Male belted kingfisher a split second after launch toward the pond and a fresh fish.
Yates Mill Nature Preserve
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
wheeeeee
1 second to splashdown. Finally back to my winter home at Yates Mill Pond.
doc ellen's journey 