tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19099000777487447422024-03-05T14:46:28.384-05:00bruce-sc-pixbruceschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00677745752019602138noreply@blogger.comBlogger181125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909900077748744742.post-20919659584104256002013-02-15T15:24:00.001-05:002013-02-15T15:24:48.673-05:00Just seeing if this still works<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's a bird we've been very excited about recently--a Bullock's Oriole--normally a western bird. It's been enjoying Welch's grape jelly along with four Baltimore Orioles.</span><br />
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a new visitor seen from my computer chair.</div>
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Really just testing the blog again.</div>
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<strong><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There have recently been a lot of anonymous comments to this page which I hope will be ignored by anyone viewing my blog. I don't want to close the blog to all comments, but I also don't want people to think that this person is an actual fan of my bird photos.</span></strong></div>
bruceschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00677745752019602138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909900077748744742.post-91042527861304907582011-08-28T08:25:00.000-04:002011-08-28T08:25:07.449-04:00Might be working nowOkay, now I think I can insert a picture even though there are still no icons showing, there are in visible places that are clickable. So here's a black necked stilt at Bear Island digging for a special morsel it's discovered..<br />
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bruceschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00677745752019602138noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909900077748744742.post-10496032166528292052011-08-27T21:23:00.004-04:002011-08-27T21:41:54.254-04:00Extra Post<span style="font-family:verdana;">I recently had a lot of trouble with my long neglected blog--some jerk posted a lot of awful posts about various nasty things. I was unable to get into my blog to fix it. Blogspot said I didn't have any blogs. With a lot of help from Kathy, owner of the good blogs: </span><span style="color:#1f497d;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://katneyskaboodle.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:blue;">Katney's Kaboodle</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> and </span><a href="http://365nothemesnomemes.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:blue;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">365 No Themes No Memes</span>
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<br />So now I'm just putting in a recent picture to show that the blog is still alive.
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<br />Only I've forgotten how to put a picture in.............LOL........aha, now I remember, you click on the little picture icon to the left of Preview on this compose box. Guess what--there are no little icons up there! Back to square one......well, square two, since I did get in here at all.
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<br />Now I'm remembering some of the reasons I quit blogging--so frustrating!!!
<br /></a>bruceschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00677745752019602138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909900077748744742.post-65236047594847734602009-03-22T23:45:00.001-04:002009-03-22T23:50:33.220-04:00Eagles!<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">I had a wonderful afternoon at a nearby neighbor's house today!</span></div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I_xaKqQzxyY/SccGZwDLYkI/AAAAAAAAC74/ZK2exjK9XI4/s1600-h/eagle+perching+right+b+.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316224924598886978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 387px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I_xaKqQzxyY/SccGZwDLYkI/AAAAAAAAC74/ZK2exjK9XI4/s400/eagle+perching+right+b%2B.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_I_xaKqQzxyY/SccGZ6CutKI/AAAAAAAAC7w/U1RwQAxyHLo/s1600-h/eagle+perching+left+f+.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316224927281362082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_I_xaKqQzxyY/SccGZ6CutKI/AAAAAAAAC7w/U1RwQAxyHLo/s400/eagle+perching+left+f%2B.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_I_xaKqQzxyY/SccGZnyrG8I/AAAAAAAAC7o/PL9bNyvI0fg/s1600-h/eagle+perching+left+b+looks+down++.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316224922382179266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 343px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_I_xaKqQzxyY/SccGZnyrG8I/AAAAAAAAC7o/PL9bNyvI0fg/s400/eagle+perching+left+b+looks+down+%2B.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQpLxWsG30YVJlr8HkJkt2w4yH5NlV3qDeks2nnk7tNQANCDhWwYDKnaZo92rUX4AmD6g6NKfl8k8ncMgrOUDDXu0KDl0v9qlW97h-BXAotR2RhjbIzRiTaVYuyVmNh71XBbjUu1tespE/s1600-h/eagle+calling+3++front.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316224938027135250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 305px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQpLxWsG30YVJlr8HkJkt2w4yH5NlV3qDeks2nnk7tNQANCDhWwYDKnaZo92rUX4AmD6g6NKfl8k8ncMgrOUDDXu0KDl0v9qlW97h-BXAotR2RhjbIzRiTaVYuyVmNh71XBbjUu1tespE/s400/eagle+calling+3%2B+front.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDDBUcF-WaHKdPQ1LzdC1nw-BQisqd9X6bW4O0LXbwT5KdJ3TegLFyccxDUv6EWGff0W24Ub8_ISuPgXWneqy1XJ9S5uKlA2h5j6I9bYcNCB2ajyo1E13t6V0ZT-Kghz_3qmWdHyoTaBM/s1600-h/eagle+perching+front+b++.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316224913370874530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 273px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDDBUcF-WaHKdPQ1LzdC1nw-BQisqd9X6bW4O0LXbwT5KdJ3TegLFyccxDUv6EWGff0W24Ub8_ISuPgXWneqy1XJ9S5uKlA2h5j6I9bYcNCB2ajyo1E13t6V0ZT-Kghz_3qmWdHyoTaBM/s400/eagle+perching+front+b+%2B.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div>bruceschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00677745752019602138noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909900077748744742.post-28712725232210182262009-03-20T21:27:00.003-04:002009-03-20T21:49:04.758-04:00Some recent skies for Friday Skywatch<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xzb365PpCOIe6drJJD_8rL67-FCkpyw_RiyLv6iLZ57HX2bGEuqR5B1RYdHuLOfOctaH99Tj1okWw7ogdIb011ip92kaGclGS9uryD3aQfh6K_YBo5SU6KGzHSY7kAR2JR9V-jRhZos/s1600-h/red-shouldered+hawk+female+3+takes+off.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315449770813200898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 316px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xzb365PpCOIe6drJJD_8rL67-FCkpyw_RiyLv6iLZ57HX2bGEuqR5B1RYdHuLOfOctaH99Tj1okWw7ogdIb011ip92kaGclGS9uryD3aQfh6K_YBo5SU6KGzHSY7kAR2JR9V-jRhZos/s400/red-shouldered+hawk+female+3+takes+off.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_uk-NKzNDwK6JEdZsTGLDbCqGT9VIu7HKyP7gKuaoE1PfDmIH-I2xfQJVO7zK4AZGwYTQ4_8GXKuI3_0neHSpFVsJYaUcl2UPnMhwO42NhwgK6jpSqh4VIwzomCWiegrR-bGhAjblDxk/s1600-h/mallards+flying.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315449768715310130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 277px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_uk-NKzNDwK6JEdZsTGLDbCqGT9VIu7HKyP7gKuaoE1PfDmIH-I2xfQJVO7zK4AZGwYTQ4_8GXKuI3_0neHSpFVsJYaUcl2UPnMhwO42NhwgK6jpSqh4VIwzomCWiegrR-bGhAjblDxk/s400/mallards+flying.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEVNPEDjeT-r3XHTXLjALkWf3vVOdqMiVodAvqY6xaf2GfTGoIQax7LOehc1jNmcrj6_UVbX-SVuMFcTulvW7_BrY9phTNyInm0vBiRhjH5nlunV7ka8MvbgGjC6_2vzLPqcgTGHry5U/s1600-h/turkey+vulture+flying+2+fingers.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315449771651517810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 330px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEVNPEDjeT-r3XHTXLjALkWf3vVOdqMiVodAvqY6xaf2GfTGoIQax7LOehc1jNmcrj6_UVbX-SVuMFcTulvW7_BrY9phTNyInm0vBiRhjH5nlunV7ka8MvbgGjC6_2vzLPqcgTGHry5U/s400/turkey+vulture+flying+2+fingers.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4oVuFLMviae-BwWVnL0rBpMW_mCY3yjaHN0yaw_8KSL8lmLDCCvfoxSN84GiCQN7kyPq3_c1ND8wF-77FWZFY0oxtbZP18wvkdFmF6lnan2u6NsSjMSQ1qoLAyQU3Cd-lV4KnOPmLfA/s1600-h/blackbirds+in+sky.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315449763795271890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 201px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4oVuFLMviae-BwWVnL0rBpMW_mCY3yjaHN0yaw_8KSL8lmLDCCvfoxSN84GiCQN7kyPq3_c1ND8wF-77FWZFY0oxtbZP18wvkdFmF6lnan2u6NsSjMSQ1qoLAyQU3Cd-lV4KnOPmLfA/s400/blackbirds+in+sky.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_I_xaKqQzxyY/ScRDtq-mp_I/AAAAAAAAC6g/QZ3eDs2TZ2c/s1600-h/swallows+on+a+wire+2+better.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315447912114071538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_I_xaKqQzxyY/ScRDtq-mp_I/AAAAAAAAC6g/QZ3eDs2TZ2c/s400/swallows+on+a+wire+2+better.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyxWdI3XuNRjpTpsUaqNMU6YsgXyvLtULBC25SCqYkvIYFYz1iq-rvrju9Ep97A2xxUi2IPVFwa0eRkUat4pYQthfTlj2Ar4P2pygoWPxQs6bM6bswmMtffL0Sr1CiKuppisFBny7bxlI/s1600-h/seaplane+better.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315447832510922194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 247px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyxWdI3XuNRjpTpsUaqNMU6YsgXyvLtULBC25SCqYkvIYFYz1iq-rvrju9Ep97A2xxUi2IPVFwa0eRkUat4pYQthfTlj2Ar4P2pygoWPxQs6bM6bswmMtffL0Sr1CiKuppisFBny7bxlI/s400/seaplane+better.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_I_xaKqQzxyY/ScRDtk3CQ7I/AAAAAAAAC6w/CiHxEH17oFk/s1600-h/crow+flies+by+2+ws.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315447910471713714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 257px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_I_xaKqQzxyY/ScRDtk3CQ7I/AAAAAAAAC6w/CiHxEH17oFk/s400/crow+flies+by+2+ws.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLs91BcyLceMp5BNnjSQy0ahzDFomg32z0NN4J3B7RhwZ1uX2TmpFTIX8yoBG6STI6HgxTY_uP9C9JURqSFNdtp7Ws62o9r-ZvpvIy1YHLzK-mZrVJyrCFUbt9n_mqC46edi5f5GDh8TU/s1600-h/bare+tree+against+sky+nice+light.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315447904164418530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 264px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLs91BcyLceMp5BNnjSQy0ahzDFomg32z0NN4J3B7RhwZ1uX2TmpFTIX8yoBG6STI6HgxTY_uP9C9JURqSFNdtp7Ws62o9r-ZvpvIy1YHLzK-mZrVJyrCFUbt9n_mqC46edi5f5GDh8TU/s400/bare+tree+against+sky+nice+light.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">This is supposed to make up for my recent absence on the blog. Too much other stuff to do these days.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">To see lots more skies, click <a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#66ffff;">HERE</span></a>.</span><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>bruceschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00677745752019602138noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909900077748744742.post-28422596191427293862009-03-09T23:53:00.006-04:002009-03-10T00:00:19.563-04:00Spring is springing<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">This is not at all the order in which these photos were uploaded, but I don't think it matters. Redbud, snow bells, and a violet.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbnV6vQeFT3KQRWuALtZXvMqzEjPO3DlsWHoFyBwaSQ6cxbtbxBuUKQ6MgmRYORh19N_WV3gnDZkDR4_YQRpyCWbRRqeejsPOSV2tpFu92Tweh0O8qaEA_KJsNrLnELnygG8OY6u2GGqA/s1600-h/redbud+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311403241030944050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 382px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbnV6vQeFT3KQRWuALtZXvMqzEjPO3DlsWHoFyBwaSQ6cxbtbxBuUKQ6MgmRYORh19N_WV3gnDZkDR4_YQRpyCWbRRqeejsPOSV2tpFu92Tweh0O8qaEA_KJsNrLnELnygG8OY6u2GGqA/s400/redbud+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLigZdaH-t_QS299NuY2orV_VmO5Xmd5W-zsUv19DTEs697PjpB-zmk6wqpqYyAWLPXtoP-tgwaHmEPJHYK3m7TM3ILJc0k4tQmLXcNI7cOoiVbi5Sw-5BMrnGusQd44B8w3UBVYFqDFA/s1600-h/snow+bell+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311403238476496498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLigZdaH-t_QS299NuY2orV_VmO5Xmd5W-zsUv19DTEs697PjpB-zmk6wqpqYyAWLPXtoP-tgwaHmEPJHYK3m7TM3ILJc0k4tQmLXcNI7cOoiVbi5Sw-5BMrnGusQd44B8w3UBVYFqDFA/s400/snow+bell+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I_xaKqQzxyY/SbXknAM6fSI/AAAAAAAAC5o/1vWE3uwRbIA/s1600-h/violet+opening+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311402694273563938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 353px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I_xaKqQzxyY/SbXknAM6fSI/AAAAAAAAC5o/1vWE3uwRbIA/s400/violet+opening+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_QGIcnf3RsnFe50ijpxq35YdGYl22tmu8UvnCfQ-uuG4GXFB5yGBX8KR6e93qubioOR2ZNzJDHG4LE5XLZNWUd9VUAMpr_rec-bMzHU9Eo-Tf70avc_42bd71J2GoIZ474cCqwpZ-iw/s1600-h/snow+bell+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311402685258732546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_QGIcnf3RsnFe50ijpxq35YdGYl22tmu8UvnCfQ-uuG4GXFB5yGBX8KR6e93qubioOR2ZNzJDHG4LE5XLZNWUd9VUAMpr_rec-bMzHU9Eo-Tf70avc_42bd71J2GoIZ474cCqwpZ-iw/s400/snow+bell+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I_xaKqQzxyY/SbXknelNOpI/AAAAAAAAC5w/Qxw2ac6bXac/s1600-h/redbud+5.