Stalking the Ardea Herodias...

...or Great Blue Heron...

Illustration by John James Audubon

Although I take just about the same route every time I take a walk in my neighborhood, there always seems to be something different to take pictures of...today a Great Blue Heron was wading in a shallow part of a nearby pond. I waited quite awhile to see if I could capture him flying but he was the more patient observer...

My camera isn't capable of much in the way of telephoto pictures...but I was fairly pleased. On the other hand I wasn't pleased at how muddy my dog managed to get while I was busy taking pictures...

Mother's Day Birds...

Last year near Mother's Day I took pictures of baby robins...my header this month is one of those pictures...This year my dog Kaja and I upset another bird family...The entire time I was taking pictures the father goose never stopped honking...the mother seemed rather calm about it all..

Canadian geese have become quite a nuisance in our area lately but I can remember when they were very unusual to see and people would drive for miles to see a flock that wintered in a reservoir near my home...I have to admire how they adapt and I still think they are beautiful.

Rays and Gulls...

I've been saving my ray and gull pictures for Theme Thursday...

At least half of my Florida vacation pictures are of seagulls...but just before heading home this pod of rays swam up the beach...close enough to touch...

The seagulls seem to enjoy posing for cameras...

I Love Snow...

I made a cardinal digital photography error today...I went for a walk with my dog and camera and stopped to take a picture..and found the battery dead! I do know better than that so it is surprising how often I get caught out like this! The recent snow here was feather light and soft and sparkley in the wind....I do love it...