Learning From the Wildlife . . . . .

at the State Park.

successful angler

great catch with no bait needed

---calm, cool, collected

Joining haiku my heart

Brisk October Afternoon . . .

with a new found friend

Great Blue Heron

It flew in closer

and with a watchful eye.

circled around me,

took flight

landed once again

 and found this mangled catfish

which it quickly discarded.

  This Yellow Leg was in the same area

and quite interested 

in an abandoned bobber.

Joining Wild Bird Wednesday

Even With a Chill in the Air . . .

and a morning breeze

this Heron is still hanging around.

Joining

Saturday's Critter's

'Z' What's Next? - 24 June 2016

Friday's Hunt

• 'Z'
• Week's Favorite
• Today

'Z'

An easy access spot appreciated by many at the state park
(do you see the Z ?)

'Week's Favorite'

Perfect lighting, and the 'catching' was easy 

early one day this week.

'Today'

Joining Friday's Hunt w/Teresa

Fly By 052116

Who Am I?

In flight photos; a work in progress.

Joining

Saturday Critters w/Eileen

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For today's post I am digressing from Preston Park 

to share a photo that I look at with wonderment 

every time I bring it up.

The first time I viewed it on my camera 

I thought it was double exposure or something.

Now that I know it's for real, I guess birds are into tattoos too.

Maybe its not that unusual of a feather pattern, 

but it was a first for me!

It was a heron kind of day.

I could watch them for hours.

Yesterday's moment of joy was the capturing a Baltimore Oriole.
We've been hearing them a few days 
but they tend to stay away from the house until . . .

and then at the state park today . . .
my first Pileated Woodpecker
a bit hidden by the foliage but it's that time of year.

Link here for:

Wild Bird Wednesday w/Stewart

Morning Shots

Lucy and I took a quick trip to the State Park this morning

 

Monarch Butterfly puddling



 

Dragonfly pausing

 

 Great Blue Heron Peeking



I never tire of these guys.

 

 

Joining Eileen for

Saturday Critters

and

Anni for

The Bird D-pot

Trolling Along the Lake Shore

Me with my camera.

The RG with his fishing poll



 Snapped this gull right after a pontoon went floating by

Guess the captain couldn't read.

 

Trolling along the shore; Peek a Boo

And then there were three.

 

 

Uh Oh company.

We'll be going now.

Moving down shore and heard rustling.

And to round out the evening

 

 

Fly on over and join Stewart

for Wild Bird Wednesday.

 

Saturday Birds

 

 Stopping by to say 'hello'

"good morning RG, how's the catching?"

 

 

"See ya later."

 

A better 'fishing spot' from across the lake?

"hey RG, you should try it from here"

 

And a quick 'fly by' from our pal the osprey.

 

 

Time to join Saturday Critters and Camera Critters

 

 

And then on over to join Anni at I'D-Rather-B-Birdin'

 

Spied this young Catbird and surmised

it had taken a bath and was

'fluffing' in the sun to dry.