#$#"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311402702428519058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 391px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I_xaKqQzxyY/SbXknelNOpI/AAAAAAAAC5w/Qxw2ac6bXac/s400/redbud+5.%23%24%23" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>bruceschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00677745752019602138noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909900077748744742.post-41911323617946769962009-03-08T22:48:00.011-04:002009-03-08T23:32:11.729-04:00The day in color<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">The sky was soooooooo blue</span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I_xaKqQzxyY/SbSK43f-EpI/AAAAAAAAC5I/3ztHTLszC-M/s1600-h/plane+in+sky.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311022570152006290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 277px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I_xaKqQzxyY/SbSK43f-EpI/AAAAAAAAC5I/3ztHTLszC-M/s400/plane+in+sky.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">The narcissis were so yellow</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-KqFJXRxy1lu_oFPStmHEqUCFdCizOCICHEKzbTxn8jARpK5oZwa90yE3qWBEYVKRH5hYLtE0hFjpLIOw2VUEZ_04K2n_VGM4HsbhmbBbOI6vaSL-GZB0oKrAYK8_Dnb9QNim1pWjLMU/s1600-h/daffodil+2+two+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311022185913421410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-KqFJXRxy1lu_oFPStmHEqUCFdCizOCICHEKzbTxn8jARpK5oZwa90yE3qWBEYVKRH5hYLtE0hFjpLIOw2VUEZ_04K2n_VGM4HsbhmbBbOI6vaSL-GZB0oKrAYK8_Dnb9QNim1pWjLMU/s400/daffodil+2+two+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">The camellias so fucsia</span><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_I_xaKqQzxyY/SbSKiJJA06I/AAAAAAAAC4w/fP8lxX9saHg/s1600-h/camellia.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311022179750564770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 303px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_I_xaKqQzxyY/SbSKiJJA06I/AAAAAAAAC4w/fP8lxX9saHg/s400/camellia.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#ffffcc;">The daffodils so bright</span><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtZLYtKswmxV_om9RZksufGYhC3cin8Hon03_q512Myn6W-mDEG8F_-E_W8JTt6KLq26RzYng92-W5gmZkpzQTd30K3LL72eOeaJtVge-s6SFoKjJyYsU702zhA166FXt77hTgk_bolxA/s1600-h/daffodil+one+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311022185192478562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 343px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtZLYtKswmxV_om9RZksufGYhC3cin8Hon03_q512Myn6W-mDEG8F_-E_W8JTt6KLq26RzYng92-W5gmZkpzQTd30K3LL72eOeaJtVge-s6SFoKjJyYsU702zhA166FXt77hTgk_bolxA/s400/daffodil+one+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">The nandina so purple and pink.......</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nWiAPM6jZzGOK4RtLUtrgGO6QmLnqETzW3GpSYk3O2u-FzCFdZNidgsiyX1hlOIKX1UGTXyLIVx1flFdE1FQdOPd2hs4WwxTFzAAldDM6i0N42QyK5dqVj8xHbcw6wQ2nT3Nh9sGgTc/s1600-h/nandina+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311020497307206274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 251px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nWiAPM6jZzGOK4RtLUtrgGO6QmLnqETzW3GpSYk3O2u-FzCFdZNidgsiyX1hlOIKX1UGTXyLIVx1flFdE1FQdOPd2hs4WwxTFzAAldDM6i0N42QyK5dqVj8xHbcw6wQ2nT3Nh9sGgTc/s400/nandina+3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">..........and green and red</span><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrLmz6O1UUIaN-HRUPwMRDwwcfkyF5bwxlwxze-s3QNPZffOPfywpLUYFmr7UOm3fccYQxJPVuPq-p-M8cz9eDyjySzJcXwqExuamTpWaDMXK7hNmrpJTmZYRoikVAZraUjI7jbiL2z4/s1600-h/nandina+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311020498583217938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 276px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrLmz6O1UUIaN-HRUPwMRDwwcfkyF5bwxlwxze-s3QNPZffOPfywpLUYFmr7UOm3fccYQxJPVuPq-p-M8cz9eDyjySzJcXwqExuamTpWaDMXK7hNmrpJTmZYRoikVAZraUjI7jbiL2z4/s400/nandina+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">My neighbors went out in their john boat</span><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I_xaKqQzxyY/SbSI_ifJRII/AAAAAAAAC4Y/K9TOo8-nxJo/s1600-h/rick+and+alice+in+boat+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311020485747229826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 262px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I_xaKqQzxyY/SbSI_ifJRII/AAAAAAAAC4Y/K9TOo8-nxJo/s400/rick+and+alice+in+boat+3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">He tried to scare her on the curves</span><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I_xaKqQzxyY/SbSI_cz2GjI/AAAAAAAAC4I/0nLn60xoTO0/s1600-h/rick+and+alice+in+boat+5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311020484223441458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 227px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I_xaKqQzxyY/SbSI_cz2GjI/AAAAAAAAC4I/0nLn60xoTO0/s400/rick+and+alice+in+boat+5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">It was very pretty in the late afternoon sun</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9liQOM2B968SvO3LKrUPeaUmUlPjDMM4bQ-75QQxEedcvxoGQnOUSwubOgNiB4IE5HayVoAZzlkVZrsEzBDFSG0Z_AXyf078mGMuDpRMs2_3yLOTqJt7rwAf1QWe66wTJ0GB9l6hZUeM/s1600-h/rick+and+alice+in+boat+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311020485653356818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 297px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9liQOM2B968SvO3LKrUPeaUmUlPjDMM4bQ-75QQxEedcvxoGQnOUSwubOgNiB4IE5HayVoAZzlkVZrsEzBDFSG0Z_AXyf078mGMuDpRMs2_3yLOTqJt7rwAf1QWe66wTJ0GB9l6hZUeM/s400/rick+and+alice+in+boat+4.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">And lastly, the deer scat was so black! LOL</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvACxH1cXGFIis1hqGOkekwZ-8XJoEv215NDa8V9dRE29QxQ_5dPJwnQI2Z8ZEBwJGjJ7J-CSjYIApJDNrsjD9bnhtcovnnkhkbKKkMgoV4CbP3uAbfRc0IglYF0WgI19-dyryDWa7TI/s1600-h/deer+droppings.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311022583425985170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 263px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvACxH1cXGFIis1hqGOkekwZ-8XJoEv215NDa8V9dRE29QxQ_5dPJwnQI2Z8ZEBwJGjJ7J-CSjYIApJDNrsjD9bnhtcovnnkhkbKKkMgoV4CbP3uAbfRc0IglYF0WgI19-dyryDWa7TI/s400/deer+droppings.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>bruceschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00677745752019602138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909900077748744742.post-79393943202020828872009-03-06T23:51:00.002-05:002009-03-07T00:00:19.278-05:00Friday Skywatch<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Sneaking it at the last minute. Blogspot was not opening for me for a while this evening.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">I got a teleconverter for my camera, but it has to go back because it's not compatible after all. But I did get it to work for one picture.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Here is the sky with some tree branches in the center that are starting to bud for spring. </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GHbOhj-p8dZUGS4ngQT_SIVJQIaIxB8uYXOM1PGlpW3_SvXpgTeNpuZuFlJm-0NOKD7NWTcufkakMQc2AV3fqd1OudRNRt83JXZKGEAm-DWJsL85DTaBrVJmllRx7-3L8dJreBjRm1o/s1600-h/buds+no+zoom.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310304490148526386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GHbOhj-p8dZUGS4ngQT_SIVJQIaIxB8uYXOM1PGlpW3_SvXpgTeNpuZuFlJm-0NOKD7NWTcufkakMQc2AV3fqd1OudRNRt83JXZKGEAm-DWJsL85DTaBrVJmllRx7-3L8dJreBjRm1o/s400/buds+no+zoom.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">This is how I know they are starting to bud. Nice zoom, huh! But unfortunately it won't work, so I will just have to save my money and buy a big lens.</span><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLP482BOudzfEf8TWYce_MOGTwKnMrs_zttRIKWu1D96UPmvxKQZBO46yi9EFwx2G39VpAse_md3klLvVvZRpBB5vACuOk-KRyoYfo8KgI8csdfzj1JpY3V3lXbIGa9VLk6NBCXFm1xA/s1600-h/buds+full+zoom+and+tc.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310304216079767698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 311px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLP482BOudzfEf8TWYce_MOGTwKnMrs_zttRIKWu1D96UPmvxKQZBO46yi9EFwx2G39VpAse_md3klLvVvZRpBB5vACuOk-KRyoYfo8KgI8csdfzj1JpY3V3lXbIGa9VLk6NBCXFm1xA/s400/buds+full+zoom+and+tc.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">To see lots more Skywatch pictures, click <a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/">HERE.</a></span><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div>bruceschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00677745752019602138noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909900077748744742.post-6765215266050493752009-03-05T22:52:00.004-05:002009-03-05T23:22:13.461-05:00A mixed bag<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Like yesterday, here is a mixed group of pictures from a recent day.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">I got a new lens that zooms from 28mm to 300mm. It's very compact and will be good for trips--very versatile.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Here's a wide angle view from the deck. You'll need to click it larger to tell anything.</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2XF5J1zjHh5PnlF0hOovXGbUGnYxevRZ1QfA_g-kIcHIU94OG2zl1lmhdnrNporLwc-kY_4xIIVhscPtDPcG2fLKkf4PfyEDYPTQ8a52M4w0mjNDTB8Z9CmHyNiUXg55i0U_Eiv28ZI/s1600-h/view+from+deck+with+egret.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309919771541716290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2XF5J1zjHh5PnlF0hOovXGbUGnYxevRZ1QfA_g-kIcHIU94OG2zl1lmhdnrNporLwc-kY_4xIIVhscPtDPcG2fLKkf4PfyEDYPTQ8a52M4w0mjNDTB8Z9CmHyNiUXg55i0U_Eiv28ZI/s400/view+from+deck+with+egret.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">New bird for the feeder area! Ruby-crowned kinlet. Isn't he adorable. That's a six inch board he's standing on, so you can see how teeny he is. That trash all over the deck is wind blown seed hulls.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnHzcOhgvY3ypRky2CcKuoV26McN9AS5xg2XzUuImAWRcxAjs0iVbfNy4C3QJ0D76a0BkHcCnmxLEGsGvlD2ihF9ozT0vsJiW0kfJkBQB7zr6wg9j5YeBEk_0IZz8MwP5OyH9tqoRbog/s1600-h/rcki+on+deck+9a+looks+up++.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309919768919481730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 378px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnHzcOhgvY3ypRky2CcKuoV26McN9AS5xg2XzUuImAWRcxAjs0iVbfNy4C3QJ0D76a0BkHcCnmxLEGsGvlD2ihF9ozT0vsJiW0kfJkBQB7zr6wg9j5YeBEk_0IZz8MwP5OyH9tqoRbog/s400/rcki+on+deck+9a+looks+up+%2B.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">I took a lot of pictues, but he moves so fast--and through the window at dusk, not many came out. I don't know what he was eating, but he was pecking away as fast as a sewing machine!</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwCXqXZUEEnri58POQS9JD41zucmaaIigrW-xs4zJBzX1BeU4-g3Uhn1IEP5eb5RjocNYOSPtQp9-1FxCjuB8XJyLCABnLZPFMtbHl2WwWeStxrW81Z-BkXwo_JeEUAhfGOk4hbPcH4g/s1600-h/rcki+on+deck+9+in+focus+.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309919764496233330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 281px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwCXqXZUEEnri58POQS9JD41zucmaaIigrW-xs4zJBzX1BeU4-g3Uhn1IEP5eb5RjocNYOSPtQp9-1FxCjuB8XJyLCABnLZPFMtbHl2WwWeStxrW81Z-BkXwo_JeEUAhfGOk4hbPcH4g/s400/rcki+on+deck+9+in+focus%2B.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#ffffcc;">I meant for the next picture to come up first, but they appeared out of order. The osprey nest is on the way to Botany Bay and is right by the road. Hard to stop and get pictures because of traffic going to Edisto Beach. These are through the windshield.</span><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwGldtLnNLsA3dAxAgi0oZ0qZZKNxtTLKF3YgYoiX3mXYkgtUrw4Sx3ij_3s45pt69VdMj7UufJuUm5xHRD_M4N9YSuuMcH0HBenzvs2CIupneFQX6chctX5DtzG4V0o0myEhNQVDxZc/s1600-h/osprey+3+on+nest_filtered.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309919192819141874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 201px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwGldtLnNLsA3dAxAgi0oZ0qZZKNxtTLKF3YgYoiX3mXYkgtUrw4Sx3ij_3s45pt69VdMj7UufJuUm5xHRD_M4N9YSuuMcH0HBenzvs2CIupneFQX6chctX5DtzG4V0o0myEhNQVDxZc/s400/osprey+3+on+nest_filtered.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrLrP728eZReb2NsqJdiWdz67cyXLGVCCaMqGmI2Fa0Y1PB0YNBKKJksokj6WFB_fsAqWFGS6McUAySnxgkneyISBi4w7sDZEiRJF3oNbHo7kQEvmjernNtTyXsqpJ477vRquENxpHHM/s1600-h/osprey+2+ws.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309919188581912866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrLrP728eZReb2NsqJdiWdz67cyXLGVCCaMqGmI2Fa0Y1PB0YNBKKJksokj6WFB_fsAqWFGS6McUAySnxgkneyISBi4w7sDZEiRJF3oNbHo7kQEvmjernNtTyXsqpJ477vRquENxpHHM/s400/osprey+2+ws.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">I was taking pictures of this great egret on the creek when it flew, so I did a burst and got one shot of him not behind a tree.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLEUeqRaQ-oOhiYlvyyJVcb5EvQYCAGsFOj7i4EZm-1xINbmiiqngOPAbgW-XdA2xfzA_dy-TSY1uXSNbc5S6AHizO_-KM7atxi4kqicA5V7KBfDJwe89HZE58qdqpyvGmV4mdCurqJFM/s1600-h/egret+flies+away.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309919183601040178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 203px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLEUeqRaQ-oOhiYlvyyJVcb5EvQYCAGsFOj7i4EZm-1xINbmiiqngOPAbgW-XdA2xfzA_dy-TSY1uXSNbc5S6AHizO_-KM7atxi4kqicA5V7KBfDJwe89HZE58qdqpyvGmV4mdCurqJFM/s400/egret+flies+away.