With spring on the horizon (hopefully), the mallards on the bog have gone into courtship mode. They are great entertainment on my daily photowalks. You can see more Mallard Mania here. Busy days recently. I will try to be more regular in my posts! Skip aka Carolyn
Hobnobbing with the chickadees
The chickadees in my neighborhood park are well-acquainted with my habit of carrying sunflower seeds in the pocket of my jacket, a fact that brings them flying when they see me tramping down the trail. Yesterday I actually had one land on my hat, but usually they just light on a tree branch or bush …
The rear of a deer
Several whitetail deer crossed the trail in front of me. As I watched, this one leaped off the trail and into the woods. Their grace and beauty make these animals a joy to watch. A very large herd of whitetails lives in our neighborhood park, which is fine so long as they stay in the …
An uninvited dinner guest
I have been playing around with creating diptychs and other collages, so today, after I "developed" my pictures in Lightroom, I chose three related images that I think tell a story. Can you follow the storyline? Hint: Start in the upper left corner. Here's the sequence: Sparrow was ready to tuck into his favorite meal: …
Dancing Duck
Wondering what was sitting on top of the duck nest in the middle of the bog, I walked a little closer, and this is what I saw, a lady mallard. At first she just seemed to be taking a siesta, but as I watched, she stirred, stood up, stretched, and performed a little dance routine. …
Great horned owl
A great horned owl is sitting on a nest in the park where I usually take my photowalks. Last week it was pointed out to me, but the owl was not in sight, although others had seen it. Today I took a few pictures of the nest, came home, and brought them up on my …
Look what the sun brought out!
It's amazing the difference a little sunshine will make after what seems like weeks of overcast skies. The sunny skies brought lots of walkers to the trails in the park and lots of birds too. The red-bellied woodpecker is usually too shy to come within range of my camera lens, but today I captured three …
Bonanza!
On my photowalk this afternoon, the first "almost sunny" afternoon we have had in a long time, I headed down the trail with some sunflower seeds in my pocket. Passing a bench, I sprinkled a handful of seeds, hoping to attract a few birds for a photo opp. Some chickadees and titmice flew in, grabbed …
Sparrows can be SO confusing!
Juvenile white-crowned sparrow -2 I knew it was a sparrow, but I couldn't find it in my bird app on my iPad. Then I had a brainstorm (Don't know what took so long) and posted it to my Facebook page, asking for help with the ID. Within minutes, a friend I didn't realize was an …
A blanket of snow
Much to my delight, snow fell last night and covered the muddy trails in the park. Winter without snow can be pretty dull and tiresome, in my opinion. The unremitting brown-and-greyness of it wears on me after a while...a pretty short while to tell the truth. I think my feelings stem from our location on …
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 