I have enjoyed nature and it's beauty for as long as I can remember. Photographing it to share is a new hobby. I still have much to learn. Any helpful hints and constructive criticism is always welcome.


I will try to post new items weekly so check back. It is my pleasure to share nature's gifts with you. I find myself amazed at some of the beauty I find while out for a walk.


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"Just living is not enough." said the butterfly. "One must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower."

- Hans Christian Anderson

I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.

-John Burroughs

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Hawks and others

Bufflehead Ducks, two male and a female(top one) taking off in the early morning haze.

A female Bluebird.

A Garter Snake.  He was about two feet long, a big guy!



Northern Flickers doing a mating dance.  I never knew they flared their red triangular feathers on the back of their heads to entice  a mate.

A Flicker love triangle.   I think the one on the right branch was the female.  The other two danced around her.

A Cooper Hawk taking flight.


A Sharp-shinned Hawk.  He must have just eaten something, perhaps a mouse, as he has grey fur in his beak.


A pair of Blue-Winged Teal.  Unfortunately, the pretty blue wing only shows when they fly.

A bird that I have tried and tried to capture, the Belted Kingfisher.  I was happy to catch this male  in a halfway decent photo.  This is not my last attempt though,  I will still keep trying for that perfect shot.  It was overcast when I seen him this close, but I seized the moment.

Another glimpse of the Kingfisher.  Of course a stick was in the way..........

Lesser Scaups, a male center, flanked by females.


The Cooper Hawk resting on a branch.  

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