Wisconsin1/20 sec. f/7.1 ISO 100
Wisconsin1/160 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Wisconsin
]]>
Northern Flicker1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
]]>
Kentucky1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
American Crow1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 800
American Crow
]]>
Kentucky1/250 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
Great Blue Heron1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 250
Great Blue Heron
]]>
Red-bellied Woodpeckers1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Red-bellied Woodpeckers1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Red-bellied Woodpeckers1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Red-bellied Woodpeckers
]]>
Turkey Vulture1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Turkey Vulture
]]>
Kentucky1/315 sec. f/1.6 ISO 32 iPhone
Kentucky
]]>
American Crows1/80 sec. f/8 ISO 800
American Crows
]]>
Kentucky1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky1/80 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
Eastern Bluebird1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 1250
Eastern Bluebird1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 1250
Eastern Bluebird after a bath.
]]>
Eastern Cottontail1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Eastern Cottontail
]]>
Red-headed Woodpeckers1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Red-headed Woodpeckers
]]>
1/60 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/60 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Wildflowers
]]>
White-tailed Deer1/640 sec. f/7.1 ISO 800
White-tailed Deer1/800 sec. f/7.1 ISO 800
White-tailed Deer1/13 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
White-tailed Deer
]]>
American five-lined Skink1/271 sec. f/1.8 ISO 64 iPhone
American five-lined Skink1/345 sec. f/1.8 ISO 64 iPhone
American five-lined Skink1/205 sec. f/1.8 ISO 125 iPhone
American five-lined Skink1/1186 sec. f/2.8 ISO 50 iPhone
American five-lined Skink (juvenile)
]]>
Kentucky1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Kentucky
]]>
American Crow1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 800
American Crow
]]>
Kentucky1/125 sec. f/5.6 ISO 250
Kentucky
]]>
Kentucky1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
Red-headed Woodpeckers1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Red-headed Woodpeckers
]]>
Rose-breasted Grosbeak1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
]]>
American Goldfinch1/160 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
American Goldfinch
]]>
Kentucky1/50 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
Blue Jay1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Blue Jay
]]>
Fox Squirrel1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Fox Squirrel
]]>
Common Grackle1/2000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1250
Common Grackle
]]>
1/250 sec. f/4 ISO 100
]]>
Muscovy Duck1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Muscovy Duck
]]>
Northern Flickers1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Northern Flickers
]]>
Kentucky1/640 sec. f/9 ISO 400
Kentucky
]]>
Northern Cardinal1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Eastern Bluebird1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Northern Cardinal and Eastern Bluebird
]]>
Kentucky1/200 sec. f/11 ISO 400
Kentucky
]]>
Pileated Woodpecker1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Pileated Woodpecker
]]>
Kentucky1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
European Starlings1/1600 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
European Starlings
]]>
Mallard1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 3200
Mallards1/160 sec. f/11 ISO 200
Happy New Year!
]]>
American Kestrel1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Merry Christmas!
]]>
Kentucky1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
Great Blue Heron1/2000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2500
Great Blue Heron
]]>
Northern Flicker1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
]]>
Green Heron1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Green Heron
]]>
1/320 sec. f/4 ISO 400
]]>
Ring-billed Gull1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Ring-billed Gull
]]>
KentuckyiPhone 1/220 sec. f/2.2 ISO 40
Kentucky
]]>
Tennessee Warbler1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Tennessee Warbler
]]>
Kentucky1/125 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
Great Blue Heron1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 320
Great Blue Heron
]]>
Kentucky11/60 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
Eastern Bluebird1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
Eastern Bluebird
]]>
Fox Squirrel1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Happy Birthday, Syd!
]]>
Eastern Wood-Pewee1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Eastern Wood-Pewee
]]>
Kentucky1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
Red-headed Woodpeckers1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Red-headed Woodpeckers
]]>
Yellow Garden Spider1/80 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Yellow Garden Spider
]]>
Kentucky1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
Red-headed Woodpecker1/3200 sec. f/8 ISO 1250
Red-headed Woodpecker
]]>
Kentucky1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
]]>
Kentucky1/200 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
Mute Swan1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Mute Swan
]]>
Blue Jay1/640 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Blue Jay
]]>
Kentucky1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Kentucky
]]>
Mourning Dove1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Mourning Dove
]]>
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
]]>
Common Snapping Turtle1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Common Snapping Turtle1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Common Snapping Turtle1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Common Snapping Turtle1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Common Snapping Turtle
]]>
American Goldfinch1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
American Goldfinch
]]>
Eastern Chipmunk1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Eastern Chipmunk
]]>
Red-headed Woodpecker1/640 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Red-headed Woodpecker
]]>
Rose-breasted Grosbeak1/125 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Rose-breasted Grosbeak1/125 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
]]>
Gray Catbird1/80 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Gray Catbird
]]>
Eastern Chipmunks1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Eastern Chipmunks
]]>
White-crowned Sparrow1/1000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
White-crowned Sparrow
]]>
Blue Jay1/3200 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Blue Jay
]]>
Rhododendron1/80 sec. f/20 ISO 100
Rhododendron
]]>
White-tailed Deer1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 400
White-tailed Deer
]]>
Kentucky1/60 sec. f/16 ISO 320
Kentucky1/100 sec. f/16 ISO 320
Dry-laid limestone fences - some dating back to the 18th century.
