet eats an olive: