I love to sit on my back porch early in the morning. It is amazing the activity from birds and animals as the sun comes up. This morning I watched these two deer play in the field for over an hour.

I had also been seeing a lot of Red-winged Blackbirds. With just a short walk in the field I found a nest.

I would say in the next week or so this nest will contain eggs. Hopefully I can continue to photograph the nest even after the new family is present. I watched the area for some time after taking the photos and the female Red-wing was right back at her work.

Adding this picture of the blackbird. To see a good photo you can visit the link above. This bird is the guardian of the nest and seems to be very reluctant to get his picture taken. It is the best I can do for now.