The dawn golden hour is especially alluring to me at the Mattamuskeet Refuge and brings vibrancy to this immature bald eagle.
dawn
Taggilded
directly over my head the tundra swan flew, gilded in the dawn light
special effects
the Creator’s spectacular special effects at dawn
blush pink
Pale buttery yellow dawn filters through the great egret’s wings and they appear to my delighted eye to blush pink.
sparkles
grass foxtails and dew on the riverbank
sun ghost, sun rise
Sometimes, with my face to the camera, I don’t see the surprises that are waiting for me when I get home and upload the day’s work –
like this subtle ghost of the sun watching itself rise so brilliantly a few degrees to the east.
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