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffffcc;">A white-tailed deer ran by too.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqB2Nyf41Hjacq4o3Co8LqpQfsUwYGp5mdn1dKIHwSGV_mTtfhHMyA3YPpUvxawL7b48-u-6RLu0FjTzDQpQ0DpCUFtfBBYGY59golJzMP4VHoCosY9k0IRvGQcr0ka91rAMtpGOI76yc/s1600-h/deer+runs+across+marsh.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309919181510298130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 278px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqB2Nyf41Hjacq4o3Co8LqpQfsUwYGp5mdn1dKIHwSGV_mTtfhHMyA3YPpUvxawL7b48-u-6RLu0FjTzDQpQ0DpCUFtfBBYGY59golJzMP4VHoCosY9k0IRvGQcr0ka91rAMtpGOI76yc/s400/deer+runs+across+marsh.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Uh-oh--car went into the marsh on the way home from Botany Bay. There was someone there helping already.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStfcdWeqMhXemDcEg34HOOzQ5CVIihC-LY-LiQ5g-rdP_paX9Wsl5gn5kmH4CACfA2mFAEJiWt_SS9m1vLk44yG-8SMbpjYOh9E45tYBNDDz_T8GT6THpTNhEcjVyaYLGgIqgxd_86Ro/s1600-h/car+in+marsh+2+someone+checking.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309919177070814450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStfcdWeqMhXemDcEg34HOOzQ5CVIihC-LY-LiQ5g-rdP_paX9Wsl5gn5kmH4CACfA2mFAEJiWt_SS9m1vLk44yG-8SMbpjYOh9E45tYBNDDz_T8GT6THpTNhEcjVyaYLGgIqgxd_86Ro/s400/car+in+marsh+2+someone+checking.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">There's the guy who went into the water to help and he was talking to the driver, but I couldn't see the driver, so maybe he was lying down on the seat. The tide was coming in, so they needed to get that car out quickly. </span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAAdh7xda1W4Pjj0Wscldftxq_dnrUHn5apJtMHP-8xc3dUi5z1fq9wi7mjHD2kJGfVGHVpGdZAapp6r54ubTb2l1MiUSSKsGYoEFbnMcVSOwjtUqu8eVfI3yn83mo00WswUmbZPyCvw/s1600-h/car+in+marsh+3+talking+to+guy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309923328176399842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 271px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAAdh7xda1W4Pjj0Wscldftxq_dnrUHn5apJtMHP-8xc3dUi5z1fq9wi7mjHD2kJGfVGHVpGdZAapp6r54ubTb2l1MiUSSKsGYoEFbnMcVSOwjtUqu8eVfI3yn83mo00WswUmbZPyCvw/s400/car+in+marsh+3+talking+to+guy.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">I didn't hang around, but didn't see anything in the paper, so just a routine car in the marsh--happens a lot around here.</span><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>bruceschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00677745752019602138noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909900077748744742.post-50816788967690560362009-03-03T22:53:00.002-05:002009-03-03T22:59:20.156-05:00Three pictures from this week<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">A willow oak tree against the blue sky</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUUJv8JQECBovvjo9c-wfJ0s-Gj3D8VRjzBUYYi85H5UFrhE5dJyyugmebGs21anAScEXy6V1Ek49wVWt8bHpQr7v8lEyuzp5J6O00LO9XxiO7j63adujWFno_xCxdkwvDUeQBaPqUuk/s1600-h/bare+tree+against+sky+nice+light.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309176198903950402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 264px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUUJv8JQECBovvjo9c-wfJ0s-Gj3D8VRjzBUYYi85H5UFrhE5dJyyugmebGs21anAScEXy6V1Ek49wVWt8bHpQr7v8lEyuzp5J6O00LO9XxiO7j63adujWFno_xCxdkwvDUeQBaPqUuk/s400/bare+tree+against+sky+nice+light.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Two white-tailed deer running across the front yard</span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPURsxzDm6IsBBHBbaHZLF5xEJlrFOz4SZwuhtCwsJAMHtNOC_8IJiyAKNNkeRtAWymVZxPErAn3d_AsZg_J3Qx0ozaahav7lmOcwVFybKIxNkJja-w26KbtDamqTeETgIN9dLj5LQzw4/s1600-h/deer+two+running.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309176194288093778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 258px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPURsxzDm6IsBBHBbaHZLF5xEJlrFOz4SZwuhtCwsJAMHtNOC_8IJiyAKNNkeRtAWymVZxPErAn3d_AsZg_J3Qx0ozaahav7lmOcwVFybKIxNkJja-w26KbtDamqTeETgIN9dLj5LQzw4/s400/deer+two+running.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">A pine siskin and I check each other out.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfMOKzHqpn1q5JxGBWg7Fyp61AAIfkme54559lYxr0wBv6_jqVkUTkcZtfue97RjWuwMgE37E2j5JteTG-uk5ouNc6b9mcIjGoURtdUxb_JdK_v9Wjep6n1x7Z0gRv1rWVHubDkb2UVc/s1600-h/pine+siskin+one+on+feeder.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309176188497837170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 336px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfMOKzHqpn1q5JxGBWg7Fyp61AAIfkme54559lYxr0wBv6_jqVkUTkcZtfue97RjWuwMgE37E2j5JteTG-uk5ouNc6b9mcIjGoURtdUxb_JdK_v9Wjep6n1x7Z0gRv1rWVHubDkb2UVc/s400/pine+siskin+one+on+feeder.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div>bruceschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00677745752019602138noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909900077748744742.post-34783711946643517872009-03-02T23:38:00.007-05:002009-03-03T00:00:45.671-05:00Comet plus<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">I thought you might like to meet our dog, Comet. He is a three year old Doberman Pinscher--the ninth one we've had. Our first was Max, a show dog. The last ones before Comet were Donner, Blitzen, Dasher, and Prancer, . You may sense a theme there. Donner came to us already grown and named, so we just continued. Comet is the best one since Max. Amazing since I found him on line.</span><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFM5JeklXZn2cpGz6AEK3GcOpUeJVpHvNqWQNIX5DKtgjPKYGbyaSwnCM95_HTCvKXmuxPLcoGJGQzUQAOCKa9BHbeJeRTS5vxUQXg-KBnbztTHhGc3S-xF_vNjCN1C-0dLWG5ffisSA/s1600-h/comet+portrait+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308817039239863586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 350px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFM5JeklXZn2cpGz6AEK3GcOpUeJVpHvNqWQNIX5DKtgjPKYGbyaSwnCM95_HTCvKXmuxPLcoGJGQzUQAOCKa9BHbeJeRTS5vxUQXg-KBnbztTHhGc3S-xF_vNjCN1C-0dLWG5ffisSA/s400/comet+portrait+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">He likes to sit this way on the top step of the deck surveying his kingdom</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wIJfsSwGagZW7j9dYtb1oM4lAArfV_nKFrxBMzuvtnSYT4deIRToPANkLDAkErZDJcmeMiUDpGHLhdyOxXDIMNBFUaawcknblTm99r3vbk0NTO_6pp_oN-SjKX9cWnToZa935iccdDg/s1600-h/comet+surveys+his+kingdom.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308817040074173778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 277px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wIJfsSwGagZW7j9dYtb1oM4lAArfV_nKFrxBMzuvtnSYT4deIRToPANkLDAkErZDJcmeMiUDpGHLhdyOxXDIMNBFUaawcknblTm99r3vbk0NTO_6pp_oN-SjKX9cWnToZa935iccdDg/s400/comet+surveys+his+kingdom.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">He's very well built and probably could have been a show dog, but I was finished with that game years ago.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpEnsa4uZKslYKzCGyUZxNLW4gsaFsZYcqKEw1rkgGv7g-86Dq_AIPjVfDh5CM0owMJ0D1fEWYqaGNPm-BKaugzz4eCKv4rN8j-AXMxnSf_1FZnK-CJNCFzvEgG9fnygEUpSxlaeIuIM/s1600-h/comet+side+view.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308817037489000498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 319px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpEnsa4uZKslYKzCGyUZxNLW4gsaFsZYcqKEw1rkgGv7g-86Dq_AIPjVfDh5CM0owMJ0D1fEWYqaGNPm-BKaugzz4eCKv4rN8j-AXMxnSf_1FZnK-CJNCFzvEgG9fnygEUpSxlaeIuIM/s400/comet+side+view.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Here he's doing his tough dog trot.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierv0LllMJlGXtPzMhUTX1s1cNuLjeijTnZaNKPvODbzQOP9Wsr2jYd0s18U-7ioRKeV_rY7bxbntd-Q8vioR5_0kamEJJ_j_Hn1T8T6xqwKw-9DKVOtfAQqPO_STfA3A1O5oHMRlm0go/s1600-h/comet+tough+trot.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308817028827555474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 349px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierv0LllMJlGXtPzMhUTX1s1cNuLjeijTnZaNKPvODbzQOP9Wsr2jYd0s18U-7ioRKeV_rY7bxbntd-Q8vioR5_0kamEJJ_j_Hn1T8T6xqwKw-9DKVOtfAQqPO_STfA3A1O5oHMRlm0go/s400/comet+tough+trot.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Another portrait in the sunset</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CfKctZieImP1oZJOZ1NNXlD_x0B-cbGvrTT91AUK1EinYdzGH5d-v6Rzb6jC8BPQpFdqWCbbMHT0BlprADPQEd3c-E_EqE3Im_oX5_2i5JHAvdzztFXJmg_kK1IiRtuf4K9LqSAUtkk/s1600-h/comet+portrait.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308817026656493458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 371px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CfKctZieImP1oZJOZ1NNXlD_x0B-cbGvrTT91AUK1EinYdzGH5d-v6Rzb6jC8BPQpFdqWCbbMHT0BlprADPQEd3c-E_EqE3Im_oX5_2i5JHAvdzztFXJmg_kK1IiRtuf4K9LqSAUtkk/s400/comet+portrait.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Dobermans come in black and tan like Comet and also red and tan. The reds could easily be mistaken for deer when they run through the woods, so that reminds me to show you our resident deer again.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">This little guy is somehow easy to tell from the rest. He says he's still the cutest one, just like he has been since he was very tiny.</span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308817573286179666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 216px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWL6LJyVRap0W5bvCbxyHr54V27DUCvLAyP7KCM5HFUEua_AclG7xtg8uW5vQ4ZMx4D-BWHZKrZOLxJJ2ZjKCT7U62sB6q04AfvFS9r9Vt4XL6qUZoZehp1z1ylMp_u3trzapudEnQ_lo/s400/deer+still+cutest_.jpg" border="0" /> <span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffff99;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffff99;">Here's the whole gang. Click to make them big enough to see.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEm5JwUbwxpoA1nRXUoaaZ1hCHMpmSltBpliB_DASHVGychBgKie95rGOjW7a9TabohlOGohNAZjLRPur51unaZUmm089K8Oik_T2Bp7_hyphenhyphenfLhbsxkdZ4q_wUqDOya1Tqu9J9DiCD41k/s1600-h/deer+all+seven+2+.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308817570341166114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 113px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEm5JwUbwxpoA1nRXUoaaZ1hCHMpmSltBpliB_DASHVGychBgKie95rGOjW7a9TabohlOGohNAZjLRPur51unaZUmm089K8Oik_T2Bp7_hyphenhyphenfLhbsxkdZ4q_wUqDOya1Tqu9J9DiCD41k/s400/deer+all+seven+2%2B.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div>bruceschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00677745752019602138noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909900077748744742.post-77826177924608295902009-02-28T21:25:00.005-05:002009-02-28T21:53:56.441-05:00Watch where you step!<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">(I recommend clicking all these photos larger to see the detail.)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Sharon and I went to Bear Island to photograph tundra swans yesterday--will show you some soon--and then decided to drive through Donnelly WMA on the way home. We usually stop here at the Savage Backwater and walk out on the dike to the little observation platform to see water birds.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjydProFOu6VRtozIpcUHpy7N3aVrSvOCELCuAHzZwyMvrFQOocBopo1NWZScnrjctwGcI743mFK9qD7ZAp4g_edLg9z6i3AeuSO-W1QI151aruVk_tO9ZyclGGNwmOcRVKggslYG-_G_k/s1600-h/savage+backwater+ws.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308042401343975298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjydProFOu6VRtozIpcUHpy7N3aVrSvOCELCuAHzZwyMvrFQOocBopo1NWZScnrjctwGcI743mFK9qD7ZAp4g_edLg9z6i3AeuSO-W1QI151aruVk_tO9ZyclGGNwmOcRVKggslYG-_G_k/s400/savage+backwater+ws.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Today we decided not to....</span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2yDNBNNiKypnOGEkRhyZbgUUCWF7WRfkfw_jZoM93UEAlFO-DenmMPu2CHEbMXotymcZUy4GTvLZ8c5yI_vSTeeOFCpLTyszEiRR9cJPnvgBGXhYILYvJdenW21pmNiL4a18iJvcN6Lc/s1600-h/savage+backwater+twelve+gators+med.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308041807976829986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 255px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2yDNBNNiKypnOGEkRhyZbgUUCWF7WRfkfw_jZoM93UEAlFO-DenmMPu2CHEbMXotymcZUy4GTvLZ8c5yI_vSTeeOFCpLTyszEiRR9cJPnvgBGXhYILYvJdenW21pmNiL4a18iJvcN6Lc/s400/savage+backwater+twelve+gators+med.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">There were 12 of them! My friend who had been there earlier in the day said forty were counted around the whole pond.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhKHf-s67GvMjJNR00yAJ3y93EeP3B64An1xtO2DT1RGHS8NQ5VGwWcR_slrYQ5FE5gDfqQ1OkFg0rdb10bkRNaWg4zcjohsrUt4q9N982eux2J_ktylmlRvsQ2tjZFYeMJalehwMwf-o/s1600-h/savage+backwater+twelve+gators.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308041801694290578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 107px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhKHf-s67GvMjJNR00yAJ3y93EeP3B64An1xtO2DT1RGHS8NQ5VGwWcR_slrYQ5FE5gDfqQ1OkFg0rdb10bkRNaWg4zcjohsrUt4q9N982eux2J_ktylmlRvsQ2tjZFYeMJalehwMwf-o/s400/savage+backwater+twelve+gators.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffff99;">This is the view from where we normally park. The big mama whose head faces left is over 10 feet long.