Share the Power of Nature

Rue Du Soleil - We Can Fly

                                                               Great Egret with Fish
                                                   

                                                                    Great Egret

                                                          Eastern Kingbird in Flight

                                                                    Red Admiral

93 degrees/partly cloudy/15 mph wind/evening

It was wonderful to get to the lake today, as I had to miss it due to shift work yesterday.  It almost felt like I lost a piece of me, but today, I made up for it.  This was the first chance that I had to see a red admiral this year, and what a fine example.

                                                    Butterflies Feeding on Rotten Peach

                                                               Marshgrass Seeding

                                                                Great Blue Heron

                                                        Ditto, Disturbed(Note Crest)

                                                         Six Eastern Kingbirds

                                                     Eastern Kingbird in Flight

                                                                  Ditto

                                                   Eastern Kingbird Landing on Tree

                                Eastern Kingbird Observing the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Landing

                                                    Both Eastern Kingbirds in Flight

                                                        Eastern Kingbird, Portrait

90's/partly cloudy/15 mph winds/evening

After quite a dry spell, there were plenty of photographic opportunities.  Today's stars are the Eastern Kingbirds, also known as the Tyrant Birds, as they tend to dispel any intruders from their kingdom.  The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher is actually a Tyrant Bird, as well.

                                                           Last Night's Sunset

                                                          Roses at Last Light

                                                     Mallard and Reflection at First Light

                                                               Thistle Flowers

                                                               Tawny Emperor

                                                                   Cocoon

                                                                Spider Silk

                                                Canada Geese Coming in for Landing

                                                                     Dragonfly

A couple of photos from last night, then the remainder are from this morning.  Next week I get two full days off after two months, so perhaps better things are in store.  May the sun rise and set on you always.

                                                Grasshopper Perching on Wild Sunflower

                                                          Eastern Kingbirds Scatter

                                                    European Starling Reflecting Light

                                                 Eastern Kingbird Surveys His Subjects

                                                               Mallards at Sunset

                                                         Wild Sunflower Backlit

                                                    Three Mallards Just Before Sunset

                                                      Kiss of Night at Water Tower

Which is the most remarkable for you?  Sunrise or sunset?  The cool of morning, or the final heat of the waning light?  Are you a morning or a night person?

I can enjoy coffee and reflections of my day during either time, and honestly, this is a deep time of day for me.  It allows me to process the new day, or retrieve the events of the final aspects of my day.  In any event, sleep well, dream of beauty, and awaken refreshed for a new day with a cleansing breath in the light of the morn...

http://moonmagazine.org/deb-hirt-the-twentieth-hour-2013-09-01/

This is a link to a story that I had written while I was back home in Maine.  I have always been a big advocate of wildlife, and how it affects me.  Joy always seems to reach me through animals, especially birds.  I bring this to you as a former piece of my life...

This was published in Moon Magazine today.

Great Egrets

1700ish/10 mph winds/85 degrees/cloudy

Two Great Egrets were in this particular tree, four of which were in the general vicinity.  Here is an interesting capture when they both decided to depart the area.  Overall, it was a rather quiet time for birds, as it wasn't near feeding time.