The Greatest Ones of All

                                                               Red Eared Slider

                                                        Youngest Mallard Ducklings

                                                       Male Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

                                                    Great Blue Heron "I'm Not Home!"

                                                         "Shake, Rattle, and Roll"

                                                            "We Have Liftoff"

                                                       "Cruising Over Crowd of Turtles"

                                                           "Reaching Maximum Speed"

                                                    "When You Have an Itch, Scratch It"

                                                                  "Walk the Walk"

                                                   The First Mallard Family of 2014 Now

                                                         "To Balance, or Not to Balance"

                                                                  "Got Log?"

                                                    First Year Double-crested Cormorant

Partly Cloudy/Light and Variable Winds/0715-1030/68-79 degrees

Today was making up for lost time, since I'd been caught in the rain so much over the past week.  The Northern Reaches have water levels that are at maximum and everything looks fabulous there.  The woods are filled with assorted songbirds and numerous woodpeckers.  Here's hoping to a sudden leaf-drop this fall for summer hangers-on photo ops.

After the Cleansing Rains

                                                       Mallard Drake in Eclipse Plumage

                                                               Eastern Kingbird

                                                        For Amanda-- "Stealth Rabbit"

                                                         Female Red-winged Blackbird

                                                          Mallard Hen with Duckling

                                                            A Parent Brown Thrasher

63-69 degrees/no wind/partly cloudy0640-0815

It was several days of rain, and even though I made attempts, I was driven back inside again.  Today, I broke that trend, so here is what the lake had to show me today.  'Tis the season of extreme parenting, and a fine job is being done at that.  Join me at the edge of the water when you can, and I will make it all worthwhile for you.  You can bank on that promise.

06-08-14 Stillwater News Press Edition, Life at Boomer Lake

http://www.stwnewspress.com/local-columnists/x1760094596/Life-at-Boomer-Lake-06-08-14

Things That Make You Go, "Yes!"

                                                        Great Blue Heron in Flight

                                                        Double-crested Cormorant

                                                                     Marsh Rat

                                                    Great Blue Heron Gets Another One

                                                                    Eastern Cottontail

                                                          Canada Gosling Stretches Out

0700-0800/sunny/light and variable winds

The finery of the lake shows you their best side.

Life at Boomer Lake, Stillwater News Press Edition, June 1, 2014

http://www.stwnewspress.com/local-columnists/x1396871822/Life-at-Boomer-Lake-06-01-14

                                                        Rare Canada Gosling Moments

                                                                       Ditto

                                                                        Ditto

                                                           Disturbed Great Blue Heron

                                                           One Nesting Brown Thrasher

                                                                 Red Eared Slider

                                                            Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

                                                               American Lady

0645-0815/partly cloudy/66-76 degrees/light and variable winds

A number of beauties were out this morning.  Happened to see a recently fledged Northern Mockingbird, but I was unable to get a good photo.  Wish me luck on another day.

Life at Boomer Lake with Deb, Thursday May 29, 2014

http://aviannovice.hubpages.com/hub/Life-at-Boomer-Lake-with-Deb-Thursday-May-29-2014