Updated May 31, 2016 – 126 Species – Arranged by date taken
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American Avocet – Canandaigua Lake – © Katy Schwingle – May 01, 2016
Eastern Towhee – Webster – © Peggy Mabb – May 01, 2016
Yellow Warbler – Canandaigua – © Katy Schwingle – May 01, 2016
House Sparrow – Fairport – © Wes Boyce – May 03, 2016
Red-throated Loon – Canandaigua Lake – © Katy Schwingle – May 01, 2016
Pine Siskin – Irondequoit – © Candace Giles – May 03, 2016
Northern Flicker – Cobbs Hill – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 03, 2016
Rose-breasted Grosbeak – Rochester – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 03, 2016
Black-and-White Warbler – Rochester – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 03, 2016
Pileated Woodpecker – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 03, 2016
Hermit Thrush – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 03, 2016
Blue-headed Vireo – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 03, 2016
Wood Thrush – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 03, 2016
Green-winged Teal – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 03, 2016
Mallard – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 03, 2016
Dunlin – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 03, 2016
Spotted Sandpiper – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 03, 2016
Lesser Yellowlegs – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 03, 2016
Greater Yellowlegs – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 03, 2016
Killdeer – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 03, 2016
Hooded Merganser (F) – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 03, 2016
Yellow Warbler – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 03, 2016
Purple Finch – Rush – © Nick Kachala – May 04, 2016
Gray Kingbird – Conesus Inlet – © Nick Kachala – May 04, 2016
Caspian Tern – Braddock Bay North Marina – © Dick Horsey – May 04, 2016
Double-crested Cormorant – Braddock Bay North Marina – © Dick Horsey – May 04, 2016
Red-winged Blackbird – Braddock Bay North Marina – © Dick Horsey – May 04, 2016
Veery – Lakeview Community Church Trail – © Dick Horsey – May 04, 2016
Common Yellowthroat – Firehouse Woods – © Dick Horsey – May 04, 2016
Eastern Bluebird – High Acres Nature Area – © Drew Yampanis – May 05, 2016
Eastern Towhee – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 05, 2016
Veery – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 05, 2016
Wood Thrush – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 05, 2016
Great Crested Flycatcher – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 05, 2016
Nashville Warbler – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 05, 2016
Black-throated Blue Warbler – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 05, 2016
Baltimore Oriole – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 05, 2016
Great Blue Heron – Thousand Acre Swamp – © Richard Ashworth – May 05, 2016
Baltimore Oriole – Thousand Acre Swamp – © Richard Ashworth – May 05, 2016
Cedar Waxwing – Corbett’s Glen – © Dick Horsey – May 06, 2016
Rough-winged Swallow – Corbett’s Glen – © Dick Horsey – May 06, 2016
Hairy Woodpecker – Corbett’s Glen – © Dick Horsey – May 06, 2016
Mourning Dove – Corbett’s Glen – © Dick Horsey – May 06, 2016
Blue Jay – Corbett’s Glen – © Dick Horsey – May 06, 2016
Black-throated Green Warbler – Corbett’s Glen – © Dick Horsey – May 06, 2016
Great Egret – High Acres Nature Area – © Drew Yampanis – May 07, 2016
Rock Dove – Rochester – © Vern Lindberg – May 07, 2016
Canada Goose – Rochester – © Vern Lindberg – May 07, 2016
Blackburnian Warbler – Cobbs Hill – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 07, 2016
Black-throated Green Warbler – Cobbs Hill – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 07, 2016
Blue-headed Vireo – Cobbs Hill – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 07, 2016
Cape May Warbler – Cobbs Hill – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 07, 2016
Hairy Woodpecker – Cobbs Hill – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 07, 2016
Northern Parula – Cobbs Hill – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 07, 2016
Ovenbird – Cobbs Hill – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 07, 2016
Yellow-rumped Warbler – Island Cottage Woods (RBA Field Trip) – © Salvador Barragan – May 08, 2016
