drinking on the wing

By neighdoctor July 6, 2014 drinking on the wing

Purple martins and swallows drink while on the wing – scooping water from the river in short bursts along the surface.

Amelia and her shadow

By neighdoctor July 6, 2014 Amelia and her shadow

Amelia and her shadow.

By neighdoctor July 5, 2014 Amelia with small fish

Amelia, the female osprey carrying a small fish toward her roost.

By neighdoctor July 4, 2014 Amelia

Amelia: elegant maternal osprey

By neighdoctor July 3, 2014 tentative triumph

Having chased off a territory rival, this immature great blue heron lands back at his favorite fishing site.

And waits for some other heron to challenge his position.

By neighdoctor July 2, 2014 Yates Mill Pond

a peaceful pond seen through a natural window