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Another wonderful day of picture taking down on the river - hal - 03-06-2015
I'm kinda getting back into the swing of getting out and moving around now that spring is springing. I'm planning some ambitious backpacking this year so I've gotta lose a few pounds and get the legs in shape. Went to the river and did my usual loop around the pond and just as I was turning to go back toward home, I saw a coyote and went after him for quite a while.
But first, I went to check on the rookery and it seems just fine. I was sure that the lower simply had no head...
Reflection of the nesting trees
A crazed cormorant - the coots pass nervously by...
A turtle rises from the murk...
a very distant hare...
nice little shorebird...
and a smaller one (what are those DP?)
A Golden Eye (right?) just after popping out of the water
aHA! I just managed to spot this guy just a few feet from where I saw a baby coyote a few years ago. Could it be the same guy all grown up? I'll never know, but I was very proud of myself when I was unable to follow the guy through the brush - I broke off contact and went far around and reacquired him TWICE. I think I could have found him again, but it was REALLY time to go home now - it's really dark. The pics are barely adequate.
Saw this little bunny on the way out...
...and several deer too
Re: Another wonderful day of picture taking down on the river - freeradical - 03-06-2015
I'm not sure if following a coyote around is a great idea.
Maybe if it was a mountain lion...
Re: Another wonderful day of picture taking down on the river - mrlynn - 03-06-2015
hal wrote:
But first, I went to check on the rookery and it seems just fine. I was sure that the lower simply had no head...
"How Old Craney-Crow Lost his Head" —Joel Chandler Harris
http://www.unz.org/Pub/HarrisJoel-1903-00126
/Mr Lynn
Re: Another wonderful day of picture taking down on the river - DP - 03-06-2015
First pic is a Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) in breeding plumage. The next is a Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes).
Yep! The duck is a female Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
It'll be another month here before we see any migrating birds around. Nice pix as always...