Palm Warbler – Island Cottage Woods (RBA Field Trip) – © Salvador Barragan – May 08, 2016
Black-and-white Warbler – Island Cottage Woods (RBA Field Trip) – © Salvador Barragan – May 08, 2016
Yellow Warbler – Island Cottage Woods (RBA Field Trip) – © Salvador Barragan – May 08, 2016
Warbling Vireo – Webster – © Peggy Mabb – May 08, 2016
Yellow-rumped Warbler (F) – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 08, 2016
Tufted Titmouse – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 08, 2016
Eastern Phoebe – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 08, 2016
Chestnut-sided Warbler – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 08, 2016
Northern Cardinal – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 08, 2016
Least Flycatcher – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 08, 2016
Blackburnian Warbler – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 08, 2016
Black-and-white Warbler – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 08, 2016
Eastern Meadowlark – Rush – © Nick Kachala – May 08, 2016
Black-throated Blue Warbler – Cobbs Hill – © Nick Kachala – May 09, 2016
Wood Thrush – Cobbs Hill – © Nick Kachala – May 09, 2016
Baltimore Oriole – Rush – © Nick Kachala – May 09, 2016
American Redstart – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 09, 2016
Dark-eyed Junco – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 09, 2016
Winter Wren – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 09, 2016
American Goldfinch – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 09, 2016
Rose-breasted Grosbeak – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 09, 2016
Red-tailed Hawk (Juv) – Cobbs Hill – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 09, 2016
Eastern Kingbird – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 10, 2016
Herring Gull – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 10, 2016
Yellow Warbler – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 10, 2016
Warbling Vireo – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 10, 2016
Spotted Sandpiper – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 10, 2016
Least Sandpiper – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 10, 2016
White-crowned Sparrow – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 10, 2016
Gray Catbird – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 10, 2016
Least Flycatcher – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 10, 2016
Savannah Sparrow – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 10, 2016
Solitary Sandpiper – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 10, 2016
Tree Swallow – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 10, 2016
Palm Warbler – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 10, 2016
Ring-billed and Herring Gulls – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 10, 2016
Rough-winged Swallow – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 10, 2016
Green Heron – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 10, 2016
Common Yellowthroat – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 10, 2016
Black-throated Green Warbler – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 10, 2016
Nashville Warbler – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 10, 2016
Northern Parula – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 10, 2016
Rusty Blackbird – Roberts Wesleyan College – © Jim Adams – May 10, 2016
White-crowned Sparrow – Roberts Wesleyan College – © Jim Adams – May 10, 2016
Black-and-white Warbler (F) – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 11, 2016
Scarlet Tanager – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 11, 2016
Gray Catbird – Webster – © Peggy Mabb – May 11, 2016
Brown Thrasher – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 11, 2016
Eastern Kingbird – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 11, 2016
House Wren – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 11, 2016
Hermit Thrush – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 12, 2016
Baltimore Oriole (F) – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 12, 2016
Magnolia Warbler – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 12, 2016
Blue-winged Warbler – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 12, 2016
Chestnut-sided Warbler – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 12, 2016
Rose-breasted Grosbeak – Roberts Wesleyan College – © Jim Adams – May 13, 2016