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjkokkTtVtCnmLyzKJQD1Fuu7iaVEIGX-31098cCIsfD7LEPvBjxLndnVUf0bV3el-az5KcX4X6USqaD84YfSctO-Ad8Pxx8HikKP37gdKJMuNrvCqlaXrl1gpBEK3kqOx6jzmCTVmgM/s1600-h/savage+backwater+from+parking+2+med.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308041802175666450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 253px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjkokkTtVtCnmLyzKJQD1Fuu7iaVEIGX-31098cCIsfD7LEPvBjxLndnVUf0bV3el-az5KcX4X6USqaD84YfSctO-Ad8Pxx8HikKP37gdKJMuNrvCqlaXrl1gpBEK3kqOx6jzmCTVmgM/s400/savage+backwater+from+parking+2+med.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">"I see you too!"</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5s2hIGnn6EvMPpurxvqR53nhxutM6U_6Vfez3jYmbzJWVE_yVOYYHuiuY_Zm4SRGiIT0dAvCvkEo8nJFlvNVR-ZeYv6LxLVcMJODxVUmkOlEodlhzocQOfux1OuijeUPWkOdrrKTJORE/s1600-h/savage+backwater+from+parking+4+one.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308041797623082498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5s2hIGnn6EvMPpurxvqR53nhxutM6U_6Vfez3jYmbzJWVE_yVOYYHuiuY_Zm4SRGiIT0dAvCvkEo8nJFlvNVR-ZeYv6LxLVcMJODxVUmkOlEodlhzocQOfux1OuijeUPWkOdrrKTJORE/s400/savage+backwater+from+parking+4+one.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /></div>bruceschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00677745752019602138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909900077748744742.post-62010127160569241162009-02-23T23:12:00.005-05:002009-02-23T23:29:47.162-05:00Blue birds!<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">I had been doing some indoor photography just before supper and went down to the car to get something with my camera still hung around my neck. Good thing because I caught a glimpse of color out of the corner of my eye.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUSnUDR_qAMfg7yacGtKPxaqBjez5B9aL9jFiIUp8XmMM-ff0joy44wXaUrIlsbqjfoB9pN21n1EPaFOVLRDuf7FJDlaigAFFcB_ordzaxo-CDzRPuEPHtl_GzuIi-Na0Pnj7yxeGe0Q/s1600-h/bluebird+0+male+on+house+ws.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306213032120399010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUSnUDR_qAMfg7yacGtKPxaqBjez5B9aL9jFiIUp8XmMM-ff0joy44wXaUrIlsbqjfoB9pN21n1EPaFOVLRDuf7FJDlaigAFFcB_ordzaxo-CDzRPuEPHtl_GzuIi-Na0Pnj7yxeGe0Q/s400/bluebird+0+male+on+house+ws.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">It was after six and there was no light so I put the ISO up to 1600 in order to see anything at all. Got a lot of graininess, but some nice behaviors. Here is Mr. having chased away a chickadee from the nesting box. Chickadees used it last year.</span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZyvUAIY54TxQNW-9BedkqZmXFFVBprYfgf1OICKuRVpI1s5GyX7xCmb30AGCqmNlBT0IadLXY5Lu5PpTnUy7VX8ue14YsHKImW8Zk0YnmuHStzF2UE4WP4APPsKjCYyixaAAOWxtQNI/s1600-h/bluebird+1+male+on+house.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306212818984875602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 322px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZyvUAIY54TxQNW-9BedkqZmXFFVBprYfgf1OICKuRVpI1s5GyX7xCmb30AGCqmNlBT0IadLXY5Lu5PpTnUy7VX8ue14YsHKImW8Zk0YnmuHStzF2UE4WP4APPsKjCYyixaAAOWxtQNI/s400/bluebird+1+male+on+house.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Checking out the insides</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNa3qquX3sr9uCikixen3HocVfMeXNoCb5Nn-AnYXwqxPooxeKgiyPACZ2Mmq95JZardRFJUdFddqyrZ-fdGRfzMnQVxJAuTxo3HTN4fY0Yrtz5ogWE5l1XVYMuXjhacMVaCbm4mSmlA/s1600-h/bluebird+3+investigates.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306212819267523490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 385px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNa3qquX3sr9uCikixen3HocVfMeXNoCb5Nn-AnYXwqxPooxeKgiyPACZ2Mmq95JZardRFJUdFddqyrZ-fdGRfzMnQVxJAuTxo3HTN4fY0Yrtz5ogWE5l1XVYMuXjhacMVaCbm4mSmlA/s400/bluebird+3+investigates.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFo6UXNbrXJkHsMiX5ZKnAVkDfLuX1oHJsyNLXLH7SoUMX8YJac-YT-nFaVp38dLLe3pT8EUEU-ZZb_wyVsCe6_ttRTI5rgJSUfIhmNWT_UWBVG2HzA_g__X50O4NpB8XivW1nYiEAtto/s1600-h/bluebird+4+flutters+at+wife+inside.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306212815205336402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 385px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFo6UXNbrXJkHsMiX5ZKnAVkDfLuX1oHJsyNLXLH7SoUMX8YJac-YT-nFaVp38dLLe3pT8EUEU-ZZb_wyVsCe6_ttRTI5rgJSUfIhmNWT_UWBVG2HzA_g__X50O4NpB8XivW1nYiEAtto/s400/bluebird+4+flutters+at+wife+inside.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Back on top looking at Mr. chickadee.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEippAD0VKTG5ItoT4OxKjVTOW59qyUx3f0nP2eW5em8t3Rnzwxf5kJvq22f61V2qLsiqVU7Dww1v1Om5fn3elL-FUsz3zWjiQb9tlvjeOFrxSxf4nf9iutdAp0wt-2Doc5uTrNcIS7sk8E/s1600-h/bluebird+2+looks+at+chick.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306212822783503970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 322px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEippAD0VKTG5ItoT4OxKjVTOW59qyUx3f0nP2eW5em8t3Rnzwxf5kJvq22f61V2qLsiqVU7Dww1v1Om5fn3elL-FUsz3zWjiQb9tlvjeOFrxSxf4nf9iutdAp0wt-2Doc5uTrNcIS7sk8E/s400/bluebird+2+looks+at+chick.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">You can just see Mrs. is inside the box</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLTTicOupnkqmp8GYHwUyBmzx4t5nazOZgkoY86NgOuQOQBcTVSoAZTwVzinhBJHC6E3WD7Ic3DMPafqLIrXLPkJISH41l2QpsTLifzLUtS5_L_r0pWGirhoFLz94civlLZIStWI7ugw/s1600-h/bluebird+5+.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306212816480345554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 348px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLTTicOupnkqmp8GYHwUyBmzx4t5nazOZgkoY86NgOuQOQBcTVSoAZTwVzinhBJHC6E3WD7Ic3DMPafqLIrXLPkJISH41l2QpsTLifzLUtS5_L_r0pWGirhoFLz94civlLZIStWI7ugw/s400/bluebird+5+.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">And there she is! But she sees me........</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZhdCOjKg4l4axHIWlMDWkdYb0__4onoYuvwyV_upCC46BPvHQflvKyIIdETvvrG2fOzbQ_9_HK7g0uMZv1WexGr3o3ilC6xa6Zuyr8WI6Es-b9ZjrjLmo2ucIEbd1zmy6QWD09FDXe4/s1600-h/bluebird+couple+at+house+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306212471087495858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 368px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZhdCOjKg4l4axHIWlMDWkdYb0__4onoYuvwyV_upCC46BPvHQflvKyIIdETvvrG2fOzbQ_9_HK7g0uMZv1WexGr3o3ilC6xa6Zuyr8WI6Es-b9ZjrjLmo2ucIEbd1zmy6QWD09FDXe4/s400/bluebird+couple+at+house+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">......and takes off.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW5MMibLO8Xk9YkBcSGssZpWPzLBrIf2N1Jm1nDZ7kw2WPl3gkME1NyOKIHtjEdLvBxQ8XImQ_FzJYN_ITgcJu2Xclmqvyq89fScZG51eynB3VPj0rouaU5Zt_JzosegPUBTpTfNK61jY/s1600-h/bluebird+couple+at+house+2+.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306212468492643618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 389px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW5MMibLO8Xk9YkBcSGssZpWPzLBrIf2N1Jm1nDZ7kw2WPl3gkME1NyOKIHtjEdLvBxQ8XImQ_FzJYN_ITgcJu2Xclmqvyq89fScZG51eynB3VPj0rouaU5Zt_JzosegPUBTpTfNK61jY/s400/bluebird+couple+at+house+2+.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">They went up into the pecan tree this house is under and chattered away. I hope they win out over the chickadee, but even if they don't, there are other houses in the yard, just not as easy to observe as this one.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAWK1yC47O7Bfehe5QM5v7T5nzjb2NbyRZFlPsykCIbtltUcf7J14ua7aTg3rX56RpyU0rL249Z6Xt0xRxHAvJ4S7A83mGY6L6eR6m2tRe7uV_Fps8Ka72R5XOVNDseQRXO5ZIaQ-qkfw/s1600-h/bluebird+couple+in+tree+3++.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306212469894336578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 311px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAWK1yC47O7Bfehe5QM5v7T5nzjb2NbyRZFlPsykCIbtltUcf7J14ua7aTg3rX56RpyU0rL249Z6Xt0xRxHAvJ4S7A83mGY6L6eR6m2tRe7uV_Fps8Ka72R5XOVNDseQRXO5ZIaQ-qkfw/s400/bluebird+couple+in+tree+3+%2B.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Next time I see them, I hope it's not at dusk.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>bruceschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00677745752019602138noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909900077748744742.post-84405258063970699992009-02-19T23:33:00.005-05:002009-02-19T23:49:27.111-05:00Eagles in the skywatch<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">What's that in the sky?</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4bOGAD626TzCZx6LlzTz2rdYNPdBCNy7Q4bhjT63k1rV9g9ORQppdJsx0LmD2Gr6QqbRiFUI69zBloqGyABFPU4u-qLynOv9eg5DymhETWnHXsjO-SoEwqr2e_svpIEuJR8dDMXJnYc/s1600-h/eagle+flying+a+ws.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304734040715089362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 263px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4bOGAD626TzCZx6LlzTz2rdYNPdBCNy7Q4bhjT63k1rV9g9ORQppdJsx0LmD2Gr6QqbRiFUI69zBloqGyABFPU4u-qLynOv9eg5DymhETWnHXsjO-SoEwqr2e_svpIEuJR8dDMXJnYc/s400/eagle+flying+a+ws.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Yay--it's a bald eagle (in an arty shot!)</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGt_SeM1X-zmLzmlt4RAkd75wg_a88eEQk8FdV49IH9q-rHk_7r5ygdxQFLehsgMYs7W0UC6JZLH50QhHyLXhJEQxUrDqVSD6rOtrmIdpQ-aFdb_YDmLL_iIX90dTb0Nz9E-Bf8Nwy1s/s1600-h/eagle+flying+c+flies+toward+sun+arty.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304734037372422466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGt_SeM1X-zmLzmlt4RAkd75wg_a88eEQk8FdV49IH9q-rHk_7r5ygdxQFLehsgMYs7W0UC6JZLH50QhHyLXhJEQxUrDqVSD6rOtrmIdpQ-aFdb_YDmLL_iIX90dTb0Nz9E-Bf8Nwy1s/s400/eagle+flying+c+flies+toward+sun+arty.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">This is better, now we can see it's a mature adult.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Zoe2BHHBC5qkfMrvMJ-M6Sh3R9GVFw03BhVWlk8p7h2hcBwD9GqNJ7_qu1xvyQfT3zPAg03WMUSCRkvu8d7KcJSnLwcEQA678WZ5-BHS6KbBCFmV-Fp1O4offvHENwxitfEYkKIWwFg/s1600-h/eagle+flying+d+fllies+left.2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304733724482606674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 325px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Zoe2BHHBC5qkfMrvMJ-M6Sh3R9GVFw03BhVWlk8p7h2hcBwD9GqNJ7_qu1xvyQfT3zPAg03WMUSCRkvu8d7KcJSnLwcEQA678WZ5-BHS6KbBCFmV-Fp1O4offvHENwxitfEYkKIWwFg/s400/eagle+flying+d+fllies+left.2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoppL0QGcgaTar8Zppv_1iNnayK7KNR1lCIuCp7pwSIAISRHAyDaQko57za162TmJb4ATFaUA0Rvcj5eN9XFQBdZEz2iF-2GGrJQD_o5qyc6pfWnH511-Ouuvo6-MXj1G47N5k2aVQVos/s1600-h/eagle+flying+d+fllies+left.3+best.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304733724300900098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 281px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoppL0QGcgaTar8Zppv_1iNnayK7KNR1lCIuCp7pwSIAISRHAyDaQko57za162TmJb4ATFaUA0Rvcj5eN9XFQBdZEz2iF-2GGrJQD_o5qyc6pfWnH511-Ouuvo6-MXj1G47N5k2aVQVos/s400/eagle+flying+d+fllies+left.3+best.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3BspVvRgYLhhrRlfEbOX_7fP92f24x9tyNPNIv5l740bO7VPz5udQZJzYTyB69iwo9alkMpviDr_ZUGivdKpjWu_MkQmmrfyG9vCt7UolRE4Lpm9h3TtYZ9aolknU6uxppbJ-6qSe-M/s1600-h/eagle+flying+d+fllies+left.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304733720847668354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 341px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3BspVvRgYLhhrRlfEbOX_7fP92f24x9tyNPNIv5l740bO7VPz5udQZJzYTyB69iwo9alkMpviDr_ZUGivdKpjWu_MkQmmrfyG9vCt7UolRE4Lpm9h3TtYZ9aolknU6uxppbJ-6qSe-M/s400/eagle+flying+d+fllies+left.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">If you'd like to see more skies, click <span style="color:#66ffff;"><a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/">here</a></span> where they are all listed.</span></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Sorry I missed Wednesday and Thursday--and I was doing so well. But real live does occasionally interfere.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div><br /></div>bruceschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00677745752019602138noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909900077748744742.post-51502731332153416922009-02-17T22:37:00.006-05:002009-02-17T23:06:42.095-05:00Pelicans<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Another one of those nights where I scream at the blog. I had many more pictures for this series, but they kept coming up in a different order than I loaded them and I finally gave up with these few. It's bad enough having to load from the end to the beginning, but when I load 5,4,3,2,1 and then get 2,4,5,1, 3, it's infuriating. End of vent.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">So anyway the Pitt Street Causeway is a long pier now out into Charleston Harbor that used to be a trolley from Mt. Pleasant to Sullivan's Island. Now it's a great place for fishing and birding and watching brown pelicans at work. They fly all around looking down at the water to see if there's a fish for the taking.</span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDiQH7Vn9nqiZRaDyD6g1ICKzEFPQl-bXliS2gax47E-CscIqRbA84wYkVLIfAegwzH4BKX_kwy_2WTwuSdEmSMQJQUh4LH7C8RoD9VbQ6kcH-cAtypU8cIbxWClCIrz4f03pxXDU8aE/s1600-h/pelicans+three+flying+2+.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303980886004809634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 348px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDiQH7Vn9nqiZRaDyD6g1ICKzEFPQl-bXliS2gax47E-CscIqRbA84wYkVLIfAegwzH4BKX_kwy_2WTwuSdEmSMQJQUh4LH7C8RoD9VbQ6kcH-cAtypU8cIbxWClCIrz4f03pxXDU8aE/s400/pelicans+three+flying+2%2B.