the mallard hen enjoyed a tall stretch in the sun
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I watched this pair of wood ducks fly around me at the point where I stood. I missed the flight shots. By the time I got over the hill and stepped quietly around the willow trees they were already swimming away from the shoreline. The morning was quiet and the dust above the water caused a lot of sparkles in my lens and looked like silver motes in the photo.
great blue heron families, upstairs and down
In the lower nest, the parent has arrived with food for the chicks. The chicks in the upper nest watch with interest while waiting for their own food arrival. See video of the downstairs chicks being fed at http://youtu.be/GDHLzUnB3LM
white-eyed vireo
startling look that goes with the vireo’s wonderful song
mallard hens
this pair of mallard hens lifted from the lake and easily graced my vision as they flew past
eastern kingbird
soft as a butterfly this eastern kingbird landed at the top of a nearby pine tree
doc ellen's journey 