New Harmony trip and home shots....

A few more photos from the New Harmony visit.

Before we even left home, I spotted this hawk sitting on the wires at the end of our road.  I think it might be a Coopers?

Looking both ways .....didn't seem to mind me taking its photo. Probably the one that hangs around my front yard looking for some tasty small birds to eat.

This butterfly was sitting among the cottonwood fluff that was covering the ground.  Gives it a hazy looking background.

 Puddles from the recent rain were very popular.  This little House Sparrow had just taken a bath.  You can almost hear them sigh with ecstasy when they are done.

 I think the bird on the left is an Oriole.....I don't usually see them, so not sure what kind.  Wet birds are hard to identify :-)

Two Starlings having their bath.

This squirrel found something interesting to eat....on another day....so he took it and buried it nearby.

We partly went to New Harmony because the local paper had an article about how this coffee shop/tavern was now selling a beer that was the first one made in Indiana.  The Rappites who lived in New Harmony originally produced it.  The recipe was found and is now being produced by a brewery somewhere else under several names, so they are importing it to New Harmony to be sold under this name.  Mike wanted to try it since he loves micro-brewed beers.  We had a nice lunch and the beer was pretty good.....a nice dark European type.

 A couple of shots from home to round out this post.  This woodpecker was getting a beak full of suet for her baby.  I've seen her feeding it, but have not gotten a good photo.

The House Wren sits out in this tree and sings his heart out every day.  I believe he is trying to find a mate.  He has a couple of bird houses all staked out ready to make her a home, but I don't think he has found anyone to move in yet.  I love hearing him sing.