The world as I see it
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 …
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. …
I haven't had much luck photographing birds in the afternoon recently so I went out this morning to see what I could find. These hooded mergansers were swimming fairly close to the river's edge. Normally, the get as far away as possible when a human is in the vicinity. Maralee
We had a few cold days where the water froze on the branches on the river. It has since warmed up which is fine with me. Maralee
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 …
Through My Lens 