Scarlet Tanager – Roberts Wesleyan College – © Jim Adams – May 13, 2016
Wilson’s Warbler – Lakeview Church Trail – © Dick Horsey – May 13, 2016
Red-tailed Hawk – Lakeview Church Trail – © Dick Horsey – May 13, 2016
Yellow-throated Vireo – Firehouse Woods – © Dick Horsey – May 13, 2016
American Redstart – Firehouse Woods – © Dick Horsey – May 13, 2016
Gray Catbird – Firehouse Woods – © Dick Horsey – May 13, 2016
Black-throated Blue Warbler (F) – Firehouse Woods – © Dick Horsey – May 13, 2016
Common Yellowthroat – Firehouse Woods – © Dick Horsey – May 13, 2016
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher – Firehouse Woods – © Dick Horsey – May 13, 2016
Blue Jay – Firehouse Woods – © Dick Horsey – May 13, 2016
European Starling – Firehouse Woods – © Dick Horsey – May 13, 2016
American Redstart (F) – Firehouse Woods – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 13, 2016
Yellow-rumped Warbler – Firehouse Woods – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 13, 2016
Nashville Warbler – Firehouse Woods – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 13, 2016
Yellow-throated Vireo – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 14, 2016
Cape May Warbler – Braddock Bay East Spit – © Nick Kachala – May 14, 2016
Wilson’s Warbler – Braddock Bay East Spit – © Nick Kachala – May 14, 2016
Bay-breasted Warbler – Braddock Bay West Spit – © Nick Kachala – May 14, 2016
Philadelphia Vireo – Braddock Bay West Spit – © Nick Kachala – May 14, 2016
Virginia Rail – Conesus Inlet – © Nick Kachala – May 14, 2016
Red-headed Woodpecker – Hamlin Beach Park – © Nick Kachala – May 14, 2016
Scarlet Tanager – High Acres Nature Area – © Nick Kachala – May 14, 2016
Cedar Waxwing – Firehouse Woods – © Dick Horsey – May 14, 2016
Great Blue Heron – Firehouse Woods – © Dick Horsey – May 14, 2016
Osprey – Firehouse Woods – © Dick Horsey – May 14, 2016
Tennessee Warbler – Lakeview Church Trail – © Dick Horsey – May 14, 2016
Magnolia Warbler – Lakeview Church Trail – © Dick Horsey – May 14, 2016
Red-headed Woodpecker – Webster – © Thomas Poeth – May 15, 2016
Barn Swallow – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 15, 2016
Pied-billed Grebe – Montezuma NWR – © Katy Schwingle – May 15, 2016
Green Heron – Cayuga Lake – © Vern Lindberg – May 16, 2016
Great Blue Heron – Montezuma NWR – © Vern Lindberg – May 16, 2016
Baltimore Oriole – Irondequoit – © Candace Giles – May 16, 2016
Red-bellied Woodpecker (F) – Irondequoit – © Candace Giles – May 16, 2016
Common Nighthawk – Lakeview Church Trail – © Kimberly Sucy – May 16, 2016
Swainson’s Thrush – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 16, 2016
Chestnut-sided Warbler – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 16, 2016
Hooded Warbler – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 16, 2016
Black-and-white Warbler – Owl Woods – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 17, 2016
Bay-breasted Warbler – Firehouse Woods – © Dick Horsey – May 17, 2016
Common Grackle – Firehouse Woods – © Dick Horsey – May 17, 2016
Mallard (Juv) – Firehouse Woods – © Dick Horsey – May 17, 2016
Hooded Warbler – Lakeview Church Trail – © Dick Horsey – May 17, 2016
Common Yellowthroat (F) – Lakeview Church Trail – © Dick Horsey – May 17, 2016
Lincoln’s Sparrow – Lakeview Church Trail – © Dick Horsey – May 17, 2016
Cape May Warbler – Lakeview Church Trail – © Dick Horsey – May 17, 2016
Tennessee Warbler – Firehouse Woods – © Dick Horsey – May 17, 2016
Northern Flicker – Irondequoit – © Candace Giles – May 17, 2016
Blackburnian Warbler – Irondequoit – © Candace Giles – May 18, 2016
Red-headed Woodpecker – Firehouse Woods – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 18, 2016
Least Flycatcher – Island Cottage Woods – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 18, 2016
Cedar Waxwing – Lakeview Church Trail – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 18, 2016
Green Heron – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 18, 2016
Red-winged Blackbird – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 18, 2016
Wood Duck – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 18, 2016
Spotted Sandpiper – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 18, 2016
Least Sandpiper – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 18, 2016
Lesser Yellowlegs – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 18, 2016
American Goldfinch – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 18, 2016
