For years I have been walking past this bird nesting box, stopping occasionally to check it out. Never have I seen any inhabitants...until today that is! I tried to creep closer, hoping for more detail, but screech owls are apparently very shy. At least this one is. As soon as I approached the box, he …
Not another bird!
Challenged by my daughter, Becky, to look for new subjects (and not just another bird) for the photos I post here and in my daily journal at Blipfoto.com, I set out for the park today without my usual 70-300mm lens, the one I've used throughout the winter to capture close up portraits of birds. In …
The world outside my window…
...is bursting into bloom. Magnolia trees, forsythia bushes, daffodils, and more are brightening up what has been a pretty dull landscape for most of the winter. We usually have a fair amount of snow here in northeast Ohio, Lake Erie freezes over for part of the winter, and our local river, the Chagrin, is almost always covered with ice thick enough to walk on during January and February. None of that happened this winter. Without snow on the ground, I didn't have a good background for the pictures I took in the park. But now winter seems to be over, although spring snowfall isn't unheard of. A few years back we woke up on Easter morning to several inches of very unwelcome white stuff! However, we have arrived at the official first day of spring in the midst of an extended warm spell with temperatures near or above 70 degrees. My thermometer currently reads 75 sunny degrees to the delight of just about everyone. Here is what it looked like in the Arboretum today when I stopped to wander around after my visit to the dentist.
If these spring scenes have whetted your appetite for more, I posted a slide show here. I hope you enjoyed your short visit to the Arboretum today. see you soon.
~Carolyn aka Skip
Like a lamb!
So much of my photography during the winter months focuses on two things: birds, if I am walking in my local park, and landscapes, if I am walking anywhere else. This morning's photo walk took me to the local park, and I captured a different critter, one that has been in hibernation for the winter …
Dapper, distinguished, and downright comical
The downy woodpecker is one of my favorite little birds. Put out a handful of peanuts and there he is, ready to put on a show. He probably doesn't know it is a "show", but I get lots of laughs from watching him. He can be very dapper, like this... or this... But watch him …
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Beautiful birds!
I started this post from the "new post" link, chose the pictures I wanted to include, and added my keywords. It was fast and simple. Then, because I wanted to add this message, I clicked on "edit this" and typed my message. I have to say that it's a quick and easy process. I had …
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 