Went to a concert on our lake on Saturday and a gal brought two of her pet birds, an Umbrella Cockatoo and this male Ruby which is a Green Wing and Scarlet Macaw hybrid. Jodi-

I think it is interesting that we all have similar pictures. Whenever I am out looking for something to shoot, I am thinking, "Would Karen start something with this theme?"

Fishing in Alaska. My 15 lb. salmon: Our cook's 25lb. halibut: It's hard to beat fresh caught fish!

I too have not seen a hummingbird moth this summer, nor have I seen many moths or butterflies for that matter. Bees? again, not many; and I usually have a swarm of honey bees or yellow jackets wanting into the siding of my house. Honey bees in June, the jackets more in September tho. Another thing I don't see much around my property is grasshoppers. When I was a kid, there used to be HUGE hoppers that spit "tobacco" on you if you handled them. I'm thinking the spraying of the surrounding farm fields probably have something to do with the lack of many insects.