Song Sparrow – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 18, 2016
American Robin – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 18, 2016
Warbling Vireo – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 18, 2016
Chipping Sparrow – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 18, 2016
Killdeer – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 18, 2016
Short-billed Dowitcher – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 18, 2016
Canada Goose – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 18, 2016
American Redstart – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 18, 2016
Tree Swallow – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 18, 2016
Common Yellowthroat – Bergen Swamp – © Jim Adams – May 19, 2016
Ovenbird – Bergen Swamp – © Jim Adams – May 19, 2016
Yellow-billed Cuckoo – Bergen Swamp – © Dana Kalir – May 19, 2016
Northern Parula – Firehouse Woods – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 19, 2016
Eastern Bluebird – Webster – © Linda Schamberger – May 19, 2016
Hairy Woodpecker – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 20, 2016
Indigo Bunting – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 20, 2016
Blue Jay – Webster – © Kathryn Carangelo – May 20, 2016
Baltimore Oriole – Webster – © Kathryn Carangelo – May 20, 2016
Short-billed Dowitcher – Canandaigua Lake – © Katy Schwingle – May 20, 2016
Hooded Warbler – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 20, 2016
Rose-breasted Grosbeak – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 20, 2016
Red-eyed Vireo – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 20, 2016
Orchard Oriole – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 20, 2016
Mourning Warbler – Naples – © Katy Schwingle – May 21, 2016
Gray Catbird – Irondequoit – © Candace Giles – May 21, 2016
Hooded Warbler – Naples – © Katy Schwingle – May 21, 2016
Bobolink – Burger Park – © Dana Kalir – May 21, 2016
Barn Swallow – Braddock Bay West Spit – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 21, 2016
Swainson’s Thrush – Firehouse Woods – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 21, 2016
Tree Swallow – Braddock Bay West Spit – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 21, 2016
Pileated Woodpecker – Irondequoit – © Candace Giles – May 22, 2016
Blackpoll Warbler – Firehouse Woods – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 22, 2016
Northern Flicker – Rochester – © Vern Lindberg – May 22, 2016
Trumpeter Swan – High Acres Nature Area – © Drew Yampanis – May 22, 2016
American Robin – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 22, 2016
Pileated Woodpecker – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 22, 2016
Tennessee Warbler – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 22, 2016
Wood Thrush – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 22, 2016
Chipping Sparrow – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 22, 2016
Eastern Wood-Pewee – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 22, 2016
Black-billed Cuckoo – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 23, 2016
Eastern Towhee – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 23, 2016
Indigo Bunting – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 23, 2016
Mourning Dove – Irondequoit – © Candace Giles – May 23, 2016
Eastern Phoebe – Black Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 24, 2016
Wood Thrush – Black Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 24, 2016
Great Crested Flycatcher- Penfield – © Carolyn Ragan – May 24, 2016
Eastern Screech-Owl – Greece – © Dick Horsey – May 24, 2016
Chestnut-sided Warbler – Firehouse Woods – © Dick Horsey – May 24, 2016
Red-eyed Vireo – Firehouse Woods – © Dick Horsey – May 24, 2016
Magnolia Warbler – Firehouse Woods – © Dick Horsey – May 24, 2016
Black-throated Green Warbler – Firehouse Woods – © Dick Horsey – May 24, 2016
Ruby-throated Hummingbird – Firehouse Woods – © Dick Horsey – May 24, 2016
Blackpoll Warbler – Lakeview Church Trail – © Dick Horsey – May 24, 2016
Cedar Waxwing – Lakeview Church Trail – © Dick Horsey – May 24, 2016
Warbling Vireo – Lakeview Church Trail – © Dick Horsey – May 24, 2016
Yellow Warbler (F) – Lakeview Church Trail – © Dick Horsey – May 24, 2016
Canada Warbler – Firehouse Woods – © Dick Horsey – May 24, 2016
Black-capped Chickadee – Firehouse Woods – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 24, 2016
