This duck was having so much fun splashing in the water oblivious to everything going on around her. Maralee
Hooded Merganser
I saw this little bird while walking at Drake Park and had no idea what it was. Google to the rescue! I entered "duck-like bird with black and white head and yellow eyes" and lo and behold . . . there it was. A Hooded Merganser. This one is a male. I've lived here for …
Uncommon January Day
Yesterday was one of those rare, spring-like January days. While most of the country was in the deep-freeze we had an unusually warm day. It was in the mid-50's, the sun was shining and it felt like spring. I couldn't bring myself to go walking at the treadmill at the gym when the river is …
Kula Alii Lavender Farm
Another flower from the Kula Alii Lavender Farm. Maralee
Oh, Deer
Our two does and two fawns are still regular visitors to our yard, although they seem to appear more often when I have bird seed in the bird feeder. The fawns are so much bigger now but they're still smaller than their mothers. Maralee