]]>
Wood Duck1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Wood Duck
]]>
Carolina Wren1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Carolina Wren
]]>
Red-winged Blackbird1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Red-winged Blackbird
]]>
Pileated Woodpecker1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Pileated Woodpecker
]]>
Eastern Chipmunk1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Eastern Chipmunk
]]>
Kentucky1/60 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
Mallard1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 250
Mallard
]]>
Great Blue Heron1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Great Blue Heron
]]>
American Kestrel1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
American Kestrel1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
American Kestrel
]]>
Northern Flicker1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Northern Flicker1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Northern Flicker1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
]]>
Eastern Bluebird1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Eastern Bluebird
]]>
Kentucky1/40 sec. f/13 ISO 100
Kentucky
Happy New Year!
]]>
Northern Cardinal1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Northern Cardinal
Merry Christmas!
]]>
Great Blue Heron1/2000 sec. f/10 ISO 2500
Great Blue Heron
]]>
Kentucky1/10 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
Red-bellied Woodpecker1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Red-bellied Woodpecker
]]>
Northern Mockingbird1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Northern Mockingbird
]]>
Cooper's Hawk1/100 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
Cooper's Hawk1/100 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
Cooper's Hawk
]]>
Northern Flicker1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Northern Flicker1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
]]>
Canada Goose1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Canada Goose (right leg)
]]>
Kentucky1/60 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
Great Blue Heron1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 320
Great Blue Heron
]]>
Kentucky1/1250 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
Kentucky1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky1/80 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
Kentucky1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
American Goldfinch1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
American Goldfinch
]]>
Red-headed Woodpeckers1/80 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Red-headed Woodpeckers
Adult and juvenile.
]]>
Fox Squirrel1/1000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Fox Squirrel
]]>
Red-headed Woodpecker1/5000 sec. f/8 ISO 1250
Red-headed Woodpecker1/3200 sec. f/8 ISO 1250
Red-headed Woodpecker
]]>
Kentucky1/50 sec. f/4.5 ISO 6400
Kentucky
]]>
Tufted Titmouse1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Tufted Titmouse
]]>
Baltimore Oriole1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 1250
Baltimore Oriole1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 1250
Baltimore Oriole1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 1250
Baltimore Oriole
]]>
Red-headed Woodpecker1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Red-headed Woodpecker1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Red-headed Woodpecker1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Red-headed Woodpecker
]]>
Eastern Bluebird - Female1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 1250
Eastern Bluebird - Male1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 1250
Eastern Bluebirds
]]>
Fox Squirrel1/640 sec. f/9 ISO 800
Fox Squirrel1/640 sec. f/9 ISO 800
Fox Squirrel
]]>
Common Grackle1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Common Grackle1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Common Grackle
]]>
Eastern Rat Snake1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 1250
Eastern Rat Snake1/4000 sec. f/8 ISO 1250
Eastern Rat Snake1/4000 sec. f/8 ISO 1250
Eastern (Gray) Rat Snake
]]>
Eastern Wood Pewee1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Eastern Wood Pewee1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Eastern Wood Pewee
]]>
Red-headed Woodpecker1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Red-headed Woodpecker1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Red-headed Woodpecker1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Red-headed Woodpecker
]]>
Blue Jay1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Blue Jay1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Blue Jay
]]>
Eastern Chipmunk1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Eastern Chipmunk
]]>
Red-headed Woodpecker1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Red-headed Woodpecker1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Red-headed Woodpecker1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Red-headed Woodpecker
]]>
American Goldfinch1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 800
American Goldfinch1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 800
American Goldfinch eating dandelion seeds.
]]>
Carolina Chickadee1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Carolina Chickadee
]]>
Blue Jay1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 640
Blue Jay
]]>
Fox Squirrel1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Fox Squirrel1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Fox Squirrel1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Fox Squirrel1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Fox Squirrel
]]>
Kentucky1/155 sec. f/1.8 ISO 64 iPhone
Kentucky1/42 sec. f/1.8 ISO 1000 iPhone
Kentucky1/30 sec. f/1.8 ISO 500
Kentucky1/630 sec. f/1.8 ISO 80 iPhone
Kentucky
]]>
Eastern Garter Snake1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Eastern Garter Snake1/3200 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Eastern Garter Snake
]]>
Red-bellied Woodpecker (female)1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1250
Red-bellied Woodpecker (male)1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1250
Red-bellied Woodpeckers
]]>
Red-tailed Hawk1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 250
Red-tailed Hawk
]]>
Pileated Woodpecker1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Pileated Woodpecker
]]>
Great Blue Heron1/2000 sec. f/10 ISO 1600
Great Blue Heron
]]>
Carolina Wren1/500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Carolina Wren
]]>
Kentucky1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Kentucky
]]>
Mallard1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 200
Mallard
]]>
House Finch1/800 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2500
House Finch
]]>
Great Blue Heron1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Great Blue Heron
]]>
