A Tundra Swan, some Mallard Drakes, Northern Mockingbird and a Turkey Vulture

The Tundra Swan is twice the size of a Canadian Goose. He was a loner, didn't seem to be bothered to much by my presence. Three Mallards lined up for a photo. A Northern Mockingbird finding insects in the pines. A Turkey Vulture kept circling above me and gave me a few photo ops.

Tundra Swan

Three Mallard Drakes...

Northern Mockingbird...

Turkey Vulture...

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Beavers from a distance...

Again I was privileged to be invited by a fellow blogger ("Natural World Through My Camera" Steve) to photograph a family of Beavers. As you may know beavers are nocturnal. Therefore I needed to set my alarm at 4:30 am in order to be at his house by 5:45 am. We arrived at our destination by 6:30. I had set my ISO at 3200 in order to capture these beasts at this time of day. Well, we sat for maybe thirty minutes before we saw the first one. I was clicking away like a crazy man. Here you will see a few that turned out ok. The last photo is a Whitetail doe, she happened to amble by as we waited for the beaver.

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American Goldfinch, Cabbage Moth, Painted Turtle, Spider Web and a Tiger Swallowtail

I'll start off by showing what was a stand of amber waves of grain two days prior to these photos. As I drove past I told myself I have to get a photo of this beautiful field. Well... It still looked pretty cool but I missed my chance of the wavy grains of wheat. An American Goldfinch displayed an interesting eating fashion. A small Cabbage Moth sat upon a nearby thistle. An Indigo Bunting sang from his perch. As I approached  the Mill Pond, several painted turtles were out sunning themselves. As I crossed a small trail bridge I noticed a Spider weaving her Web. Then I was interrupted by a Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly. It seemed to have an interest in the shoreline of the creek.

Amber waves of grain... NOT...

There is a Goldfinch perched in the thistles, I thought I would show it's food plot...

An American Goldfinch feeds on the down side...

A Cabbage Moth setting on a thistle plant...

An Indigo Bunting...

Painted Turtles soaking up the sun...

A Spider weaving her web...

A Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly...

A small Snapping Turtle...

Here's lookin at ya...

 

A Bee, Kingfisher, Barn Swallow, Great Blue Heron, a Frog and a Red Winged Blackbird

Many times I am stopped by a busy Bee, this again was one of those times. I have no idea upon what type of flower it occupies but I liked it. The Kingfisher is a bird that has always found me very easy to avoid. This guy still wasn't as close as I would have liked to have had it, but it is what it is. A young Barn Swallow rested in a tree while all of its siblings were flying all around. Frogs have no friends at the lily ponds. All creatures feathered, furred or scaled love to eat Frogs. They (the frogs) are incredibly wary. I was lucky to catch these guys. As always a Great Blue Heron gave me pause and a couple of pics. I have hundreds of photos of these guys, just can't help myself. Lastly a Red Winged Blackbird, a female, gives me a pose.

A Bee doing what bees do...

A Belted Kingfisher sounding off...

Belted Kingfisher checking the backside...

Belted Kingfisher looking for his lunch...

Immature Barn Swallow...

Frog on a lily pad...

Another Frog...

A Great Blue Heron...

Do they always look angry?

Female Red Winged Blackbird...