Oops, not a Mountain Bluebird after all

An avid birder took a look at our photos and says what we have isn't a Mountain Bluebird - it's an Indigo Bunting. After looking at photos on the web, I have to agree. The bird in our yard has the black coloring around his eyes that's characteristic of the Indigo Bunting. He's still gorgeous, though!

And here's a new photo of our other, more permanent pal - Max, the Devil Dog - after she's been to the groomer. When she's groomed, they always put a bandana on her. After awhile, when it gets ratty looking, I take it off and Max always wants to play with it. So if you wonder what the blob of pink fabric is, it's her bandana. The white blob at her feet is the tip of her sock toy.

This is a good picture of Max. She's hard to photograph. Her black eyes (now filled with silver cataracts) almost always look either bright red (thus the nickname "Devil Dog") or they reflect like mirrors.