Eastern Swallowtail and Monarch Butterflies

Pretty butterflies

A swallowtail and monarch

On prickly thistle

Gray Squirrel and Black Walnut

Gray squirrel in a tree

Enjoying a black walnut

Surrounded by green

Green Heron

Sticking its neck out

Green heron perched on a branch

Looking for breakfast

Heron Silhouettes

Heron silhouettes

Little Green and big Great Blue

On their morning perch

Great Egret takes Flight

Great Egret takes flight 

Heading to new fishing grounds

Beauty in motion

Great Blue Heron Flyover

Aerodynamic

Great Blue Heron flyover

Majestic in flight

Family of Wood Ducks

Family of wood ducks

Ducklings following their mom

In their formation

Delicate yet Resilient

Flowers in the breeze

Delicate yet resilient

Flexing with the wind

Cormorant takes to the Air

With wings extended

Cormorant takes to the air

Watch out fish below

Lone Duckling

Lone Wood Duck duckling

Braving young life on the pond

Beware and stay strong!

Needs help Hiding

Needing help hiding

White tail deer behind the tree

Yes, I can see you!

Life is Abounding

Life is abounding

Morning light on tree blossoms

Spring is springing forth

Female Red-winged Blackbird

Perched firm on a limb

A female red-winged blackbird

Looking straight at me

A Day Brightener

A yellow warbler

Briefly perched on a spring branch

A day brightener!

Spring is in the Air

This morning's sunrise

Reflection from the pond

Spring is in the air

Tree Swallow Home

Perched on a bird house

Tree swallow finds a nice home

Thanks to the builder

Mother Earth Celebrating

Emerging flowers

Mother Earth celebrating!

Blessing the world

Trumpeter Swan takes to Flight

Splashing as she goes

Trumpeter swan takes to flight

An impressive sight

Reflections from a Willow

Mirror like image

Refections from a willow

Springing on the pond

Ruby-crowned kinglet

Ruby-crowned kinglet

Flittering quickly about

Pauses for photo

Beautiful Inside

Tough to split this wood

A plain exterior bark

Beautiful inside

Sunning Egrets

A pair of egrets

Sunning by the willow tree

Back for the summer

Celebrate Earth Day!

Perched over the pond

Cormorant breaks from fishing

Celebrate Earth Day!

Shooting a Duck on a Log

Sometimes it's easy

Shooting a duck on a log

But usually not

Portrait of a Tom

Portrait of a tom

Amazing coloration

Without cosmetics

Contrasting Beauty

Resting together

Showy colors and subdued

Contrasting beauty

Regal Heron

Wading in the pond

On the look out for minnows

A regal heron

Meandering Along

Mallard making waves

Swimming on the glassy pond

Meandering along

Morning Reflections

Morning reflections

Start of a beautiful day

Be sure to notice

A Sure Sign of Spring

A sure sign of spring

Pussy willows with catkins

Warmth is on the way!

Morning Departure

 Morning departure

A pair of swans in lift off

Splashing as they go

Great Blue Heron in Flight

Crooked neck and wings out

Great Blue Heron graceful flight

Beauty in action

Waiting for Spring

Mallards on the pond

Hanging tough through recent snow

Long waiting for spring

Winter Water

Liquid and solid

Two states of winter water

Flowing and frozen

Whose Tracks are These?

Tracks across the pond

What kind of critter left these?

I'm guessing a dog

Frosty Leaf

Leaf covered by frost

Beauty well below zero

Good to be outside

Refreshing Start of the Day

 

Walking in the snow

Refreshing start of the day

Left, right, left, right, left ...

Rosy-Fingered Dawn

Rosy fingered dawn

Coloring the morning sky

A new day begins

Monochrome Landscape

 

Winter sets in

Colors change to black and white 

Monochrome landscape

No Parka Needed

Sitting in the snow

Mallard protected by down

No parka needed