Driving home from the park, I had to make an unplanned stop when a little flock of turkeys prepared to cross the street in front of me. Grabbing my camera off the seat next to me, I fired off a couple of shots of these proud Toms. Although it's not uncommon to see them in the park, …
Hope springs eternal!
For the past three months (January through March) something huge has been missing in my life...something spelled e-x-e-r-c-i-s-e. My approach to exercise for many years has been to pick up my camera and head out the door to one of our great local parks. For years I have walked week in and week out straight through the …
Sharing is NOT an option!
The red-bellied woodpecker thought she had the post to herself until company showed up. If sharing is NOT an option, what will happen next? That's it for today. Thanks for stopping by. Carolyn aka Skip
Avian Antics
When I'm out and about with my camera in the park, something I watch for is interaction among the critters. On this chilly winter morning, three birds showed up on the same fence rail ...all at the same time. Were they happy to share their prime spot? Take a look, and you decide.
Not everything was peaceful along the trail today.
This wasn't a sunny morning, more on the cloudy side, but it wasn't especially cold either. All-in-all, a good morning for a photo walk! The first bird to pose for my camera was the RBW (red-bellied woodpecker). She had discovered a few seeds on the top of the fence post and was enjoying a peaceful morning snack. It didn't …
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Trail walking
Trail walking with my camera is my hobby...one that can take up many hours each day if I let it, and it is a hobby that has many advantages. It motivates me to take a walk in a park five or six days each week. It's a great way to get exercise. I've met many wonderful people …
Finally… REAL SPRING!
http://skip220.smugmug.com/2013today/Places/Spring-in-Chagrin-River-park/i-3p5ZFfp/A In the past few days we've gone from winter jacket weather to shorts and sunglasses. After waiting for an interminably long time, it seems that spring has finally arrived. Three cheers for warm, sunny, blue-sky weather. The Baltimore orioles (the birds, not the baseball team) are my most thrilling sightings this week, but there …
A “twofer” for today
http://skip220.smugmug.com/2013today/Places/Spring-in-Chagrin-River-park/i-nCMmVXD/0/XL/2014_04_24_Chagrin%20River%20Park_059-XL.jpg Red-bellied woodpeckers are my favorite birds to photograph. Besides being sharp-looking birds, they have ATTITUDE! Tracking them in hopes of a photo op is just plain fun, and they are so darn photogenic! Then there this little bird...the brown creeper. http://skip220.smugmug.com/2013today/Places/Spring-in-Chagrin-River-park/i-f28VRR7/0/XL/2014_04_24_Chagrin%20River%20Park_023-XL.jpg A lot of luck and not a little dexterity is required to capture his photo. …
A quartet of chickadees
Chickadees love peanuts, and they are very friendly birds. Look what flew in when I spread a handful on the old tree stump. Throughout the summer and well into fall, there was plenty of available food for the birds. Since the vegetation has died back, they have found a supplemental food source. Humans!
Red-bellied surprise!
The red-bellied woodpecker is one of my favorite birds, which makes this photo doubly pleasing to me. Seeing a RBW is not uncommon in our neighborhood park where there are lots of old trees and a bog nearby; however, until today I had never seen two of them sitting on the same tree stump. I …
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 
