Dragonflies

In the past few days we’ve been seeing quite a few different types of dragonflies in our yard.  The most recent was this immature common whitetail.

the other day it was this green darner

Then of course there are the wasps that have always been around.

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Bathing birds

As I was out working in the yard this weekend I filled the two bird baths and guess what? That’s right the birds started bathing.  As I sat on the deck this afternoon looking for subjects to write about on ABG, camera at my side the birds started to arrive.  Most of them just [...]

Nuthaches

Jules recently spotted a pair of hawks that seem to be nesting over by the golf course, and I wanted to try and catch them with the new lens before the trees fill up with leaves. Unfortunately, I didn’t catch the hawks, but on the way I heard a woodpecker and while scouring the [...]

You’ve gotta love a good photo op

Objects in the mirror may not be what they appear to be. It’s been said that a picture is worth a thousand words and also that the camera doesn’t lie. Although pictures can be worth many words, they won’t necessarily be the same words to everyone. More importantly a picture can easily be manipulated [...]