Eastern Bluebird1/3200 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Eastern Bluebird
]]>
Great Blue Heron1/1000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 500
Great Blue Heron
]]>
Blue Jay1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Blue Jay
]]>
Kentucky1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
Northern Cardinal1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Northern Cardinal (Female)
]]>
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)1/800 sec. f/7.1 ISO 800
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
]]>
Kentucky1/128 sec. f/1.8 ISO 80 iPhone
Kentucky1/521 sec. f/1.8 ISO 80 iPhone
Kentucky1/99 sec. f/2.2 ISO 64 iPhone
Kentucky1/69 sec. f/2.2 ISO 400 iPhone
Kentucky
]]>
Ring-billed Gull1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 250
Ring-billed Gull
]]>
Kentucky1/220 sec. f/2.2 ISO 40 iPhone
Kentucky1/99 sec. f/2.2 ISO 40 iPhone
Kentucky1/99 sec. f/2.2 ISO 50 iPhone
Kentucky1/64 sec. f/1.8 ISO 80 iPhone
Kentucky
]]>
Black and Turkey Vultures1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Black and Turkey Vultures
]]>
Tennessee Warbler1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Tennessee Warbler
]]>
Turkey Vultures1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Turkey Vultures
]]>
Kentucky1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
Kentucky1/80 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
Red-headed Woodpecker1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Juvenile Red-headed Woodpecker
]]>
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/800 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
]]>
Mourning Dove and Red-headed Woodpecker1/1250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Mourning Dove and Red-headed Woodpecker
]]>
Kentucky1/60 sec. f/8 ISO 100
]]>
Red-headed Woodpeckers1/60 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Juvenile and adult Red-headed Woodpeckers
]]>
Kentucky1/125 sec. f/9 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
Eastern Rat Snake1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Eastern Rat Snake1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Eastern Rat Snake
]]>
Kentucky1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
Barn Swallows1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Barn Swallows1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Barn Swallows1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Barn Swallows
]]>
Kentucky 1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
]]>
Barn Swallow1/4000 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Barn Swallow
]]>
Brown Thrasher1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Brown Thrasher
]]>
Turkey Vulture1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Turkey Vulture1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Turkey Vulture
]]>
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
]]>
Carolina Wren1/640 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Carolina Wren
]]>
Great Blue Heron1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Great Blue Heron1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Great Blue Heron
]]>
Tree Swallow1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 640
Tree Swallow
]]>
American Robin1/125 sec. f/7.1 ISO 500
Baby robin close to fledging.
]]>
Mourning Dove1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Mourning Dove
]]>
White-crowned Sparrow1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 500
White-crowned Sparrow
]]>
Brown-headed Cowbird1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Common Grackle1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Brown-headed Cowbird and Common Grackle
]]>
Bees1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 800
Bees1/160 sec. f/7.1 ISO 800
Bees1/125 sec. f/7.1 ISO 800
These bees gathered on the branch of a Honey Locust tree late one afternoon. They remained overnight and left the following day.
]]>
Rose-breasted Grosbeak1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Rose-breasted Grosbeak1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
]]>
Eastern Cottontail1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Eastern Cottontail1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Eastern Cottontail
]]>
Red-headed Woodpecker1/1250 sec. f/9 ISO 400
Red-headed Woodpecker1/1250 sec. f/9 ISO 400
Red-headed Woodpecker1/1250 sec. f/9 ISO 400
Juvenile Red-headed Woodpecker acquiring red head feathers.
]]>
Kentucky1/40 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
Tree Swallows1/4000 sec. f/8 ISO 1250
Tree Swallows1/4000 sec. f/8 ISO 1250
Tree Swallows
]]>
Red-winged Blackbird1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 640
Red-winged Blackbird1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 640
Red-winged Blackbird
]]>
Red-headed Woodpecker1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 640
Red-headed Woodpecker
]]>
Eastern Chipmunk1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Eastern Chipmunk
]]>
Wood Duck1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Wood Duck1/60 sec. f/8 ISO 400
]]>
Northern Cardinal1/500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2500
Northern Cardinal
]]>
Great Blue Heron1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 640
Great Blue Heron
]]>
House Finch1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
House Finch
]]>
Red-bellied Woodpecker1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1250
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Female)
]]>
Common Grackle1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Common Grackle1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
The grackles, along with some Red-winged Blackbirds, have already returned for the spring/summer nesting season.
]]>
Northern Flicker1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 800
Northern Flicker1/800 sec. f/7.1 ISO 800
Northern Flicker1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 800
Northern Flicker
]]>
Northern Cardinal1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Northern Cardinal1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Northern Cardinal
]]>
Great Blue Heron1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Great Blue Heron
]]>
Great Blue Heron1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Great Blue Heron
]]>
Great Blue Heron1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Great Blue Heron
]]>
Downy Woodpecker1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
Downy Woodpecker
]]>
Kentucky1/13 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
Kentucky1/15 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
Kentucky1/25 sec f/5.6 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
]]>
Kentucky1/50 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Kentucky
]]>
Great Blue Heron1/500 sec. f/11 ISO 400
Happy New Year!
Great Blue Heron
]]>
House Finch1/2500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Merry Christmas!
