While observing the great blue heron, I heard a kingfisher before I saw it perched on a metal pole across the river. It is difficult to get a decent shot of a small bird when it is quite a distance away. They are very skittish birds and won't let anyone get too close. This is …
My Heron is Back
I finally located the heron I stalk every winter. I've been checking all of its favorite spots and hadn't yet seen it this winter. But yesterday I spotted it hiding in the reeds along the river. It was pretty well camouflaged and it was a distance away across the river but I did find it. …
Ice Crystals
We had a cold night last night and when I woke this morning there were some beautiful ice crystals formed on our bedroom window. Maralee
Portrait of a Duck
Today begins year 9 of this blog. Last year I didn't keep it up as consistently as I should have and my plan is to do better this year. I took a short walk by the river yesterday and this duck wasn't too happy about me taking his photo. He was quacking at me the …
Sparrow
I took a few photos of some sparrows enjoying their meal in a tree by my office window. It was a very active tree with sparrows coming and going continuously. Maralee