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Sometimes they skin across the surface. I don't know why they don't touch with their wings.</span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzfTmHPAe43QO9yQbWX9t9TGA9q5XpYGAUQauNDTe8yJ9Qp_jJci46acDlhpAw5ATJeJ8SwKdSijbRVL0Haiu0jvWFVPY-WRSEagihob9ujaGtrinI0_nWw3XevE3fXxNtTy1nHlrFw_E/s1600-h/pelican+flies++.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303980721758043810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 359px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzfTmHPAe43QO9yQbWX9t9TGA9q5XpYGAUQauNDTe8yJ9Qp_jJci46acDlhpAw5ATJeJ8SwKdSijbRVL0Haiu0jvWFVPY-WRSEagihob9ujaGtrinI0_nWw3XevE3fXxNtTy1nHlrFw_E/s400/pelican+flies+%2B.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">The most fun is when they spot a fish and put on the brakes.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIqL5WvKsW_wTzSSSLSqaa-03dS7JI1KcXriW9epKD-a2aQWFukMvh9WkZZTDFeJ2jXoD_3bjyIIP9lw0HYq_FBdw4F9P89Vj1al5_7v1YcgLvQkqDOGl2Q2PRAv-adqnd5Rks8oj-9y0/s1600-h/pelican+diving+puts+on+breaks+1.25.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303978899152963986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 259px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIqL5WvKsW_wTzSSSLSqaa-03dS7JI1KcXriW9epKD-a2aQWFukMvh9WkZZTDFeJ2jXoD_3bjyIIP9lw0HYq_FBdw4F9P89Vj1al5_7v1YcgLvQkqDOGl2Q2PRAv-adqnd5Rks8oj-9y0/s400/pelican+diving+puts+on+breaks+1.25.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Then they begin the dive and gradually fold their wingss to gain speed</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuGCpwgwFl89fesEX_Q2J9Ph9i9Roozwv4GxrZmGV3_u7kFj_WZ_GjVk2bKHlkHU4Oe9LxWgKoY5gXQPKhvb2eEHRPIeXDxxU-3tZkFFLAypER5NkxA9kBbL6TrmKuUbamT7pPoZOsLqQ/s1600-h/pelican+diving+begins+dive+1.5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303978902933619826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 304px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuGCpwgwFl89fesEX_Q2J9Ph9i9Roozwv4GxrZmGV3_u7kFj_WZ_GjVk2bKHlkHU4Oe9LxWgKoY5gXQPKhvb2eEHRPIeXDxxU-3tZkFFLAypER5NkxA9kBbL6TrmKuUbamT7pPoZOsLqQ/s400/pelican+diving+begins+dive+1.5.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Till finally they are shaped like a missile</span><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittRrwx6AmxbcRnsfDcyuEU-Gk6hyphenhyphenkXPFpuy_3Ql3L9fRhENyZ1IgA002z16HYqQoRN9fp7Mmq2tYZkjeRlRjwjrMKv-Y-S3Tx7LIvHl3xrfsiz_xlwVyT5n2cxwrXZw77QZzoEm2rnAw/s1600-h/pelican+diving+entry+angle+++3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303978895015938418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 376px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittRrwx6AmxbcRnsfDcyuEU-Gk6hyphenhyphenkXPFpuy_3Ql3L9fRhENyZ1IgA002z16HYqQoRN9fp7Mmq2tYZkjeRlRjwjrMKv-Y-S3Tx7LIvHl3xrfsiz_xlwVyT5n2cxwrXZw77QZzoEm2rnAw/s400/pelican+diving+entry+angle%2B%2B+3.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">And into the water they go--hopefully to come up with a fish.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEepTx0kdZo1te2w6fPi67uyBq5YqYXNz8459cHw9GmD-jwfPRdJdtlaIYF8RsMQnBZFBreJ3D2P2UktUzk4Fc1ZFcRJSDvQIOg1DolI9CMZcoire7lCu6Sfl1aP6I3Ur1TD-9fzOQds/s1600-h/pelican+hits+water+splash.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303978897889024434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 293px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEepTx0kdZo1te2w6fPi67uyBq5YqYXNz8459cHw9GmD-jwfPRdJdtlaIYF8RsMQnBZFBreJ3D2P2UktUzk4Fc1ZFcRJSDvQIOg1DolI9CMZcoire7lCu6Sfl1aP6I3Ur1TD-9fzOQds/s400/pelican+hits+water+splash.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>bruceschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00677745752019602138noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909900077748744742.post-11090480723315994442009-02-16T23:25:00.004-05:002009-02-16T23:47:10.206-05:00<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Here are a few pictures from the GBBC weekend.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">There is a pileated woodpecker in there--can you see him?</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhmUEtnZO5JSCkzDwtRr4yem2nTadEXSjn0cFLKItDjb2UE1QQAVutYdj4sdQTmbXLj-cJlNKV-OAkQTL2V9a2Fo9VHNJgQ9XNEj9N079UjLLiIm0mU51_DW6vFIhyHCla3rFwJwPUkPA/s1600-h/piliated+1+ws.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303618915381770418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 306px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhmUEtnZO5JSCkzDwtRr4yem2nTadEXSjn0cFLKItDjb2UE1QQAVutYdj4sdQTmbXLj-cJlNKV-OAkQTL2V9a2Fo9VHNJgQ9XNEj9N079UjLLiIm0mU51_DW6vFIhyHCla3rFwJwPUkPA/s400/piliated+1+ws.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">I don't blame you--he kept inside the twigs mostly.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYSkusAaukT27mNRgUmGvfWGLOIz-ADJ0w3J0Ls-LhU7bjKqvPjGFJW_PzPcaU-OM2gNILhKZvuLEmgCDwiVEMr7AjrQtkWT_gCvZPBPHPNmAJLbx6Vy30OqQgYHwJtpZ5iHff12JqPA/s1600-h/pileated+3+crest+up+twiggy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303618905352716850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 269px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYSkusAaukT27mNRgUmGvfWGLOIz-ADJ0w3J0Ls-LhU7bjKqvPjGFJW_PzPcaU-OM2gNILhKZvuLEmgCDwiVEMr7AjrQtkWT_gCvZPBPHPNmAJLbx6Vy30OqQgYHwJtpZ5iHff12JqPA/s400/pileated+3+crest+up+twiggy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">But once he looked right at me as if I were the paparazzi!</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84xSSdJKDMGJajrMxIkhZ9-iGJXyyqgKUBxSRljahsdN0Q3J7dSTZlbZERRrYpmCZ-Cd6YRH9Jh-9TLrtZNiNfyM5Gm6PP-ahfr_mHqpexoy5dJhAmkZtzW80T6jIh2QVKy46v0tpHZM/s1600-h/pileated+2+looks+at+me.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303618908046968962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 284px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84xSSdJKDMGJajrMxIkhZ9-iGJXyyqgKUBxSRljahsdN0Q3J7dSTZlbZERRrYpmCZ-Cd6YRH9Jh-9TLrtZNiNfyM5Gm6PP-ahfr_mHqpexoy5dJhAmkZtzW80T6jIh2QVKy46v0tpHZM/s400/pileated+2+looks+at+me.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Look how much yellow the pine siskins are getting. I had more of them today too because it's cold tonight.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3nSHBnRBCDu9eGaawZV_iilKtshazVJkD1kfbuvQKm1GpUsM5xz-2YD77y0F9ZIQf6gdc005uZbrIqXhtBJpahlRcnhFmAqCOlITUtcyLAq59bu5ZX2iyBnc9eHPTix4py1Kz-_F9kOo/s1600-h/siskin+male+yellow++.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303618912583305890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 254px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3nSHBnRBCDu9eGaawZV_iilKtshazVJkD1kfbuvQKm1GpUsM5xz-2YD77y0F9ZIQf6gdc005uZbrIqXhtBJpahlRcnhFmAqCOlITUtcyLAq59bu5ZX2iyBnc9eHPTix4py1Kz-_F9kOo/s400/siskin+male+yellow%2B%2B.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">This red-bellied woodpecker can't get into the cage for the peanuts, but can stick its head through far enough to reach one.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFNY3U3G9B90IMZSU1Mfhxh8ThTdA7KLBveskNesFQJePsoBEGYVS6vSLype0MTa5vx3gKqRTdq0DdIrt5s7pRX5SL3_SRGGcM-HR4i7yGWkIa-a7J5uSN2oJImGCyF86HoajGkXfxl0/s1600-h/red+bellied+woodpecker+gets+peanut.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303618328041804658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 384px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFNY3U3G9B90IMZSU1Mfhxh8ThTdA7KLBveskNesFQJePsoBEGYVS6vSLype0MTa5vx3gKqRTdq0DdIrt5s7pRX5SL3_SRGGcM-HR4i7yGWkIa-a7J5uSN2oJImGCyF86HoajGkXfxl0/s400/red+bellied+woodpecker+gets+peanut.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">I hadn't seen the hooded mergansers for over a week, so I was thrilled when three of them came up the creek at high tide.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnb8Xw4ogcIpH41JZyuGPamAcca4NjcYkjCxvVG3yvY62JYRXYAteaKHQyI5Q2LBYM_WFLmbAn3mrEScqF1brxAJaJsQqaP4TuP14Lz6ZuvHFDcivn2ROxxetHrgwdrXyPurrwR54KeU/s1600-h/hooded+mergansers+11+two+males+better.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303618325607604258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 306px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnb8Xw4ogcIpH41JZyuGPamAcca4NjcYkjCxvVG3yvY62JYRXYAteaKHQyI5Q2LBYM_WFLmbAn3mrEScqF1brxAJaJsQqaP4TuP14Lz6ZuvHFDcivn2ROxxetHrgwdrXyPurrwR54KeU/s400/hooded+mergansers+11+two+males+better.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1mJvmqyoCat3KgMOyNDMsC0C9_GYcvi-yHd964EhzUVVhbIpuShvaE65_wdPU29B7jK_Q_4aNQv88aB0mTix3w-mS7w7Vvcf16sC4hzf36KgAhx80LiZQDIbq6w1gITdrS-26kqTNxeM/s1600-h/hooded+mergansers+10+one+male+best.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303618324871995762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 270px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1mJvmqyoCat3KgMOyNDMsC0C9_GYcvi-yHd964EhzUVVhbIpuShvaE65_wdPU29B7jK_Q_4aNQv88aB0mTix3w-mS7w7Vvcf16sC4hzf36KgAhx80LiZQDIbq6w1gITdrS-26kqTNxeM/s400/hooded+mergansers+10+one+male+best.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Chipping sparrows were the only species I had good numbers of, but still only 63. Half of what I had last year.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUK68vTu31RWAgQpzSzKsytpyPAWMl_uupaxBm6qt4BHmLerfriaCl9UBA4IRoIOpRzLkCOYv4KX3Oirezo_MJpvKnKJ5keCowe6rJQHwphy86yEMpgWUtQFgguiekw1bHK2S4cHdjFK4/s1600-h/chippies+on+rail+.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303618316141137170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 163px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUK68vTu31RWAgQpzSzKsytpyPAWMl_uupaxBm6qt4BHmLerfriaCl9UBA4IRoIOpRzLkCOYv4KX3Oirezo_MJpvKnKJ5keCowe6rJQHwphy86yEMpgWUtQFgguiekw1bHK2S4cHdjFK4/s400/chippies+on+rail%2B.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">And only one bluejay--he looked kind of sad.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTA_kYirHmk1m_9mCZIwmMDbOrhQneYuh7W3gHCV9YUbkU-pfKebtlAjBf3aJzA9ajdre20UpP0w8m4wk3DG5YsCXdsGBF9Xst1pLhMlb-A_TGfxOgursNPE5jjpds6FXuIYeoQB90kF4/s1600-h/blue+jay+3+better.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303618317303881986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTA_kYirHmk1m_9mCZIwmMDbOrhQneYuh7W3gHCV9YUbkU-pfKebtlAjBf3aJzA9ajdre20UpP0w8m4wk3DG5YsCXdsGBF9Xst1pLhMlb-A_TGfxOgursNPE5jjpds6FXuIYeoQB90kF4/s400/blue+jay+3+better.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Now it's off to put my GBBC report onto the site. I hope you all had great bird counts too. It's always fun! I added a couple of species to my February yard list too.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><br /></div>bruceschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00677745752019602138noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909900077748744742.post-48085964874657788032009-02-15T23:02:00.004-05:002009-02-15T23:21:43.939-05:00More from Savannah NWR<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Can anybody tell me what this flower is. It was on a thick shrub about four feet tall. 2 pix.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZ-sJCVaBZ39fDg4I1qDLV0SxeImxeANwIBmC3dhoXq65La020m_fFo_yakgyrqRO6FS2SIRM04XlRSCKG2ppwfhFwhtzX_8Iq3_-odrqG-7nHQeNH5ZG882jh_yzCMqSTE4X_wLW5Dg/s1600-h/yellow+flower+1+blossom.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303241849217152338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 318px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZ-sJCVaBZ39fDg4I1qDLV0SxeImxeANwIBmC3dhoXq65La020m_fFo_yakgyrqRO6FS2SIRM04XlRSCKG2ppwfhFwhtzX_8Iq3_-odrqG-7nHQeNH5ZG882jh_yzCMqSTE4X_wLW5Dg/s400/yellow+flower+1+blossom.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvhrwYLpkp5xzJf7_ky9F8yIjCKdC_KImuyYMpJZDGsN-Hl49weQrdyxc0baw1RIlpIMEPGeyqnFZf8I9vM24lxyBNidhRRAH5f9-ydTWq7tHTRwN5sLhbZp04U05_ahSuwDuxqZ3jKI/s1600-h/yellow+flower+2+multi+blossoms.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303241656004260802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 323px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvhrwYLpkp5xzJf7_ky9F8yIjCKdC_KImuyYMpJZDGsN-Hl49weQrdyxc0baw1RIlpIMEPGeyqnFZf8I9vM24lxyBNidhRRAH5f9-ydTWq7tHTRwN5sLhbZp04U05_ahSuwDuxqZ3jKI/s400/yellow+flower+2+multi+blossoms.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">We were thrilled to see Mrs Great-horned owl on her nest again--she has not used it for a couple of years. It's in a limb crotch of a huge old live oak and not too far off the ground. They put an owl box up for her in the next tree, but she never used it.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIl3lC8jbt0CTA5dsERYw_PtyXiHwNle9vU0XPsb_xLA9Q0ccmjPfpHg5je40_zl-QADCYNPs8Iifexp1TH7kc4FZtH8bo2qEYMfi9J7jTh-EXeA8PAtUdSQooYbDGRzY6jjeSApyq04/s1600-h/owl+in+nest+.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303241656775893122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 253px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIl3lC8jbt0CTA5dsERYw_PtyXiHwNle9vU0XPsb_xLA9Q0ccmjPfpHg5je40_zl-QADCYNPs8Iifexp1TH7kc4FZtH8bo2qEYMfi9J7jTh-EXeA8PAtUdSQooYbDGRzY6jjeSApyq04/s400/owl+in+nest%2B.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">You'll have to take my word that this is a blue-winged teal. There's a better view of him at the bottom--the pics came up in a different order than I put them.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3EO-Fa8WUAWUWaAn13tb8bw8sqa5nACQmTuV3M1_-ZtSwPqbl9pgA5XSwDeDlJAix25EMfPeU8sk5DbBd3TyQO6P3O4v_kH6Eq4X7tAmQ718OPdPH4mc8gml1x2XKxHGEIFuikggcJec/s1600-h/blue-winged+teal+male+tipped+up+cropped.