House Finch
]]>
White-throated Sparrow1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
White-throated Sparrow
]]>
American Coot1/640 sec. f/6.3 ISO 200
American Coot
]]>
Kentucky1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Kentucky
]]>
Northern Cardinal1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Northern Cardinal 1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Northern Cardinal
]]>
Northern Mockingbird1/1250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Northern Mockingbird
]]>
Mallard1/500 sec. f/10 ISO 500
Mallard
]]>
Green Heron1/500 sec. f/9 ISO 250
Green Heron
]]>
Ring-billed Gull1/1500 sec. f/8 ISO 250
Ring-billed Gull
]]>
Great Blue Heron1/1000 sec. f/9 ISO 400
Great Blue Heron
]]>
Kentucky Lake1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
Kentucky 1/100 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
White-breasted Nuthatch1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
White-breasted Nuthatch
]]>
1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
1/100 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
1/125 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
iPhone1/38 sec. f/1.6 ISO 640
iPhone1/19 sec. f/2 ISO 500
Kentucky
]]>
1/250 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
1/250 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
1/100 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
1/200 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
1/500 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
1/250 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
1/500 sec. f/4.5 ISO 100
Dew covered web.
]]>
1/400 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
1/250 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
1/320 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
1/640 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
1/250 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
1/320 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
1/500 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
Kentucky
]]>
Eastern Cottontail1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Eastern Cottontail1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Eastern Cottontail1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Eastern Cottontail
(with tick hitchhikers)
]]>
Kentucky1/122 sec. f/2 ISO 40 iPhone
Kentucky
]]>
Red-bellied Woodpecker1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Juvenile Red-bellied Woodpecker
]]>
Monarch Butterfly1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Monarch
]]>
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/2000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 500
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
]]>
Kentucky1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Kentucky1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
]]>
Brown Thrasher1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 640
Brown Thrasher
]]>
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/160 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1250
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
]]>
Eastern Chipmunks1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Eastern Chipmunks
]]>
Kentucky1/60 sec. f/2 ISO 125 iPhone
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
]]>
Northern Cardinal1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Female Juvenile Northern Cardinal
]]>
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/200 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
]]>
House Wren1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
House Wren
]]>
Blue Jay1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Blue Jay
]]>
American Goldfinch1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 400
American Goldfinch
]]>
House Wren1/125 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
House Wren1/200 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
House Wren1/200 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
House Wren
]]>
Turkey Vulture1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Turkey Vulture
]]>
American Robin1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
American Robin1/640 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
American Robin
]]>
Eastern Cottontail1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Eastern Cottontail1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 800
Eastern Cottontail
]]>
Mute Swan1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 640
Mute Swan1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 640
Mute Swan1/4000 sec. f/8 ISO 640
Mute Swan
]]>
Hover Fly1/25 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Kentucky
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Red-bellied Woodpecker1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 640
Red-bellied Woodpecker
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Brown Thrasher1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 640
Brown Thrasher
"Kentucky Roadrunner"
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Red-winged Blackbird 1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 640
Red-winged Blackbird 1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 640
Red-winged Blackbird
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Red-headed Woodpecker1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 640
Red-headed Woodpecker 1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 640
Red-headed Woodpecker
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This year a pair of Tree Swallows finally committed to taking up residence in one of the boxes.
Tree Swallow1/1600 sec. f/7.1 ISO 400
Tree Swallow1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Tree Swallow1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Tree Swallow1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Tree Swallow1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 400
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Northern Flicker1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 640
Northern Flicker1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 640
Northern Flicker
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Mute Swan1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 640
Mute Swan1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 640
Mute Swan1/3200 sec. f/8 ISO 640
Mute Swan
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Pileated Woodpecker 1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Pileated Woodpecker
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Tree Swallow 1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Tree Swallow
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Eastern Chipmunk 1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Eastern Chipmunk 1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Eastern Chipmunk 1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Eastern Chipmunk
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Female Brown-headed Cowbird1/500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Downy Woodpecker 1/500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Northern Cardinal 1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Common Grackle 1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
House Finches 1/500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Chipping Sparrow 1/800 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2500
Brown-headed Cowbird (female), Downy Woodpecker, Northern Cardinal, Common Grackle, House Finches, and Chipping Sparrow.
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Red-winged Blackbird 1/1000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
Red-winged Blackbird
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Female Red-bellied Woodpecker1/1250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Female Red-bellied Woodpecker1/1600 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Red-bellied Woodpecker
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Common Grackle 1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Northern Cardinal 1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
House Finch 1/2500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
European Starling 1/2000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Common Grackle, Northern Cardinal, House Finch, European Starling.
Kentucky
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iPhone 1/1653 sec. f/2.4 ISO 25
iPhone 1/1653 sec. f/2.4 ISO 25
iPhone1/7813 sec. f/1.6 ISO 50
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Every March the grackles return and take over the feeders, make lots of noise, put on self-fulfilling courtship displays, build nests, chase hawks, raise future trouble-makers, and just generally make a nuisance of themselves before leaving in late summer for warmer climates.
Common Grackle1/250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Common Grackle 1/250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Common Grackle
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Dark-eyed Junco1/3200 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Gray Man: one who can blend in, not draw attention, and go completely unnoticed.
Dark-eyed Junco
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Kentucky 1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Ring-billed Gull 1/2500 sec. f/10 ISO 1600
Ring-billed Gull
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White-throated Sparrow 1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
White-throated Sparrow
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Great Blue Heron 1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Great Blue Heron
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Kentucky 1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Kentucky
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Great Blue Heron 1/500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 100
Great Blue Heron
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Kentucky 1/259 sec. f/1.6 ISO 32 iPhone
Kentucky 1/62 sec. f/2.4 ISO 50 iPhone
Kentucky
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Bison 1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 500
Bison
Land Between the Lakes
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House Finch 1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
First snow of 2022.