Prothonotary Warbler (M/F) – Montezuma NWR – © Dominic Sherony – May 24, 2016
Prothonotary Warbler – Montezuma NWR – © Dominic Sherony – May 24, 2016
Chestnut-sided Warbler – Firehouse Woods – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 25, 2016
Bay-breasted Warbler – Firehouse Woods – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 25, 2016
Blackburnian Warbler – Firehouse Woods – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 25, 2016
Field Sparrow – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 25, 2016
Least Flycatcher – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 25, 2016
Red-bellied Woodpecker – Brighton – © Dick Horsey – May 25, 2016
European Starling – Brighton – © Dick Horsey – May 25, 2016
White-breasted Nuthatch – Cobbs Hill – © Dick Horsey – May 26, 2016
Blue-winged Warbler – Norway Road (RBA Field Trip) – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 28, 2016
Cerulean Warbler (F) – Norway Road (RBA Field Trip) – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 28, 2016
Black-billed Cuckoo – Lakeview Church Trail – © Kimberly Sucy – May 28, 2016
Canada Goose – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 28, 2016
Willow Flycatcher – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 28, 2016
Red-winged Blackbird – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 28, 2016
Turkey Vulture – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 28, 2016
Killdeer – High Acres Nature Area – © Dick Horsey – May 28, 2016
Brown Creeper (Juv) – Iroquois NWR (RBA Field Trip) – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 29, 2016
Purple Martin – Iroquois NWR (RBA Field Trip) – © Jeanne Verhulst – May 29, 2016
Brown Thrasher – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 30, 2016
Alder Flycatcher – Oatka Creek Park – © Jim Adams – May 30, 2016
Red-bellied Woodpecker (F/M) – Irondequoit – © Candace Giles – May 31, 2016
Fish Crow – Summerville Pier – © Dick Horsey – May 31, 2016
Double-crested Cormorant – Summerville Pier – © Dick Horsey – May 31, 2016
Great Black-backed Gull (1st yr) – Summerville Pier – © Dick Horsey – May 31, 2016
Ring-billed Gull – Summerville Pier – © Dick Horsey – May 31, 2016
Spotted Sandpiper – Summerville Pier – © Dick Horsey – May 31, 2016
Gray Catbird – Firehouse Woods – © Dick Horsey – May 31, 2016
Mute Swan – Summerville Pier – © Dick Horsey – May 31, 2016
Caspian Tern – Summerville Pier – © Dick Horsey – May 31, 2016
Eastern Wood-Pewee – Lakeview Church Trail – © Dick Horsey – May 31, 2016
Bobolink – Burger Park – © Zaphir Shamma – May 31, 2016
[The newest photos are automatically added to the end of the thumbnail gallery. As the 30 days go by, the photos slowly rise to the top. The size and placement of the thumbnails are determined by the website software.]
Just a few simple rules we will be following:
1) You must be an RBA member to contribute photos.
2) The pictures must have been taken in Western New York in the last 30 days. Pictures will be posted in the gallery until they are 30 days old after which they will be placed in a monthly archive gallery.
3) A submitted picture may be subject to cropping and color/lighting enhancement to bring out the best your picture has to offer (especially true for novice photographers). If you can do this before you submit the photo it will speed up the process of getting photos on the website. Also all photo file sizes will be decreased as much as possible without losing photo detail when viewed on a normal computer screen.
4) If multiple pictures of the same bird species are received, then we will try to get at least one picture posted for each person. We want all RBA members to have the opportunity to have pictures posted! However, depending on the number received and other limiting factors, we may not be able to use all the photos submitted every month.
5) Send an email with your photos attached or a Flickr link to Dick Horsey at “rhorsey@windstream.net”. The following information MUST be included in the email for each photo: (a) bird identification, (b) where picture was taken (hotspot name, park name, or town/suburb), (c) RBA member name, (d) date bird photo was taken. Most photos will be added to the gallery within a week of receipt!
6) By submitting your image to RBA, you are granting RBA the rights to use your image on our website, social media, and other electronic properties. Thank you!
DO IT NOW !!! And have fun sharing!
