I had been comparing my many layers of clothes to the red-tailed hawk’s layers of fluffed feathers…
noting that we were both insulated against the cold…
when I started to smile as I wondered if he could see his talons past his tummy…
photography
Categorycold nose, um, bill
What does a sensible ruddy duck do to warm its cold bill? Tucks it right into the warmest softest feather patch.
sun dog halo
sun dog formation, 22 degree sun halo over Yates Mill Pond, Raleigh, NC November 18, 2014 11:08:22 AM iPhone photo
great blue heron prayer
Ok, thank you Creator for the sunshine, at last. Please, could you bring back the usual autumn weather?
splash down
male mallard making a joyous splash down in Yates Mill Pond
split rails
split rail fence: useful, esthetic, recyclable
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