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303241655050229586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 392px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3EO-Fa8WUAWUWaAn13tb8bw8sqa5nACQmTuV3M1_-ZtSwPqbl9pgA5XSwDeDlJAix25EMfPeU8sk5DbBd3TyQO6P3O4v_kH6Eq4X7tAmQ718OPdPH4mc8gml1x2XKxHGEIFuikggcJec/s400/blue-winged+teal+male+tipped+up+cropped.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The duck of the day was northen shoveler--they were everywhere.</span></span> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80nWSrIKh1pdlQf4xTOs5CbEfnBK_cMn54v86zPitbI1o-AkPpZQ7Xv52tXDBVMNwuvo_kxcPpshj2Vm9IN7ttEPhP7fHbWoOHai8uVYgxmXl_PyZuDdb1rhmDqTKBnKrj91F8VTF9jU/s1600-h/shoverler+male.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303241656702210738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 176px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80nWSrIKh1pdlQf4xTOs5CbEfnBK_cMn54v86zPitbI1o-AkPpZQ7Xv52tXDBVMNwuvo_kxcPpshj2Vm9IN7ttEPhP7fHbWoOHai8uVYgxmXl_PyZuDdb1rhmDqTKBnKrj91F8VTF9jU/s400/shoverler+male.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Here's a better view of the male blue-winged teal, but his wife was a bit shy........LOL</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9fwDkPaLk1nTOs40FozNsCx5w61uDCSDT2I9qzpc5mc7aes67l6RMwcJ9aF-TI617RXZ5DLzvcFdx1c9_t3V5FhgvN_6BcfGIQN_FFDgwrnopDiLZB1UxivV9m89rz_yY9GFRbcFaeiU/s1600-h/blue-winged+teal+male+pair.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303241653319136658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9fwDkPaLk1nTOs40FozNsCx5w61uDCSDT2I9qzpc5mc7aes67l6RMwcJ9aF-TI617RXZ5DLzvcFdx1c9_t3V5FhgvN_6BcfGIQN_FFDgwrnopDiLZB1UxivV9m89rz_yY9GFRbcFaeiU/s400/blue-winged+teal+male+pair.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">A honking pair of Canada geese at twilight brought my GBBC count to 27 species. But the only one that had any decent numbers was chipping sparrows with just over 60. I think I had much bigger numbers last year with over 300 gold finches alone. Not the best weather for birds this time I guess. I was pleased that the hooded mergansers came by once more--I thought they had headed north already. My usual snowy egret didn't show, but the three brown pelicans did. All the rest were just the usual suspects of feeder birds.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">How'd you do?</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>bruceschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00677745752019602138noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909900077748744742.post-38866598264098423332009-02-14T22:22:00.004-05:002009-02-14T22:40:47.341-05:00Wilson's snipe<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">For the first time ever, a Wilson's snipe was slightly visible long enough to take a picture or two--well, actually about twenty, but here are the usable ones.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Here is the whole scene with it in the middle.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Vdt4nHnEmgK9BtU9qJD7MhqB_O2ZHNPH2d8PYB4k7rtaKYbkif5SPQMUY9UErvV_lXOJD7NFuYBmL7I19eTG2n1uBMM9YfyAJTGrfjUKV2jkZ7tCsZ4bNM4mzNiCOnLEVtu_iLjXSds/s1600-h/snipe+wilsons+5+ws.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302860198349483794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 262px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Vdt4nHnEmgK9BtU9qJD7MhqB_O2ZHNPH2d8PYB4k7rtaKYbkif5SPQMUY9UErvV_lXOJD7NFuYBmL7I19eTG2n1uBMM9YfyAJTGrfjUKV2jkZ7tCsZ4bNM4mzNiCOnLEVtu_iLjXSds/s400/snipe+wilsons+5+ws.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Zoomed in a little and you can actually see it. The tips of their mandibles are very sensitive and they can flex them some. They probe the bottom for goodies to eat.</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQkLlADZDCHTZzzfLlEpjdKGjlf1wtOYh0ArUKPsF09PpNYFyNbY-Hz2CytQwheJ-JDPgqwPVPk4XN92O1zvz4SIyyayNt_3EsngHeCisqmodY2Z2fLYTepwhj2HDxezw69iemRZdLkA/s1600-h/snipe+wilsons+3+bill+open+++.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302860191113059282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQkLlADZDCHTZzzfLlEpjdKGjlf1wtOYh0ArUKPsF09PpNYFyNbY-Hz2CytQwheJ-JDPgqwPVPk4XN92O1zvz4SIyyayNt_3EsngHeCisqmodY2Z2fLYTepwhj2HDxezw69iemRZdLkA/s400/snipe+wilsons+3+bill+open%2B%2B%2B.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Such pretty patterns and that bit of rust coloring on the tail is a good ID when they fly.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRafFQz-HTXPOmDUlCSQHj40zMPSqs1FBTVn5lcvTYRzVsU_VgCGO92aPAikMZ4fAB7F-LEdohOkJjAn9-ohYvMbLJvOiA7QOjHRExImySTeXzkjzzFcXB6XErSoQUP2xTz_XMb_K9IJY/s1600-h/snipe+wilsons+2++.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302860188747138962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 398px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRafFQz-HTXPOmDUlCSQHj40zMPSqs1FBTVn5lcvTYRzVsU_VgCGO92aPAikMZ4fAB7F-LEdohOkJjAn9-ohYvMbLJvOiA7QOjHRExImySTeXzkjzzFcXB6XErSoQUP2xTz_XMb_K9IJY/s400/snipe+wilsons+2%2B%2B.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWqXtyP8p2WfXKTVYKbOF1MZyDrJ57w8bqA3SRqw9CeExPHiSNbSXmaVLjowEvIwHcAfc9XfWT1B_Gew6B1kw9LOOx4qcpbXXCQ_qLfnr2o4sxaHGIK7A1NUy0KuFaeHYxaD_xdsdBW8/s1600-h/snipe+wilsons+6+good+head.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302860196753575074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 328px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWqXtyP8p2WfXKTVYKbOF1MZyDrJ57w8bqA3SRqw9CeExPHiSNbSXmaVLjowEvIwHcAfc9XfWT1B_Gew6B1kw9LOOx4qcpbXXCQ_qLfnr2o4sxaHGIK7A1NUy0KuFaeHYxaD_xdsdBW8/s400/snipe+wilsons+6+good+head.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUYR70LJFtmHVVpMA-IOspKQupQYnrpIC0FT9DiEoUYsmuw6TMqc5jUoLs5bqEUY9v_eKvEB8fIY_3O6x0C3upmi1AY93SPEZ4kA9vGCHF92tBZNoGS4GNL-rctYB9y_xoWulrSOpKHc/s1600-h/snipe+wilsons+1+++.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302860180719275074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 301px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUYR70LJFtmHVVpMA-IOspKQupQYnrpIC0FT9DiEoUYsmuw6TMqc5jUoLs5bqEUY9v_eKvEB8fIY_3O6x0C3upmi1AY93SPEZ4kA9vGCHF92tBZNoGS4GNL-rctYB9y_xoWulrSOpKHc/s400/snipe+wilsons+1%2B%2B%2B.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">These were taken at the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge last week.</span></div><div> </div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;"></span><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">How are you coming with the bird count? It was drizzly here today so not so good for looking around the yard. I have 24 species now, but not big numbers on anything. It's supposed to rain again tomorrow too. Pooey.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><br /></div>bruceschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00677745752019602138noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909900077748744742.post-20540514382281560282009-02-13T18:11:00.005-05:002009-02-13T18:36:29.872-05:00Friday Skywatch<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">We were at Paul and Dalton, a private plantation about 40 miles south of our house, for whom we are doing a bird survey--we are up to 128 species there now. They manage the former rice impoundments very well for water fowl. The duck numbers were unbelievable! These won't show small, so do click them larger to see the clouds of ducks.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">These are pintails--we had never seen so many!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBkq0MSfPotGTOrNFGXm2rpiy9WX9hzeq1i1pdSNPfBMaPzNGgDyIclU9tRzeIuqBHBnMyjSl1tDC0Mi6t2TcBmwEJmynYqFdDoH9fQnkh2gCCY2oLrIB4L7Nu4VdaPdizrSAl3OafuU/s1600-h/pintails+in+sky.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302424187884428002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBkq0MSfPotGTOrNFGXm2rpiy9WX9hzeq1i1pdSNPfBMaPzNGgDyIclU9tRzeIuqBHBnMyjSl1tDC0Mi6t2TcBmwEJmynYqFdDoH9fQnkh2gCCY2oLrIB4L7Nu4VdaPdizrSAl3OafuU/s400/pintails+in+sky.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">I think the next two are ruddy ducks or gadwall--another two species we had never seen so many of! </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqd6g-UOh-cmX_HS0Oa8rXOkj9JflhWimeYBZahF0w9vNzvqi1FhKrVcgQkfY3NwifcJI5P612WPIeH76GWmMAkSn1pxw7KHkDgwV7CZ2NtiaWcwYC0zDuwTcrIdWsXHaAqbPhrQ7U0Y/s1600-h/ducks+in+air+2.jpg"><span style="color:#ffffcc;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302424185057731170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 192px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqd6g-UOh-cmX_HS0Oa8rXOkj9JflhWimeYBZahF0w9vNzvqi1FhKrVcgQkfY3NwifcJI5P612WPIeH76GWmMAkSn1pxw7KHkDgwV7CZ2NtiaWcwYC0zDuwTcrIdWsXHaAqbPhrQ7U0Y/s400/ducks+in+air+2.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffff99;">The different sky colors have to do with not only time of day that the various pictures were taken, but also which way I was facing in regards to the sun. The whole day was beautiful.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdgMqFyC2LUBxgsyaw4IXd1EeFbtGnwNDbrlRfnSWw5Yffmz7wHYmI_E5KDM4qxpmLewlIYNuyPZ7J7o5GavoNnQaX3af-bhJnPg6BXTMT6CqioY0aCSJd6DquIIlSCPdcuN90V0yqcA/s1600-h/ducks+in+air+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302424173289069186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 233px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdgMqFyC2LUBxgsyaw4IXd1EeFbtGnwNDbrlRfnSWw5Yffmz7wHYmI_E5KDM4qxpmLewlIYNuyPZ7J7o5GavoNnQaX3af-bhJnPg6BXTMT6CqioY0aCSJd6DquIIlSCPdcuN90V0yqcA/s400/ducks+in+air+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">These next are ruddy ducks getting up too.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2V73ZEt87yxrnOjDElZig1-mp0UouGbb41Jm517kMD3h5_Qdwr6UCRYaTsxaxSUkNVnccV3csIXSH8sbgEcUIrU-BGQSJPqDvlviplrKpD6pkW-tAD7t_ylZnd4Xx0Ko8w4byLIJrkA/s1600-h/ruddy+ducks+in+air+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302424181571200354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 215px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2V73ZEt87yxrnOjDElZig1-mp0UouGbb41Jm517kMD3h5_Qdwr6UCRYaTsxaxSUkNVnccV3csIXSH8sbgEcUIrU-BGQSJPqDvlviplrKpD6pkW-tAD7t_ylZnd4Xx0Ko8w4byLIJrkA/s400/ruddy+ducks+in+air+1.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Turns out we weren't the only ones surveying waterfowl that day. This is a plane from the DNR. He may have been monitoring the two bald eagle nests on the property too.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizKdpD0cdalYRcPp09LYqcpWmPCF-_mPceSPyN7kdL0mvpsLRsnzrbkEG-Grykp5vL8ygZqPuOSWjHivYE6H3JGqNYrUzhhIHQYMk6sN-wGq84ziUmk_Fm80GJPEKj2rwL4Yv2MJ5E9Fu/s1600-h/plane+at+P&D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302424171575345442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 339px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizKdpD0cdalYRcPp09LYqcpWmPCF-_mPceSPyN7kdL0mvpsLRsnzrbkEG-Grykp5vL8ygZqPuOSWjHivYE6H3JGqNYrUzhhIHQYMk6sN-wGq84ziUmk_Fm80GJPEKj2rwL4Yv2MJ5E9Fu/s400/plane+at+P%26D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">To see lots more Friday Skywatch photos, click <a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#66ffff;">HERE</span></a> or on the first sidebar picture of the white ibis flying.</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">How are you doing on your Great Backyard Bird Count? I have 19 species already, but not really big numbers yet.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>bruceschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00677745752019602138noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909900077748744742.post-11667257138008030472009-02-12T15:39:00.002-05:002009-02-12T15:48:18.754-05:00just testing sizes<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">A male boat-tailed grackle singing from atop a street light.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">He looks a little bigger. I may have to save my pics bigger to start with--I've been making them small for emailing.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGDTem08pvOZFwejPWtcdUEsix4ir25VyibtWyXAYFjm8xnzg0aCk6BGP8cohozqm3F7LI7lMEAGjH0tU9u2Ker3mA040zROhtav1SHo5K8ihpA6riFBnPln-cACiTWPQJqbNjftEcc3w/s1600-h/boat-tailed+grackle+male+singing+2+.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302014835988982130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 322px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGDTem08pvOZFwejPWtcdUEsix4ir25VyibtWyXAYFjm8xnzg0aCk6BGP8cohozqm3F7LI7lMEAGjH0tU9u2Ker3mA040zROhtav1SHo5K8ihpA6riFBnPln-cACiTWPQJqbNjftEcc3w/s400/boat-tailed+grackle+male+singing+2%2B.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;">Becky at Woodynook showed me that I could make my pictures larger. I'm not sure it will be large enough to make any difference though. This may not have been a good one to test with.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyf3WqDNKl6n13Imt9Bwgf2XzwThf9yLdseVCj7WCmFlbQS5lsBxtjZBRFqWA1ZwXXaIVIlmna3RXnQgAhzt5dHE3jYA_pL76F8DLsHzpEx-GvHaGJ13Caji5FWPb5tI8SdJk_Vfddg7J/s1600-h/white+ibis+flock+flying+3+enlarged.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302013466302518258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 197px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyf3WqDNKl6n13Imt9Bwgf2XzwThf9yLdseVCj7WCmFlbQS5lsBxtjZBRFqWA1ZwXXaIVIlmna3RXnQgAhzt5dHE3jYA_pL76F8DLsHzpEx-GvHaGJ13Caji5FWPb5tI8SdJk_Vfddg7J/s400/white+ibis+flock+flying+3+enlarged.