Tuesday, January 28, 2014
After the Snow
American Robin
Ditto
Ditto
Canada Goose
Canada Goose on Ice
Cedar Waxwing with Berry
American Robin Hops
Cedar Waxwing Portraits, As Follows
Light and Variable Wind/partly cloudy/15 degrees with 5 degree Wind Chill/0815-0900
Due to the fact that there was no wind today, made for a much better photo shoot. Once again, there are patches of ice and clear water, but with this new Arctic blast, the lake will freeze again fully. My timing this morning allowed for some good feeding shots, and I lasted a lot longer on the lake than I did yesterday. There was a dusting of snow overnight, but you'd never know it.
Thursday, January 23, 2014
On the Light of the Shores
Female Bufflehead
"On the Light of the Shores"
Immature Black-crowned Night-Heron
Male Mallard
Northern Mockingbird
Great Blue Heron
"Launch"
18 degrees with 0 wind chill/partly cloudy/20 mph wind/0815-0835
This was one of the coldest days this winter, if not the coldest. I got what I felt that I could get and moved on. Perhaps tomorrow will be kinder.
Monday, January 20, 2014
The Cool Winds Have Temporarily Passed
Male Belted Kingfisher
Great Blue Heron
Ditto
Ditto
"Scratching the Itch"
American Coot
"The Honker" Canada Goose
Great Blue Heron
Ditto
"Crappie of the Day"
"The Turn"
Immature Black-crowned Night-Heron
39-44 degrees/0830-1000/15 mph winds/partly cloudy
Another fruitful day that I am happy with. As luck would have it, there are more days coming where I will be able to get out in the earlier mornings, making it a good life. Hold onto what you value, including your own personal treasures.
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Even the Birds Say that it is Good to Get Out
Great Blue Heron
Ditto
"Portrait 2"
Canvasbacks(Female on Left)
Female House Finch
Dark-eyed Junco
Cedar Waxwing
American Robin with Breakfast
Female Northern Cardinal
Northern Mockingbird
Carolina Chickadee
Male Bufflehead
Male House Finch
Ditto
Ditto
41-45 degrees/partly cloudy/15 mph winds/0835-0945
The birds seem to think that today is a perfect spring day, but I don't think it is here for the long haul. Too many things indicate otherwise. They will be going back into hiding soon enough.
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Great Blue Heron's Fishing Expedition
Fruitless!
"I'll Betcha…"
"Score!"
42-44 degrees/0830-0930/partly cloudy/20-25 mph wind gusts/unknown wind chill
It was cold as sin, but I could not give in to the pain in my fingers. Being a quitter is not in my vocabulary. This is something that I owe to myself as a photographer, to learn patience, as this heron cannot pull his meals out of a hat. So I waited, got colder, and my fingers got numb. Just as was idly considering giving up, it happened. And it was in a flash!
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
A Chilly, Yet Productive Morning
Juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron
Ditto
Carolina Chickadee
Juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron
Ditto
Bewick's Wren
Juvenile Black-crowed Night Heron
Buffleheads Taking Flight
Canada Geese
Black-crowned Night Heron Juvenile Amid Shrubbery
28-32 degrees/unknown wind chill/15 mph winds/partly cloudy/0840-0945 hrs.
Quiet and cold, yet peaceful and refreshing to be out today. The youngster Black-crowned Night-Heron made its appearance with several good poses. The Bewick's Wren also permitted itself to be seen, and the Carolina Chickadee enjoyed the attention, too.
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