Apr
19
Beautiful colors the other evening,
silhouetting the budding trees,
and soon after that,
a waxing crescent moon against the bright blue sky.
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Apr
14
Apr
11
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
my new camera making me love it even more, this was taken through the window of the hide, from across the lake, tracking while in flight, on a very overcast day
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Apr
10
a lone sunbeam made it through the thick blustery clouds to light up a distant whitecap
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Jan
29
Eastern Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
Despite the bird-feeder induced pudge on this furry guy, he still fits in that hole behind him on the trunk of the tree.
Jan
22
Jan
10
I received a new camera for Christmas! My parents got me a Nikon D5100. I also got strep throat for Christmas! bleh But that left me with time to play with the camera and watch Mom’s bird feeder.
I had to look up to see if goldfinches stayed around through the winter. I guess I just never recognized them in their duller winter feathers.
Aug
31
I was actually out early in the morning the other day, taking pictures of the horses out in the pasture. No horses in this shot, but I thought the sky looked pretty.
Aug
28
Aug
20
Mammal Monday is back after a brief hiatus (during which I learned how to remove spammy links)!
Miniature Horse Equus ferus caballus
Hidden Timbers Shining Streak, miniature horse foal at Hidden Timber Ranch
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Aug
20
We have new arrivals out at Hidden Timber Ranch. Pixie II, the little black calico, came from a friend at work. She had rescued a stray cat who promptly had kittens under her bed. Pixie came home the same day as Partly Cloudy, and they’ve been inseparable ever since.
Pixie is smaller (coming from a malnourished mom) and much more timid than Cloudy. Cloudy is rambunctious and full of energy and curiosity and very protective of her new little sister.
Bitsy is not too sure what to think of the new arrivals. She wants to love on them, but if she gets too close, Pixie arches up and hisses, and Mom hollers at the dog to back off. It’s not her fault that her tongue is bigger than the kitten.
Aug
6
Jul
30
Eastern Grey Kangaroo Macropus giganteus
( Collection closed )
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Jul
23
Capybara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, the original Rodent of Unusual Size.
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Jul
19
Wednesday memes, 20 minutes late = the life of a night owl.
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Jul
17
I found these flowers among the beautiful botanical gardens throughout Erie Zoo.
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Jul
16
These guys roamed the bottom of the Erie Zoo exhibit they shared with a two-toed sloth who slept high in his crate and golden lion tamarins who bounced everywhere in between.
I keep saying I want to start a posting hub for Mammal Monday, so here is my first test run. Please link in and help me see if this works!
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Jul
11
Photo offering for both:
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This is the bird I was tracking at Misery Bay in Presque Isle State Park. I, my birding partner, and friends at the National Aviary have all identified it as a trumpeter swan. When I submitted the observation in to eBird, they identified it as a tundra swan. Either way, a lifer for me!
Jul
11
Sadly, aptly named. I took a tumble walking back to the car from this shot. Still icing the knee. Although I did manage to not damage the binoculars, the camera, or the birding book I was carrying at the time.
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