House Finch
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Female Cardinal 1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Happy New Year
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Kentucky 1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Merry Christmas!
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Great Blue Heron 1/1000 sec. f/11 ISO 400
Great Blue Heron
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Pine Siskins1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Pine Siskin1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Pine Siskin1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Pine Siskin
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Carolina Wren 1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Carolina Wren
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Kentucky 1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/20 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/500 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/60 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to My Corner of the World
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Downy Woodpecker 1/3200 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Downy Woodpecker
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Eastern Chipmunk 1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Eastern Chipmunk
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Kentucky 1/30 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Kentucky
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Great Blue Heron 1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Great Blue Heron
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Lake Cumberland 1/40 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Lake Cumberland 1/250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 100
Lake Cumberland 1/125 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Lake Cumberland 1/60 sec. f/5 ISO 100
Lake Cumberland 1/250 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Lake Cumberland
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A few months ago I set up a trail camera in the woods at the back of the property. I did it primarily to find out what kind of wildlife is around at night. Red Foxes are common visitors. Once it gets dark the trail camera uses infrared flash and the photos are in black and white.
Red Fox
Red Fox
Red Fox
Red Fox
Red Fox
Red Fox
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Eastern Wood-Pewee 1/500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Eastern Wood-Pewee
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Kentucky 1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Kentucky
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Lake Cumberland 1/250 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Lake Cumberland 1/250 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Lake Cumberland
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/1000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/1000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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1/800 sec. f/5 ISO 200
1/80 sec. f/5 ISO 200
1/50 sec. f/5 ISO 200
Linking to My Corner of the World
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1/800 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1/800 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1/640 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1/640 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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Tree Swallow 1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Tree Swallow 1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Tree Swallow
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Red-headed Woodpecker 1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Red-headed Woodpecker 1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Red-headed Woodpecker
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...is the one you have with you at the time. All of these photos were taken with my iPhone.
#451/122 sec. f/2 ISO 50
Eastern Cottontail 1/121 sec. f/2 ISO 40
Kentucky 1/9091 sec. f/1.6 ISO 32
Kentucky 1/479 sec. f/1.6 ISO 32
Kentucky 1/1295 sec. f/2.4 ISO 25
Kentucky 1/3425 sec. f/2 ISO 25
Kentucky 1/120 sec. f/2 ISO 25
Kentucky 1/120 sec. f/1.6 ISO 40
Kentucky 1/200 sec. f/1.6 ISO 32
Kentucky 1/900 sec. f/1.6 ISO 32
Kentucky 1/950 sec. f/1.6 ISO 32
Kentucky 1/900 sec. f/1.6 ISO 32
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Red Fox 1/160 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
Red Fox 1/160 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 1250
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
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Blue Jay1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Blue Jay 1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Blue Jay
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Red Fox 1/250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
Kentucky
Linking to My Corner Of The World
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Pileated Woodpecker1/640 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
Pileated Woodpecker 1/800 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
Pileated Woodpecker 1/800 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
Pileated Woodpecker 1/2000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
Pileated Woodpecker
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Tree Swallow 1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Tree Swallow 1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Tree Swallow 1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Tree Swallow
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Red Fox1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Red Fox1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Red Fox1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Red Fox 1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Red Fox 1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Red Foxes
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Red-headed Woodpecker1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Red-headed Woodpecker
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Indigo Bunting1/2000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Indigo Bunting1/1600 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Indigo Bunting
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Eastern Chipmunk 1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Eastern Chipmunk 1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Eastern Chipmunk
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Female American Goldfinch1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Male American Goldfinch 1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 800
American Goldfinches
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Asiatic Lily1/40 sec. f/5.6 ISO 400
Asiatic Lily 1/40 sec. f/5.6 ISO 400
Asiatic Lily1/30 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Asiatic Lily 1/50 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Asiatic Lilies
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Female Baltimore Oriole1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Female Baltimore Oriole1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Baltimore Oriole
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1/1600 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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Tree Swallow 1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Tree Swallow
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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This Eastern Rat Snake climbed an apple tree to check a robin's nest. The nest was empty so the snake hung out in the tree for a few minutes before moving on. This rat snake was roughly five feet long. They are non-venomous and kill prey by constriction. If threatened, they can emit a foul odor in an attempt to dissuade predators. These snakes are excellent climbers and swimmers.
Eastern Rat Snake 1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Eastern Rat Snake 1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Eastern Rat Snake 1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Eastern Rat Snake 1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Eastern Rat Snake 1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Eastern Rat Snake 1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Linking to My Corner of the World
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Kentucky 1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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American Robin1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
American Robin 1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
American Robin 1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
American Robin 1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
American Robin 1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
American Robin 1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
American Robin 1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
American Robin
Linking to Our World Tuesday and Wild Bird Wednesday
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Tree Swallows 1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Tree Swallows 1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Tree Swallows 1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Tree Swallows
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Pileated Woodpecker 1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Pileated Woodpecker
Linking to My Corner of the World
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Blue Grosbeak 1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Blue Grosbeak 1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Blue Grosbeak
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Eastern Chipmunk (and Common Grackle)1/3200 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Eastern Chipmunk and nosy Common Grackle.