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>bruceschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00677745752019602138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909900077748744742.post-74387221437081997202009-02-11T22:27:00.003-05:002009-02-11T22:39:55.664-05:00Snowy egret<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">A snowy egret was very cooperative the other day at Donnelly Wildlife Management Area. He's sitting on a trunk that controls the water into what used to be rice fields and are now water fowl havens. The trunk opens or closes to let water in or out with the tide and can be controlled by the managers to the optimum depth for the birds and the plants that they feed on at various seasons.</span><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh47UyLRIy_qvGrJoPvV4lHrRynD7FqFtp6KTURDTU9WFIxGwOkE7Zpb39I5h9aaPJNIFRc6cAaKnjpLLqenczDB97ktvv0LXp6hCSyauZjtuIUbMIEJ_t4twH0PJJCSAgWsHS8QsV65Q2s/s1600-h/snowy+on+trunk+5+ws+with+body.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301748002824785282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh47UyLRIy_qvGrJoPvV4lHrRynD7FqFtp6KTURDTU9WFIxGwOkE7Zpb39I5h9aaPJNIFRc6cAaKnjpLLqenczDB97ktvv0LXp6hCSyauZjtuIUbMIEJ_t4twH0PJJCSAgWsHS8QsV65Q2s/s320/snowy+on+trunk+5+ws+with+body.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKec-YNTmzNf0ekPSPXNL2CT5jNK_X5YpTb8XUa5aDkF4yizYiDQw6SeKKaYOOvWKyvwdh-CbQ1bCMyTlwAtdzGPb6bHWxWV6A3pny3Rm7kvSiVFDbwHURLPMvyjJ3CkavzXOHIYvLkBti/s1600-h/snowy+on+trunk+6+bust+++.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301747995235166978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 229px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKec-YNTmzNf0ekPSPXNL2CT5jNK_X5YpTb8XUa5aDkF4yizYiDQw6SeKKaYOOvWKyvwdh-CbQ1bCMyTlwAtdzGPb6bHWxWV6A3pny3Rm7kvSiVFDbwHURLPMvyjJ3CkavzXOHIYvLkBti/s320/snowy+on+trunk+6+bust+%2B%2B.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TkS_zvoqewtQRq6os-0DUZ0zulUc01CysHVW594CSIm99lGzrHAVVUZ5G6L2nmHJZUo0m6SxWGk_aMY7hfFWhKgMWgfjWzD6TXRyhOXKZ-GurZXtsopyldFPBRlIXxivczT-gZPL0JHs/s1600-h/snowy+on+trunk+2+head+close++.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301747998089785218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TkS_zvoqewtQRq6os-0DUZ0zulUc01CysHVW594CSIm99lGzrHAVVUZ5G6L2nmHJZUo0m6SxWGk_aMY7hfFWhKgMWgfjWzD6TXRyhOXKZ-GurZXtsopyldFPBRlIXxivczT-gZPL0JHs/s320/snowy+on+trunk+2+head+close%2B%2B.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAAzZLzcKMkvFoXUmeju_q50WboKNj6_Gr-1msWkWeZvALy7jp9ApcmogqNzli1BLaRFmXtRF2fwbGdBu5gA7vjWCmVz-h_ai2uBUKtqWIZRPbLwqTtNOgfvbBwqiPJtTHF0mfbUeIvpoT/s1600-h/snowy+on+trunk+7+head+++.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301747994812934450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 209px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAAzZLzcKMkvFoXUmeju_q50WboKNj6_Gr-1msWkWeZvALy7jp9ApcmogqNzli1BLaRFmXtRF2fwbGdBu5gA7vjWCmVz-h_ai2uBUKtqWIZRPbLwqTtNOgfvbBwqiPJtTHF0mfbUeIvpoT/s320/snowy+on+trunk+7+head+%2B%2B.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOp-JEgAcKtXW9YwQhPWMbc7g7iGXboN7s3w2MXQ9C0LlRjjBQqW2WnkzL5yZpEEUXiUyy5jE_Iy8ENgChNxzK6QXIPTv2cJ8ibqwSSqTEm6rnf_3OaRSXr9K0jHskZJvQbHUwDEExxfl2/s1600-h/snowy+on+trunk+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301747995125482802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 217px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOp-JEgAcKtXW9YwQhPWMbc7g7iGXboN7s3w2MXQ9C0LlRjjBQqW2WnkzL5yZpEEUXiUyy5jE_Iy8ENgChNxzK6QXIPTv2cJ8ibqwSSqTEm6rnf_3OaRSXr9K0jHskZJvQbHUwDEExxfl2/s320/snowy+on+trunk+1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Don't forget the Great Backyard Bird Count this coming weekend!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div>bruceschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00677745752019602138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909900077748744742.post-11212203599886488092009-02-10T23:03:00.004-05:002009-02-11T08:24:15.925-05:00Fungi<div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">It's always something with the blog. Today, there is no place to choose a font, so I have to use this Times New Roman--probably my least favorite font of all.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">_____________________________</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Not birds for a change, but these mushrooms were seen on a Christmas bird count.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">This first one is called a stink horn and boy does it!! It smells like three day old road kill or your freezer when you come back from vacation and find that the power went off while you were away. It's really interesting otherwise. There is a dark mucus inside that attracts insects and that's how it spreads itself.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJVOa8A5mNJ_5We8JXKPwc8zBSMS0Pl9RCr6g5jpEQjKvoys0JpWsWbqoi8bt-y-A6IlGQNfB3sZqWSblxh6xOcpZSOkrvRONO-BJYgogCFR6ucJCaSDOMhLMzMFkZqz2AWXGyTjNzE7E/s1600-h/fungi+stinkhorn+ws.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301386815057449346" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 208px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJVOa8A5mNJ_5We8JXKPwc8zBSMS0Pl9RCr6g5jpEQjKvoys0JpWsWbqoi8bt-y-A6IlGQNfB3sZqWSblxh6xOcpZSOkrvRONO-BJYgogCFR6ucJCaSDOMhLMzMFkZqz2AWXGyTjNzE7E/s320/fungi+stinkhorn+ws.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUGmdNNb4WfJbOqg8LBnTEYSQIaoACOMj2mFzFq6_slx56jNUfH6Ca-N4fmvH_TUZOFz-iPAQIQDIfCpBP7IkdCKuXnw1yMCqbBwF8XH_74DEuH2Pvm5UBwRqrgieiaktPLYviRij_WPlT/s1600-h/fungi+stinkhorn+with+mucus+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301386814561253954" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 294px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUGmdNNb4WfJbOqg8LBnTEYSQIaoACOMj2mFzFq6_slx56jNUfH6Ca-N4fmvH_TUZOFz-iPAQIQDIfCpBP7IkdCKuXnw1yMCqbBwF8XH_74DEuH2Pvm5UBwRqrgieiaktPLYviRij_WPlT/s320/fungi+stinkhorn+with+mucus+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2IqBDKXPgK8JP_So3yG0dYuWqgqFPsDOJR1dOppA9afubz0ekb__pWhcyumVob2Gb8FsQR5b0T-kDXRY3AfppJqWi5mc6AKl1j7rG2e0fl25mIJyTbt50Suf5SZWt5MRwmRfBiKncelmF/s1600-h/fungi+stinkhorn+with+bug.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301386212906638498" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 314px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2IqBDKXPgK8JP_So3yG0dYuWqgqFPsDOJR1dOppA9afubz0ekb__pWhcyumVob2Gb8FsQR5b0T-kDXRY3AfppJqWi5mc6AKl1j7rG2e0fl25mIJyTbt50Suf5SZWt5MRwmRfBiKncelmF/s320/fungi+stinkhorn+with+bug.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">This is one of the shelf fungi</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgKkxvZHH2CZgqKKiaMUB85eJZUQ27K2YdoLXBr16OvZIBpK0wxio6tfL-HIgAo4jhv7BOQ3Da6E2GfnOe9F3vxdtBpB1p2j9advy5v5qE7gd6sLYrUgBfVWA3fXrSGyMJ_sQ05JNxeWlQ/s1600-h/fungi+shelf.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301386211806729522" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 305px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgKkxvZHH2CZgqKKiaMUB85eJZUQ27K2YdoLXBr16OvZIBpK0wxio6tfL-HIgAo4jhv7BOQ3Da6E2GfnOe9F3vxdtBpB1p2j9advy5v5qE7gd6sLYrUgBfVWA3fXrSGyMJ_sQ05JNxeWlQ/s320/fungi+shelf.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">A flat one</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyuIxWFq3H4hfHKcmJTtU5k4sTlxn_Pp1rWXCJH5F8WyNig8zJcAGW2l4-0ret9FzCdQmMweRt98HAwmlSa2bfIxP5kWijw7JNsEkYT6qi4X-ptO2K3m9xiNQnIIdraJmlbZJNrpoVov-_/s1600-h/fungi+flat.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301386210215545810" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 225px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyuIxWFq3H4hfHKcmJTtU5k4sTlxn_Pp1rWXCJH5F8WyNig8zJcAGW2l4-0ret9FzCdQmMweRt98HAwmlSa2bfIxP5kWijw7JNsEkYT6qi4X-ptO2K3m9xiNQnIIdraJmlbZJNrpoVov-_/s320/fungi+flat.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">This one is called turkey tail</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqlWJcG67aAriYmsyv_V-i7-Hkw7SQ35gkXIoOjTTTaTsFCGglN90jqkUSoCaSIYJt2tWrqdKC4m1t4OqTa3-9cn02iPGmd6WmQLybGMqqoscnhldoOAKJF4do8Zc-zhLhFcVUcNm2ELB/s1600-h/funfi+turkey+tail.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301386207377769266" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 250px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqlWJcG67aAriYmsyv_V-i7-Hkw7SQ35gkXIoOjTTTaTsFCGglN90jqkUSoCaSIYJt2tWrqdKC4m1t4OqTa3-9cn02iPGmd6WmQLybGMqqoscnhldoOAKJF4do8Zc-zhLhFcVUcNm2ELB/s320/funfi+turkey+tail.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">This is old man's beard. It has another name that I can't remember.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhZllvEJYHc-ueSsV9-UPHbit4RMjC_ho9a_1XO7yiU994zrXyBqAIArrHHHipoKeAo4T-FWaL2gNsiq_Y_KOL8k__ZSBj9xbg7s0nra1C-s4VB8z_eATh2r3WbXHtyvDjXa-BnbzO-wB/s1600-h/bearded+tooth+or+lion"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301386207015703666" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 280px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhZllvEJYHc-ueSsV9-UPHbit4RMjC_ho9a_1XO7yiU994zrXyBqAIArrHHHipoKeAo4T-FWaL2gNsiq_Y_KOL8k__ZSBj9xbg7s0nra1C-s4VB8z_eATh2r3WbXHtyvDjXa-BnbzO-wB/s320/bearded+tooth+or+lion%27s+mane+mushroom+close.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">These were all in the woods by our son's house and made our walk all the more interesting. We saw 42 species of birds which were reported to the Fracis Beidler Forest, an Audubon property, for their Christmas count</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>bruceschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00677745752019602138noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909900077748744742.post-18748998508844970572009-02-09T16:35:00.005-05:002009-02-09T17:08:19.436-05:00Today's birds<div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">The first is an immature male purple finch. You can tell he's not a female because he's beginning to get a little color--see the yellow under the tip of his wings.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQApMWcSb8XpJLKyKOKE66OQ1ZHoiTL7YyWKBdMd5NNTrf5qixRoa7kkXAQnjVsgx8qBIiWMSALeo7NTXxfhMixRClZnwd0D9VHLtLcV8A1xvXWMMOIVgn9yAzIvTM6bTegmezO05WFmT/s1600-h/purple+finch+imm+male.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300918259990478946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 178px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQApMWcSb8XpJLKyKOKE66OQ1ZHoiTL7YyWKBdMd5NNTrf5qixRoa7kkXAQnjVsgx8qBIiWMSALeo7NTXxfhMixRClZnwd0D9VHLtLcV8A1xvXWMMOIVgn9yAzIvTM6bTegmezO05WFmT/s320/purple+finch+imm+male.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">White-throated sparrow--even though you can hardly see the white throat.</span><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjbylq3AYmUh0-urYkwmnSiWIP_jKVGOeFJxb1LvbUh3dxhuHh0rbnulfyMPWqGVuhRqRaKAEmApiy5I49_3ChFkOymI6-u-dUR6NXJIgQPtvS_slG8_2OXcdg6ddTF000XIeKk9UNMiCB/s1600-h/white+throated+sparrow.2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300918255383143394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 241px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjbylq3AYmUh0-urYkwmnSiWIP_jKVGOeFJxb1LvbUh3dxhuHh0rbnulfyMPWqGVuhRqRaKAEmApiy5I49_3ChFkOymI6-u-dUR6NXJIgQPtvS_slG8_2OXcdg6ddTF000XIeKk9UNMiCB/s320/white+throated+sparrow.2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">The other day when the bird bath was frozen till about mid morning, this little pine siskin wanted a drink.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMhIt7L1b57piLJZeD92iPLh_yQyNp2aAf_49oIfRit9bZTcUrKBZAHqV5lJ9M6vbFILdZOIaDbMXsEkVI3uNrd3-t8VPkgPifSxjAIJ7_rfAlnhJJFE2Pyd1w3Yt3Fo4v06j9a_txuQe/s1600-h/pine+siskin+on+rail.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300918254916128818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMhIt7L1b57piLJZeD92iPLh_yQyNp2aAf_49oIfRit9bZTcUrKBZAHqV5lJ9M6vbFILdZOIaDbMXsEkVI3uNrd3-t8VPkgPifSxjAIJ7_rfAlnhJJFE2Pyd1w3Yt3Fo4v06j9a_txuQe/s320/pine+siskin+on+rail.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">So he worked his way down the hose which fills the tub that the dog drinks from</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2xMLRgCg7oJ87zftUp2nFnVmBrGUXUnL-hYP2nm8W6WKHBOHNTivIoAwabA51yA1CLnW4P0jtN1vWunhTcPWErsuZNm-gn72GFaxDjombLcqhLM8tEDC43F2kXmeb7mzW4Ny-pBzrCUA/s1600-h/pine+siskin+drinks+from+dog+bucket+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300916733098153074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 284px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2xMLRgCg7oJ87zftUp2nFnVmBrGUXUnL-hYP2nm8W6WKHBOHNTivIoAwabA51yA1CLnW4P0jtN1vWunhTcPWErsuZNm-gn72GFaxDjombLcqhLM8tEDC43F2kXmeb7mzW4Ny-pBzrCUA/s320/pine+siskin+drinks+from+dog+bucket+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">And tried two ways of getting a drink in the little space where the water wasn't frozen.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiarbW7x54UJPf6g_Km1EWEWp-SqBISKtkf4br6GG_8PvkRi2YTP-AYf4mHgrtwr3Qcg5mfnzD2Id5uQf_YEItEhykK2hCVfF-uslwDog5WhQ5WxjkpIx-CZZceCLHjTAehvKTM7_RUxA_R/s1600-h/pine+siskin+drinks+from+dog+bucket+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300916715180373410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 182px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiarbW7x54UJPf6g_Km1EWEWp-SqBISKtkf4br6GG_8PvkRi2YTP-AYf4mHgrtwr3Qcg5mfnzD2Id5uQf_YEItEhykK2hCVfF-uslwDog5WhQ5WxjkpIx-CZZceCLHjTAehvKTM7_RUxA_R/s320/pine+siskin+drinks+from+dog+bucket+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZaKr5Yh345i_CLZq5LcGi-3cdWns8nZOzUQ8iK-UnlfCT-ko7gowzJ6wxMKJa8fGbk9GFAzghwATR-OYxjsK2ky8pAvc1dniXMxtD8KkRXspEjmIzBkbLEPsNuRviEq7DgUN0k1zOsTC/s1600-h/siskin+drinking+from+dog+tub.