Happiness is…
…watching the American Goldfinches turn yellow and play in your flowers :)
![American Goldfinch](https://i0.wp.com/www.blog.catandturtle.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/American-Goldfinch_Backyard_201703241_copyrightJessYarnell-2.jpg?resize=640%2C427)
… seeing the female Indigo Bunting from last weekend – she stuck around!
![Indigo Bunting](https://i0.wp.com/www.blog.catandturtle.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Indigo-Bunting_Backyard_201703241_copyrightJessYarnell.jpg?resize=640%2C427)
… finally snapping a picture of the elusive Prairie Warbler who has been mocking you for the past three mornings, and as a bonus, getting to hear him sing!
![Prairie Warbler](https://i0.wp.com/www.blog.catandturtle.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Prairie-Warbler__201703251_copyrightJessYarnell.jpg?resize=640%2C427)
… watching the cardinals take a bath in the birdbath that you cleaned for them yesterday (it’s always nice when they appreciate your efforts!)
![Northern Cardinal in Birdbath](https://i0.wp.com/www.blog.catandturtle.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Northern-Cardinal__201703251_copyrightJessYarnell.jpg?resize=640%2C427)
… admiring the colors as your goldfinch poses in the shade while the background behind him is alight with color.
![American Goldfinch](https://i0.wp.com/www.blog.catandturtle.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/American-Goldfinch_Backyard_201703241_copyrightJessYarnell-4.jpg?resize=640%2C427)
…watching the Painted Bunting hop out onto the “waiting perch” as he considers a flight to the feeder.
![Painted Bunting (Male)](https://i0.wp.com/www.blog.catandturtle.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Painted-Bunting_Backyard_201703241_copyrightJessYarnell.jpg?resize=427%2C640)
…laughing at the Palm Warbler as he finds every mealworm you’ve dropped under the feeder…
![Palm Warbler with Mealworm](https://i0.wp.com/www.blog.catandturtle.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Palm-Warbler-with-Mealworm__201703241_copyrightJessYarnell.jpg?resize=640%2C426)
…listening to the happy calls of the American Goldfinches as they circle your yard. “Baby!” “Potato chip!”
![American Goldfinches](https://i0.wp.com/www.blog.catandturtle.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/American-Goldfinch_Backyard_201703241_copyrightJessYarnell.jpg?resize=640%2C427)
…saying hello to the Brown Thrasher and realizing that since the pair of them have stopped visiting together, his mate must be busy sitting on eggs at a nest nearby.
![Brown Thrasher](https://i0.wp.com/www.blog.catandturtle.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Backyard_201703241_copyrightJessYarnell.jpg?resize=640%2C427)
… laughing at the Red-winged Blackbirds who are so certain that they are missing something because they can’t get into the bunting cage!
![Red-winged Blackbird](https://i0.wp.com/www.blog.catandturtle.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Red-winged-Blackbird_Backyard_201703241_copyrightJessYarnell.jpg?resize=427%2C640)
… playing peek-a-boo with the goldfinches as they bounce around in the wind
![American Goldfinch](https://i0.wp.com/www.blog.catandturtle.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/American-Goldfinch_Backyard_201703241_copyrightJessYarnell-5.jpg?resize=640%2C427)
… feeling the grass under your bare feet, the breeze against your cheek, and waving to Hubby in the kitchen! :)
![Backyard Birding Paradise](https://i0.wp.com/www.blog.catandturtle.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Backyard-Paradise.jpg?resize=640%2C480)
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One thought on “Happiness is…”
Prairie warbler? Bonus!! 😉
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