Linking to My Corner of the World
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Baltimore Oriole1/500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Baltimore Oriole 1/500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Baltimore Oriole 1/500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Baltimore Oriole 1/500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Baltimore Oriole
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Red-headed Woodpecker1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Red-headed Woodpecker 1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Red-headed Woodpecker 1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Red-headed Woodpecker
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Eastern Chipmunk 1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Eastern Chipmunk 1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Eastern Chipmunk 1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Eastern Chipmunk 1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Eastern Chipmunk
Linking to My Corner of the World
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Northern Cardinals1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Northern Cardinals
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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It's only April, but the neighbors are already being tormented by flies. Sometimes it gets so bad you do what you have to do - even rubbing your face on a tree for relief.
Kentucky 1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Kentucky 1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Kentucky 1/400 sec. f/5.6 ISO 500
Kentucky 1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 500
Kentucky 1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 500
Kentucky 1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 500
Kentucky 1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 500
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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Kentucky 1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 200
Female Mallard
Linking to Weekend Reflections
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Tree Swallows have been heavily investigating the three bluebird houses along the fence line. They seem to favor the blue one, but have yet to go all the way inside, much less begin building a nest. So far they have only stuck the front half of their bodies inside before backing out. Bluebirds were very interested in the houses back in late autumn, but have not been around yet this spring.
Tree Swallow 1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Tree Swallow 1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Tree Swallow 1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Tree Swallow 1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Tree Swallow 1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Linking to Our World Tuesday, Wild Bird Wednesday, and My Corner of the World.
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iPhone1/219 sec. f/1.6 ISO 32
iPhone1/233 sec. f/2 ISO 25
iPhone1/287 sec. f/1.6 ISO 32
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Groundhog 1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Groundhog 1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Groundhog 1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Groundhog (aka - woodchuck, whistle pig)
Linking to Our World Tuesday and My Corner of the World
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Mute Swan1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Mute Swan
Linking to Weekend Reflections
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Common Grackle 1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Common Grackle 1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Common Grackle
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Eastern Chipmunk1/2500 sec. f/11 ISO 2500
Eastern Chipmunk 1/3200 sec. f/11 ISO 2500
Eastern Chipmunk 1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Eastern Chipmunk 1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Eastern Chipmunk
Linking to Our World Tuesday and My Corner of the World
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Wood Duck 1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Wood Duck
Linking to Weekend Reflections
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I noticed a flurry of activity (feathers) at the edge of the woods and saw this American Kestrel snag a goldfinch. I wish I could have moved closer, but there was no way to do it without spooking the Kestrel. As it was, it didn't stay long before flying off with its dinner.
American Kestrel 1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
American Kestrel 1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
American Kestrel 1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Great Blue Heron 1/2000 sec. f/10 ISO 1000
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/160 sec. f/4 ISO 1000
Linking to Weekend Reflections
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Grackles usually begin showing up here in late February and this year was no exception. They, along with red-winged blackbirds, are a good indicator that warm weather is getting close. Robins generally get the credit for announcing the arrival of spring, but grackles and blackbirds perform the job quite well. The grackles will breed, nest, and raise their young here before disappearing again in late summer.
Common Grackle1/40 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Common Grackle 1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Common Grackle1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Common Grackle1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Common Grackle
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday and My Corner of the World
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Earlier this month we had three winter storms in a row in a span of about ten days. The first brought mostly ice, the second brought a lot of sleet and some additional ice, and the third gave us snow on top of the ice which hadn't melted yet.
Kentucky1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Kentucky1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to Our World Tuesday and My Corner of the World
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Kentucky 1/125 sec. f/16 ISO 250
Kentucky
Linking to Weekend Reflections
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Northern Cardinal1/3200 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Female Northern Cardinal
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Canada Goose 1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 250
Canada Goose
Linking to Weekend Reflections
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Last week's ice storm knocked out our power for about 72 hours and damaged some trees. It's been five days since the storm and everything is still covered in ice due to below freezing temperatures and no sun.
Kentucky 1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/50 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/400 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/60 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/125 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/60 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
Kentucky1/80 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/160 sec. f6.3 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/80 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to Our World Tuesday and My Corner of the World
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Kentucky 1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Kentucky 1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Kentucky
Linking to Our World Tuesday and My Corner of the World
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Great Blue Heron1/4000 sec. f/5.6 ISO 1250
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Weekend Reflections
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Great Blue Heron 1/3200 sec. f/10 ISO 1250
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Our World Tuesday, Wild Bird Wednesday, and My Corner of the World
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Kentucky 1/500 sec. f/9 ISO 200
Kentucky
Linking to Weekend Reflections
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Great Blue Heron1/500 sec. f/14 ISO 400
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday and My Corner of the World
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Kentucky 1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to My Corner of the World and Skywatch Friday
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Downy Woodpecker 1/1000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
Northern Cardinal1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Red-bellied Woodpecker1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 800
Downy Woodpecker, Northern Cardinal, and Red-bellied Woodpecker
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 200
Kentucky 1/30 sec. f/16 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday and Weekend Reflections
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Canada Geese1/1600 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Canada Geese1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Canada Geese1/1600 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2500
Canada Geese
Linking to Our World Tuesday, Wild Bird Wednesday, and My Corner of the World
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Great Blue Heron 1/750 sec. f/8 ISO 250
Great Blue Heron 1/1500 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Weekend Reflections
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Green Heron 1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 400
Sometimes you just feel like screaming.
