Caption anyone?I've heard that llamas like to spit and may even spit at you if you get in their space. I'm not sure if that's true because I've never seen it happen. But this did happen in front of me when I was visiting the animals in the FarmPark. Apparently llamas like to roll in the dirt, …
Recycling a robin
This morning the big blue recycling truck lumbered down our street, stopping at each house to collect the items placed at the curb for recycling. As a result, my post today involves recycling, but not that kind of recycling. Recently I read a suggestion that struck my fancy. The writer was encouraging photographers to search out and recycle old …
Amorous tree swallows
Bluebirds can be very tender with their mates, as we saw in my blog post from two days ago, but the love life of tree swallows gives a very different impression...to the camera-toting bystander at least. Tender, sweet, and even dutiful are words I would use to describe the bluebirds...wonderful little birds that they are. If …
Doing the happy hoedown!
This redwing blackbird was the only bird in the bog to discover the cache of birdseed on the tree stump. Call me wacky, but when I put these pictures together on the screen, it looked like he was doing a happy hoedown to celebrate his find. For the record Great weather today with sunny blue skies and a high temperature …
Daffy-nition: ennui
Ennui-A feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction brought on by a lack of occupation or excitement. Some days are like that! I know that I can identify with the feeling...at least on occasion, but did you know that sea gulls could experience ennui? Apparently this gull, perched on a pylon on the East 9th Street pier,* knows …
Daffy-nitions: Lugubrious
Have you ever heard anyone say, "That face should be in the dictionary next to the word _________?" Well occasionally, on my walks in the park, I encounter animals that cry out for their very own dictionary daffy-nition. Today I'm nominating Gilligan. During mud season, Gigs wears a snood to keep those fantastic ears from dragging in the …
A determined squirrel!
As I watched through the kitchen window on a recent winter morning, this little squirrel appeared on the scene: She discovered a big cake of bird seed on the ground, apparently knocked down by one of the deer that make regular overnight visits to our back yard bird buffet. Being a curious little squirrel... ...and apparently a hungry …
Mallard Mania
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
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. …
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 