A Week of Birds

It's been a week filled with bird encounters.  Yesterday, my daughter and I visited Cheshire Nursery and Garden Center to find plants for her bed under the Japanese maple tree and the dogwood tree.  As we left, a killdeer on the rooftop chattered at us.  We took a photo from the car.

I found baby birds on the fence

and in the garden

I'm not sure what kind of bird they are.

Today's encounter was tragic.  In cleaning up after the rainy days last week, I found a bluebird --dead-- among the plants under the windows.  The bird must have flown into the window with the glare of the sun yesterday.  It was in perfect condition.  The blue feathers were brilliant and its chest coloring a soft, reddish brown color.  We put it near the compost pile to continue its cycle in nature.