Green Heron
Linking to Our World Tuesday and Wild Bird Wednesday
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Great Blue Heron 1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Find balance and you'll find happiness.
Great Blue Heron
Happy New Year!
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Kentucky 1/30 sec. f/11 ISO 100
My last photo for 2020.
Linking to My Corner of the World and Skywatch Friday
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House Finch 1/1250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
European Starling 1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Northern Cardinals 1/800 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2500
Northern Cardinal 1/2500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Downy Woodpecker1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
Eastern Bluebird1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
House Finch, European Starling, Northern Cardinals, Downy Woodpecker, and Eastern Bluebird.
Linking to Our World Tuesday, Wild Bird Wednesday, and My Corner of the World.
Merry Christmas!
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Northern Mockingbird 1/5000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Northern Mockingbird
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Great Blue Heron1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 250
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 1/250 sec. f/13 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to Weekend Reflections
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Our first snow of the season fell on the last day of November.
Kentucky 1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to My Corner of the World
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Kentucky 1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 800
Kentucky 1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Kentucky 1/40 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/60 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/60 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/40 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Kentucky 1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/80 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/6 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Kentucky
A few photos taken in late October.
Linking to My Corner of the World
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Canada Geese1/1500 sec. f/6.7 ISO 200
Canada Geese 1/1000 sec. f/6.7 ISO 200
Canada Geese
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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These photos were taken in August at the beginning of our daughter's very long golf tournament season.
Kentucky 1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Ring-billed Gull1/1600 sec. f/11 ISO 1600
Ring-billed Gull
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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A Pine Siskin fending off a House Sparrow.
Pine Siskin1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Left side of the rainbow...
Kentucky 1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/250 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
Right side of the rainbow...
Kentucky 1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Cooper's Hawk1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Cooper's Hawk (juvenile), the boogeyman of birds, hunting from the ground.
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Kentucky
Linking to Weekend Reflections
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Kentucky 1/60 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/20 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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While hiking near a rural lake recently, I came across a pair of bald eagles. Naturally, they were on the other side of the lake and even with my long lens the eagles were too far for decent portraits. Since I couldn't get close-ups of the raptors, I ended up photographing them with the fall foliage.
Bald Eagles1/1600 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Bald Eagle1/1600 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Bald Eagle1/2000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Bald Eagle1/2500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Bald Eagle1/1600 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Kentucky
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Kentucky 1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/160 sec. f/2.8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/40 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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iPhone1/30 sec. f/1.8 ISO 125
iPhone 1/60 sec. f/2.8 ISO 400
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Kentucky 1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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Fox Squirrel1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Fox Squirrel 1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Fox Squirrel 1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Fox Squirrel
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Great Blue Heron1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 250
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Red-headed Woodpecker1/3200 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Red-headed Woodpecker1/6400 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Red-headed Woodpecker
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Monarch Butterfly1/640 sec. f/6.3 ISO 500
Monarch
Linking to My Corner Of The World
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Kentucky 1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 200
Kentucky
Linking to The Weekend In Black And White and The Barn Collective
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
Linking to Saturday's Critters and Wild Bird Wednesday
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These are all iPhone photos of some random things. The two trees below are on a golf course. There were some other nice looking trees, but I didn't take time to photograph them as I was busy watching our daughter play in a tournament.
Golf course tree1/242 sec. f/1.8 ISO 20
1/303 sec. f/2.8 ISO 20
These photos were taken inside a bourbon distillery I toured with a good friend.
Limestone Distillery 1/30 sec. f/1.8 ISO 40
Limestone Distillery1/15 sec. f/1.8 ISO 50
These are two tiny frogs - one was resting on a sunflower leaf and the other was sitting on a landscaping stone.
Frog1/578 sec. f/1.8 ISO 20
Frog1/292 sec. f/1.8 ISO 20
And this is #36 who came over to say hi.
Cow1/120 sec. f/2.8 ISO 160
Cow1/120 sec. f/2.8 ISO 100
Linking to My Corner of the World
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/3200 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/3200 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/4000 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/4000 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/4000 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/4000 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird and a spider.
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Our cow neighbors recently added some new members to the herd. I've photographed three, but since then a fourth has appeared.
The operation, in a nutshell, runs like this:
The herd is comprised of females (cows and heifers). Once a year a bull is brought in and left with the herd for a few weeks so he and any eligible females can do their thing. Once business is concluded the bull is removed. The cows and heifers give birth in the field. All calves are given ear tags at the first available opportunity. The tags often look like big, floppy earrings until the calves grow into them. If the calf is a female she will remain with the herd. If the calf is a male he will be removed from the herd after being weaned from his mother. That is normally six months or more after birth.
If you're curious, a cow is a female who has already had at least one calf. A heifer is a female who has not yet given birth to her first youngster.
