A Whitetail Buck a Groundhog and Milkweed up close...

Here you will see a nice Whitetail buck leaving his sent by rubbing and licking a branch that hangs over its head. Then he scrapes an area below the branch and leaves his sent there also. All in high hopes of attracting a doe. Often times a Groundhog will appear, eat his fill and disappear. The Milkweed in it's fall glory.

A Groundhog...

Milkweed...

The National Monocacy Battlefield Worthington House at sunset...

 

A Great Blue Heron, Fox Squirrel and Eastern Bluebirds

A lone GBH (Great Blue Heron) was patiently scouting the waters of a local river. It stoically waited for timeless minutes in the same position. It's patience was greater than mine, I had to leave. Then I saw a Fox Squirrel. He was bouncing across a field into the trees close by. Shortly after this encounter I was visited by several Eastern Bluebirds. They can be entertaining.

Great Blue Heron

A Fox Squirrel with a black walnut in it's mouth...

Where do I go from here...

Fox Squirrel...

Fox Squirrel...

I don't think he can see me...

Eastern Bluebird...

Eastern Bluebird...

Eastern Bluebird...

Eastern Bluebird...

Eastern Bluebird...

Eastern Bluebird...

Eastern Bluebird...

Eastern Bluebird...

   

Thanks for stopping by...

A Downy Woodpecker, a Northern Flicker and a Cedar Waxwing ...

Sometimes when sitting and waiting for a particular quarry you can often times be presented unexpected gifts. This day gave me a Downy Woodpecker, a Northern Flicker and a Cedar Waxwing. 

Downy Woodpecker...

Northern Flicker...

Ceder Waxwing...

Wild Turkey

Let me say this fellow, a Wild Turkey, honored me by presenting himself freely with unabashed candor. Then turned and returned from where he came. It was early evening and the surroundings were wet from fog and a light rain. I had to set my camera ISO to 3200 in order to capture anything acceptable. The Turkey seemed to have a purpose to his destination, fortunately he was coming my way.

Wild Turkey...

Wild Turkey heading back across the field...

Wild Turkey... You lookin' at me...

       

The Beautiful Turkey Vulture

You really have to love these guys. Turkey Vultures ride thermals in the sky and use their keen sense of smell to find fresh carcasses. They are a consummate scavenger, cleaning up the countryside one bite of their sharply hooked bill at a time. The Vultures that you see here were cleaning up on a deer carcass before I interupted them.