Marilynne's Wetlands and Other Stuff 2015

[Marilynne]

r u sure u need a hitch that big on your bike?

I want to be able to transport the canoe behind the bike.

It's for the Jeep. We have two different bike racks and this is going to be able to hold either one.

 

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Outside the metal shop

Painting mode

 

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Pigeons

Toy camera mode

 

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My second flat tire in five weeks. We have free flat fixing and I think I've gotten my moneys worth.

 

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This Great Egret was minding its own business - looking down from the boardwalk

when this Great Blue Heron flew under the boardwalk and took its spot

 

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Snowy Egret

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Rare sighting of a two headed Black Bellied Whistling Duck

 

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Belted Kingfisher - one of these days I'm gonna get close - highly cropped

Shy

Cropped

Trimmed in camera

 

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The other one was also shy

Cropped

Trimmed in camera

 

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Osprey

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**** Warning - not for the squeamish ****

Came across this gator - couldn't figure out what he was laying on

I was able to get a side view. He has something in his mouth. Looks like tail of Iguana

Then the gator moved - not a great shot, he's under growth

Turned and headed for the water

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The water was so green, you couldn't tell the gator had anything in its mouth

 

[Marilynne]

Saw this spider web under the trees. It had lots of rainbow colors. Looked blah at processing time, so I upped the colors.

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**** Warning - not for the squeamish ****

This happened real quick. Remember the lovey, dovey Great Blue Herons I posted last month? Well, they were out and about. When they got home, they found a Cormorant sitting in their nest.

And attacked

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The other one arrived home

and the first one is still attacking

Flinging the cormorant out of the nest

Battle over, bloody beak

 

[Roy1961]

great captures Marilynne, both the gator and the Heron.

 

[Marilynne]

great captures Marilynne, both the gator and the Heron.

Thanks Roy!

I had plenty of time with the gator. Totally forgot to play with the E/V for the shade. I remember to use it on cloudy days, not sure why I didn't remember for the shade.

The heron/cormorant happened quick. I probably should have focused more on getting the cormorant instead of getting the whole heron. People were screaming at the heron and I think if they had something to throw, they probably would have.

 

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Double Crested Cormorant posing

 

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Purple Gallinule

 

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Black Crowned Night Heron just sitting in the water

 

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Windy day

 

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