I only got one shot of the heron today. I was busy doing other things and didn't have the time to sit and wait for it to do other things . . . like fish. Maralee
A Year of Wildlife – Day 6 – My Favorite Heron
Timing and Luck – A Year of Wildlife – Day 5 – Bald Eagle
Sometimes timing, and luck, are everything. I went to the river to seek out my favorite heron and as I'm walking toward the river a bald eagle swooped down and landed in a tree across the river. If I had been there 15 seconds earlier, I would have been walking among trees and wouldn't have …
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A Year of Wildlife – Day 4 – Great Blue Heron
My great blue heron was out and oblivious to everything around it. It spent a lot of time preening and grooming. Maralee
A Year of Wildlife – Day 3 – Red-Breasted Nuthatch
We've had a couple of very frosty days here - a freezing fog that creates a beautiful hoarfrost. But it's not very inviting to go outside to take photographs. This red-breasted nuthatch like the suet basket I have hanging in front of my office window. It's not the best window to take photos from - …
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A Year of Wildlife – Day 2 – Pigeons
I have a small water feature in my back yard that the birds love. In the summer, there are birds there all the time. Normally at this time of year it is a foot deep in snow, but this has been an unusual winter so far - no snow. These pigeons seem to be having …
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