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300916716052728306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 310px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZaKr5Yh345i_CLZq5LcGi-3cdWns8nZOzUQ8iK-UnlfCT-ko7gowzJ6wxMKJa8fGbk9GFAzghwATR-OYxjsK2ky8pAvc1dniXMxtD8KkRXspEjmIzBkbLEPsNuRviEq7DgUN0k1zOsTC/s320/siskin+drinking+from+dog+tub.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">All the male cardinals are sporting brand new plumage for spring and they look really good!</span><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300916714290066226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbji3lpKFRaqFjtsjrQoFaO7dyNCrcG2VcQxstdAIhs8nVfnFtBJp4_Zyz31pQyOCg_lYQyjtIjvBXvS9eDwfcbUBmLqSsWCyPKuwmegOkM7jEOyyVKIjBq-shJpKqtSRDR5HsuDQwNjU/s320/cardinal+5+puffed+up.jpg" border="0" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEt18lbk2PY0cB8R_fOMuvgQw28oUX_u96MK1F4JIToldQjzJIl_oJCkYMc4m6xIsldLl-YqVJ0g4KCEo7XiXAXpp85_LhQJX-FTqZq16919VWpLVoURbq_Z4_tcclz5k4zI5pOgjMfteJ/s1600-h/cardinal+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300916713753270786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 314px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEt18lbk2PY0cB8R_fOMuvgQw28oUX_u96MK1F4JIToldQjzJIl_oJCkYMc4m6xIsldLl-YqVJ0g4KCEo7XiXAXpp85_LhQJX-FTqZq16919VWpLVoURbq_Z4_tcclz5k4zI5pOgjMfteJ/s320/cardinal+4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">There were eight in this bush at one point. You can see four here if you enlarge.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytytFIbfNS7SCGHbD4ADjxYkkodWk3qALSweEMkpUz0WqS8BKYbvmJN_0DgDexaBarRfGHc2vxegB7aMB9KT1Bln90J9t1nlUIX32b1OXlmIirWU7fhQZYEOsZ9pEIcK1Cq-GoeYNZN4v/s1600-h/cardinal+3+four+in+bush+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300915530958338178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 252px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytytFIbfNS7SCGHbD4ADjxYkkodWk3qALSweEMkpUz0WqS8BKYbvmJN_0DgDexaBarRfGHc2vxegB7aMB9KT1Bln90J9t1nlUIX32b1OXlmIirWU7fhQZYEOsZ9pEIcK1Cq-GoeYNZN4v/s320/cardinal+3+four+in+bush+2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffff99;"></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffff99;">Suspicious</span> </div></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqPfj_CPj-_Vdo2CeXAkU5BN15b0PwhEe0aS6M0fZ9ObMgLIBbhx-zIs6syH7XVQT0JkwqyclvlZ-H0ra_dEzaptuDCBmaH3_xaYgHp24JRmyNaKXQOW8BgMkKmdCT7AAXf0OVTRQLIsl/s1600-h/cardinal+7+suspicious.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300915528327386354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqPfj_CPj-_Vdo2CeXAkU5BN15b0PwhEe0aS6M0fZ9ObMgLIBbhx-zIs6syH7XVQT0JkwqyclvlZ-H0ra_dEzaptuDCBmaH3_xaYgHp24JRmyNaKXQOW8BgMkKmdCT7AAXf0OVTRQLIsl/s320/cardinal+7+suspicious.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKdqfyMx7vNwJwu8HCDNKQewcntffCPcI12vMZBzo3SFnoiOt2W5ar05mdOb1-NlaR4oASsEcQESCaJnMUO7e5hv0qMGCfJbzZw1QXH68HQ2zRNIXIipRPUVyqCyLa9FvOUAsYDdwXqjp/s1600-h/cardinal+11+horiz.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300915528526613586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 229px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKdqfyMx7vNwJwu8HCDNKQewcntffCPcI12vMZBzo3SFnoiOt2W5ar05mdOb1-NlaR4oASsEcQESCaJnMUO7e5hv0qMGCfJbzZw1QXH68HQ2zRNIXIipRPUVyqCyLa9FvOUAsYDdwXqjp/s320/cardinal+11+horiz.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEo45LhMHiZTa8NjDF2sK0lE8PBxwyfHcH62fVECiTyckobxE5nHDZbuoxKOIQyXge-6frq7jpZq1NuL0bxME920rU2fCl2qpuCXYBh2gs32d0hBil6dATiHDCQ35hx0A4FEJz-oG0vv0J/s1600-h/cardinal+10+fat+.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300915527288937234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 270px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEo45LhMHiZTa8NjDF2sK0lE8PBxwyfHcH62fVECiTyckobxE5nHDZbuoxKOIQyXge-6frq7jpZq1NuL0bxME920rU2fCl2qpuCXYBh2gs32d0hBil6dATiHDCQ35hx0A4FEJz-oG0vv0J/s320/cardinal+10+fat%2B.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAa99SQA-q4GjXJEcuZWcwaCkG28Rc95i5_CmZcZoxFMQNO68GhJOhOHMUhqVw0MHSDhm8V5thCdng4o5R7IMu_O486Ew97b1KdD_fWG5m1tG6M0fsJcUUVIOL_x-dugA8Kl4XFT_xkIvM/s1600-h/cardinal+9+red.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300915531274420290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 310px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAa99SQA-q4GjXJEcuZWcwaCkG28Rc95i5_CmZcZoxFMQNO68GhJOhOHMUhqVw0MHSDhm8V5thCdng4o5R7IMu_O486Ew97b1KdD_fWG5m1tG6M0fsJcUUVIOL_x-dugA8Kl4XFT_xkIvM/s320/cardinal+9+red.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div></div></div></div><br /></div>bruceschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00677745752019602138noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909900077748744742.post-20403820941010020232009-02-08T21:38:00.008-05:002009-02-08T22:15:05.788-05:00This week by the creek<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">I caught this dove napping on a very cold morning.</span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheW7u9uAoeCUO4HHCcniGvsg_29pNWnDjCUmlijxmaf1tL9X-pSs5bj-0PWCistBVf3jewh8kFFfpQ4up4Bj7UI1fWIt7GwIMYQnZgpj6cM_Anl-JK9AHJZcjVtXMBSSm82Xmtjb_h-bS1/s1600-h/dove+napping.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300626210962616290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheW7u9uAoeCUO4HHCcniGvsg_29pNWnDjCUmlijxmaf1tL9X-pSs5bj-0PWCistBVf3jewh8kFFfpQ4up4Bj7UI1fWIt7GwIMYQnZgpj6cM_Anl-JK9AHJZcjVtXMBSSm82Xmtjb_h-bS1/s320/dove+napping.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">He woke up and said, Oops, how embarrassing!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcAX8OUyBzbJy_irhLNURVmEk-Egq36SStBPOzY3NQ5-_dxHCe7H3YYjO-ac1by_iK38ncHPlWfZZIw60RSoId5MXl87z5lZ0BmgKlUMu3l3IXcaVzzC86hU_5hsxMoRgtfN9O-ikLa7QY/s1600-h/dove--oops+you+caught+me+napping.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300626209219516754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcAX8OUyBzbJy_irhLNURVmEk-Egq36SStBPOzY3NQ5-_dxHCe7H3YYjO-ac1by_iK38ncHPlWfZZIw60RSoId5MXl87z5lZ0BmgKlUMu3l3IXcaVzzC86hU_5hsxMoRgtfN9O-ikLa7QY/s320/dove--oops+you+caught+me+napping.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">Meanwhile down on the creek a great blue struts his stuff.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32Olzxr8pKa4-b5qWFCGi_RmK4HP7W_1tq9Ymuyn0W0Yn7zPldRbtc-ajVzLj8nHpuCFGKTdc1-A8zvXO5oLkTnvLuTLQVg8XNFFCsddD05FWwl110D0C3V3zX917_LOaoPNmt8kmtQDD/s1600-h/great+blue+on+creek+ws.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300626205088056066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 281px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32Olzxr8pKa4-b5qWFCGi_RmK4HP7W_1tq9Ymuyn0W0Yn7zPldRbtc-ajVzLj8nHpuCFGKTdc1-A8zvXO5oLkTnvLuTLQVg8XNFFCsddD05FWwl110D0C3V3zX917_LOaoPNmt8kmtQDD/s320/great+blue+on+creek+ws.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLmr51d0zDYSN_3w0VYgx3Nx14BoZ_hxwE3PTSwpQd8dqHMISIZSOLGgdVuFoszVF0tS_y7WFr5d9-W5B1O9y7cSxDyfV9RDJQ_LeGn4Dyma2qBwTGSa3tbgV2GnD7BaUejzjSIGW-UJvM/s1600-h/great+blue+on+creek+close.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300626205809394466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLmr51d0zDYSN_3w0VYgx3Nx14BoZ_hxwE3PTSwpQd8dqHMISIZSOLGgdVuFoszVF0tS_y7WFr5d9-W5B1O9y7cSxDyfV9RDJQ_LeGn4Dyma2qBwTGSa3tbgV2GnD7BaUejzjSIGW-UJvM/s320/great+blue+on+creek+close.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">A great egret flies in......</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBda9YjRCQPsSpFiJRO9BeR9197nYB7sVAq0VZ6kIIrt3H61aETYke3th1eA2_roMBxjJOCNudouKidRyvv7hYRqfsk4S9ziZUiemRcY0hDOPpVysibuZu1dHHqj01Jcqad6eGpqG6O6S/s1600-h/great+egret+flies.better.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300626208699176850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 241px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBda9YjRCQPsSpFiJRO9BeR9197nYB7sVAq0VZ6kIIrt3H61aETYke3th1eA2_roMBxjJOCNudouKidRyvv7hYRqfsk4S9ziZUiemRcY0hDOPpVysibuZu1dHHqj01Jcqad6eGpqG6O6S/s320/great+egret+flies.better.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">.......and settles in to absorb some sunshine.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4QdBlFSeookkgtQLorH-VO4bP6vBMK-vc4njSE_-Hkj065IDwR50bkJgiGstrmPQLjsCrGaOD02scK-Uimz1lqbfVXmIqGhqjz0uvcMNBzApFzEYWiwWIepZGtRNbME-xAtXnvR8dY56/s1600-h/great+egret+with+reflection.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300625466452601282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 144px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4QdBlFSeookkgtQLorH-VO4bP6vBMK-vc4njSE_-Hkj065IDwR50bkJgiGstrmPQLjsCrGaOD02scK-Uimz1lqbfVXmIqGhqjz0uvcMNBzApFzEYWiwWIepZGtRNbME-xAtXnvR8dY56/s320/great+egret+with+reflection.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">The hooded mergansers are on the creek every morning, but will be moving north this week. The big duck migrations from here start on the first full moon in February, which is tomorrow. The hoodies are so skittish and so fast. I keep trying to get some decent shots of them, but none are very good. Here's the latest batch of three males, two mature and one immature that dropped by. So long till next year guys!</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYd0a0VTaK4vzfc64JbnlIhiXky4E0EInDs4n2IoXGQQSxHz0TmJPXtXXPaeXq0kqWjYagvT_ieRSNXc1eINELLUikablCHJ0ypatrTj6CVIJ94PCWo8b1gc-S0exbH0fOQlZflwYrgRiD/s1600-h/hooded+mertganser+3+males+swimming+better+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300625462887307794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 199px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYd0a0VTaK4vzfc64JbnlIhiXky4E0EInDs4n2IoXGQQSxHz0TmJPXtXXPaeXq0kqWjYagvT_ieRSNXc1eINELLUikablCHJ0ypatrTj6CVIJ94PCWo8b1gc-S0exbH0fOQlZflwYrgRiD/s320/hooded+mertganser+3+males+swimming+better+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;color:#ffffcc;">This shows how far away they really are. I need a bigger lens.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXrni3h16AJAbdI3WmwInsSKbA8H5gkrNJLnr_Yn7wOBc6W-5RTKKOLuLlgSSAsQz3l9VkGwnDvWQjQroWNK6xRD74YFHVki7hzaO4IO0r7cid2M1YRFAq4wRQ9EmaJEd702c7Z-ISD_B/s1600-h/hooded+mertganser+3+males+swimming+ws.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300625464668345058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXrni3h16AJAbdI3WmwInsSKbA8H5gkrNJLnr_Yn7wOBc6W-5RTKKOLuLlgSSAsQz3l9VkGwnDvWQjQroWNK6xRD74YFHVki7hzaO4IO0r7cid2M1YRFAq4wRQ9EmaJEd702c7Z-ISD_B/s320/hooded+mertganser+3+males+swimming+ws.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7NNJAFRDHrxdj9WjQVIU7gjgdF5CgLp2XC4zGDH_9ZCQ1D4tIHlQJD2Ko3L-iEseDma2m37MVkk5u4fs2p81hlJ1azbIPjoEg3MKhDWPsTSbZVtNHeoH9DNRXxQtxnHPWC6Dj8_IBPc5N/s1600-h/hooded+mertganser+2males+grooming.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300624491154710130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 218px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7NNJAFRDHrxdj9WjQVIU7gjgdF5CgLp2XC4zGDH_9ZCQ1D4tIHlQJD2Ko3L-iEseDma2m37MVkk5u4fs2p81hlJ1azbIPjoEg3MKhDWPsTSbZVtNHeoH9DNRXxQtxnHPWC6Dj8_IBPc5N/s320/hooded+mertganser+2males+grooming.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNi8sULvb6FHmNScqQ-jIlJKe9LEu78i7G3F_QwFGM3OFDJZmNxxnFXr9LdwzEW-ivm6M5pc-po6M4Jl7m3980ctm7RKJDE2bPvyg-zijhm5uYqdSHK0v90hww8tqjxhNyn0AB6IIgy3q6/s1600-h/hooded+mertganser+imm+male.4+close+.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300624493691427138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNi8sULvb6FHmNScqQ-jIlJKe9LEu78i7G3F_QwFGM3OFDJZmNxxnFXr9LdwzEW-ivm6M5pc-po6M4Jl7m3980ctm7RKJDE2bPvyg-zijhm5uYqdSHK0v90hww8tqjxhNyn0AB6IIgy3q6/s320/hooded+mertganser+imm+male.4+close%2B.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJ5cB1sIosZLKFWmfLVt2I0e-tSF9-dlD3VydIzzqTLlUdANbNMnp2F19PmuGW1q5pZUgrbVKwiPoEfVVbI-8MWgkRuNEypxWWrH24uXMny5qekAPTMzbJxQcq4fVNB8R0jIjCx31RZUG/s1600-h/hooded+mertganser+male.3+going+along.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300624487153739330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 260px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJ5cB1sIosZLKFWmfLVt2I0e-tSF9-dlD3VydIzzqTLlUdANbNMnp2F19PmuGW1q5pZUgrbVKwiPoEfVVbI-8MWgkRuNEypxWWrH24uXMny5qekAPTMzbJxQcq4fVNB8R0jIjCx31RZUG/s320/hooded+mertganser+male.3+going+along.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKLQ4-IbfRARPet2h6p9eMShptjXVdx9KoH5PJGkYVmBi5y-2uYT-p9N6Fs96m5BdGj9XKlKBM4QE5INBP7lgH_J9Ir0Csu7Hbm7OGba1ZLvtNTsqfchiYY9EuFQE1Td3iRF1oLX3y8txh/s1600-h/hooded+mertganser+2males+hood+up+&+down.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300624494646784738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKLQ4-IbfRARPet2h6p9eMShptjXVdx9KoH5PJGkYVmBi5y-2uYT-p9N6Fs96m5BdGj9XKlKBM4QE5INBP7lgH_J9Ir0Csu7Hbm7OGba1ZLvtNTsqfchiYY9EuFQE1Td3iRF1oLX3y8txh/s320/hooded+mertganser+2males+hood+up+%26+down.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1b_SqQ4NXcGKBp4JcdssFBqyP5zSiVX0rtaDZKn2Vsp1bVY7e3gzvkDr8C-thHq_Pwt-_-ttO4BYfqAVycy5mYiJLgRq7xJ-HrtF3PPM_naYbZqfGDZoT5m-baYlZXZFQwvay6_htCcd/s1600-h/hooded+mertganser+male.5+best.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300624489308100082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 293px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1b_SqQ4NXcGKBp4JcdssFBqyP5zSiVX0rtaDZKn2Vsp1bVY7e3gzvkDr8C-thHq_Pwt-_-ttO4BYfqAVycy5mYiJLgRq7xJ-HrtF3PPM_naYbZqfGDZoT5m-baYlZXZFQwvay6_htCcd/s320/hooded+mertganser+male.5+best.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>bruceschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00677745752019602138noreply@blogger.com2