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Here's today's attempt at trying to photograph a very fast pileated woodpecker that decided to take off after I got a bunch of good images of him/her on a tree. If you are wondering where this guy is, it's the blur with a red spot in the lower left corner of the photo. See post #574 of...

6-21-13: Fauna: Birds!!!! I have been trying to get a photo of one of the pileated woodpeckers that live around here. We have 3 or 4 nesting pairs of them this year. I'll hear them in the woods behind our house or in the woods across the road. I will even get a quick glimpse of one of them...

6-21-13: Flora First My two week vacation started today at about 2:10. After running some errands, I came home and just wandered around for a while with my camera. These flora photos were what I captured first. I am saving my great accomplishment for the post following this one. For some...

6-20-13: Fauna Photos I know robins are pretty common birds, but I find their behaviors and movements quite amusing at times. I noticed this young robin on our front lawn and started to stalk it with my camera for about 5 or 10 minutes. I ended up with a series of about 12 photos of this guy...

6-20-13: Plants first Thought I would go on a photo bug hunt this afternoon but no such luck. I ended up with some plant photos and some images of a very busy robin. Since the subjects are so different, flora vs. fauna,I'll post the flora photos first then the fauna photos in the next post...

Here is my third and final entry. The color version of this photo is posted in Piperbarb's Project 365 for today. I did do selective color on it and like the result.

6-19-13: Took advantage of a beautiful afternoon. Started out on a bug hunt but ended up with a lot of images without bugs. I did find one, though. :) We have a lot of fireflies around here. They seem to land on a lot of flowers along our driveway. Here's another one: On the Edge The...

6-18-18: On the way home, I stopped for a minute to look at one of the ponds that always has lots of geese hanging around. I took several shots of these guys. I thought it was rather interesting that only one was paying attention to its surroundings. When watching gaggles of geese, there...

6-17-13: ghlight I love cattails. As far as I am concerned, I think they are grossly overlooked. So, below is my take on the current state of cattails around my neighbor's pond. Highlights Growing

6-16-13: I did not have a lot of opportunity today to get any interesting photos, but this is what I have... Our rhododendron's flowers are way passed their prime, as you can see in the photo below. It's pretty sad, actually. Seen Better Days Okay, the obligatory, opportunistic feline...

6-15-13: Here are today's photos. They are an odd mix of critters. When I was on my walk this morning, I noticed that these chickens were hiding under a pine tree. I looked up and then saw what they were hiding from. Safety Zone I Know They're Here... Smart chickens know when the hawk...

I noticed lately that we seem to be overrun with grackles. Here's one I tried to get as a BIF: OOPS

Did you know that red squirrels run really, really fast? Here are two attempts at trying to get images of two different red squirrels that I encountered this morning on my walk. HaHa! I can't even blame the dog for moving. She sat perfectly still while I was trying to get the photos. Yes...

6-14-13: Other Things: Plants are your friends :) This is an orange hawkweed. I always love the vibrance of these flowers: Bursting Taking a closer look at grass seed can be very interesting. The Next Generation

6-14-13: Other Critters & Things First, the obligatory bug photos. I saw this young bee crawling around inside a buttercup flower. Bee in a Buttercup I have no idea what type of insect this is. Okay, Now Where? Can't have nature photos without an obligatory bunny photo once in a...

6-14-13: Birds, Birds, Birds. Okay, I'm breaking today's photos into two groups: Birds, and Other Critters. I was watching this group of grackles and realized it was an adult grackle and its fledglings. I couldn't resist doing a series, so here goes: a grackle's version of the family...

6-13-13: Back to rainy day photography. :( There does not seem to be any break in sight until tomorrow afternoon with respect to the rain. I will spare you the opportunistic feline photo I usually fall back on in such a situation. Instead, you will get an opportunistic knitting project...

6-12-13: It is so nice to have a sunny day after so many dreary days of rain. We have a new crop of cottontail rabbits that have a nest in some high grass next to the driveway. This little guy had ventured out of his/her warren and was muching away on some clover until I was spotted. I tried...

Played with selective color on the fly photo in post #546. I don't use selective color often, but when I do, I like just a touch of color. I thought the fly's eye was perfect for selective color. You can tell the rain is getting to me. :) Eye on a Fly Reloaded

6-11-13: Another day of rain, and raindrops on things. :) I took these this morning after I walked the dog. I had noticed the dew drops on the pine needles and had to run back into the house and grab my camera with macro lens. I did not notice the fly sitting on a pine needle until I...