The days and nights are getting cooler and the hummingbirds are getting more scarce. They're still around but not in the numbers I was seeing all summer. Usually we see the last of the hummingbirds in the first part of October. I will miss them over the winter.
Mirror, Mirror on the Pond
This little red-winged blackbird was admiring his reflection on one of the rings at the pond by the river. Maralee
Running Ducks
These aren't the best photos - it was very early morning and the sun was just coming up. My shutter speed had to be low (even with a high ISO) so it was hard to get a clear shot. But these ducks fascinated me. I thought they were going to take off flying but instead …
Damselfly – Blue
There were quite a few of these little blue dragonflies damselflies at the pond last weekend. It was hard to get close enough to get a really good shot as they were landing on the grasses in the pond. Maralee
Dragonfly – Red
This dragonfly was perched on the tip of the beak of a stork statue. It stayed there for several minutes. I like how the sun was shining through the wings and left a shadow on the beak in the first photo. The photos are very similar but in the second photo it lifted its wings. There …
Through My Lens 