Kentucky1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 400
Kentucky 1/400 sec. f/9 ISO 400
Kentucky 1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Kentucky 1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Kentucky 1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Kentucky 1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Kentucky 1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Kentucky 1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 640
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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When people think of landscape and sky photography they often think of wide angle lenses. Wide angle lenses are certainly a staple for those types of photography, but not the only lenses you can use. A long telephoto or zoom will give you a very different perspective because you can isolate a specific element in a landscape or the sky.
Kentucky 1/1000 sec. f/11 ISO 200
Kentucky 1/1000 sec. f/11 ISO 200
Kentucky 1/1000 sec. f/11 ISO 200
Kentucky 1/1000 sec. f/11 ISO 200
Kentucky 1/1250 sec. f/11 ISO 200
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Bald Eagle1/160 sec. f/11 ISO 400
Bald Eagle
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Poor Snowball. Sometimes it's just too hot for doing squirrel stuff.
Fox Squirrel 1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Fox Squirrel 1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Fox Squirrel
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Spotted Sandpiper 1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Spotted Sandpiper
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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One day recently I went to the garage to get something and while I was there I kept hearing a buzzing sound from above. As I looked around to figure out what it was, I spied a hummingbird up near the ceiling. Despite the fact both garage doors were open, the hummer kept trying to fly upward literally banging itself against the roof. It's not the first time birds have been in the garage. Every spring Carolina Wrens start nests somewhere in the garage and hummers have flown inside in the past and had difficulty finding their way out.
As I watched, this hummer basically dropped from the air and landed somewhere in the second floor loft. The upper portion of the garage gets quite hot in the summer and it appeared the hummingbird had exhausted itself trying to find a way out. I located the little one on some boxes and picked it up in a towel and took it outside. After several minutes it did not seem in any shape to fly off so I carried it to a table on the front porch where it would be in the shade.
Long story short, it took almost two full days before the little one recovered enough to fly off on its own. Fortunately, we were able to feed it nectar by hand (or finger as it were) to help it regain strength. It's pretty cool to feel a hummer's tiny tongue against your finger as it drinks! While it was recuperating, I was able to get close up photos I would never otherwise be able to get.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1/40 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1/40 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1/25 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1/400 sec. f/5 ISO 400
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1/50 sec. f/4 ISO 400
Ruby-throated Hummingbird & T1/50 sec. f/5 ISO 400
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Red-headed Woodpecker 1/6400 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Red-headed Woodpecker 1/6400 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Red-headed Woodpecker 1/3200 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Red-headed Woodpecker 1/4000 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Red-headed Woodpecker 1/3200 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Red-headed Woodpecker
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Red Fox1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Red Fox 1/640 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Red Fox 1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Red Fox 1/1600 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Red Fox 1/1600 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Red Fox 1/1250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Red Fox
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Brown-headed Cowbird1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Northern Cardinal1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Northern Cardinal1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Blue Jay1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Brown-headed Cowbird, Northern Cardinals (female and male), and Blue Jay.
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Changing light...
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Great Blue Heron1/1000 sec. f/10 ISO 400
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Eastern Chipmunk 1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Eastern Chipmunk 1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Eastern Chipmunk 1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Eastern Chipmunk
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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The adventures of Snowball the silly squirrel continue. Several times she has ventured onto the front porch to chew on a couple of door mats. One in particular has several holes in it and we could never figure out why until one day when she was caught in the act. It's not the mat pictured below which is much less damaged.
Fox Squirrel1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Fox Squirrel1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Fox Squirrel1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Fox Squirrel 1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
These are a few more photos of the red fox that was hunting in the grove. After striking out there, it ran back across the yard into the woods.
Red Fox1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Red Fox1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Red Fox1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Red Fox 1/3200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
These are some of the sunflowers that actually made it this year.
Sunflower1/1000 sec. f/4.5 ISO 100
Sunflower1/500 sec. f/5 ISO 100
Sunflower1/200 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
Sunflower1/160 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
And last, but certainly not least, the hummingbirds...
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/80 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Ruby-throated Hummgbird1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/160 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Linking to Saturday's Critters, Our World Tuesday, and Wild Bird Wednesday
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There's an area on the property we refer to as the grove. It's a large bowl-shaped feature with lots of big rocks and several large trees. It's been known to have snakes, chipmunks, field mice, and occasionally rabbits and squirrels in it. Late one afternoon this red fox ran out of the woods, across the yard, and into the grove. It spent several minutes looking under various rocks probably hoping to find dinner.
Red Fox 1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Red Fox 1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Red Fox 1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Red Fox 1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Sometimes it can run you ragged...
Northern Cardinals1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2500
Northern Cardinals
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Asiatic Lilies
Asiatic Lilies 1/30 sec. f/2.8 ISO 100
Asiatic Lilies1/60 sec. f/4 ISO 400
The young fox squirrel nicknamed Snowball has made an appearance almost every day. Sometimes she's in the front, sometimes the back, and sometimes at the edge of the woods. Her distinct tail makes her easy to spot and she seems to have less fear than the other squirrels.
Fox Squirrel 1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Fox Squirrel 1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Fox Squirrel 1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Linking to Floral Friday and Saturday's Critters
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Carolina Wren1/2500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
American Goldfinch 1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Brown-headed Cowbird1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Northern Mockingbird1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Red-winged Blackbird1/1000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Mourning Dove1/1250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Carolina Wren, American Goldfinch, Brown-headed Cowbird, Northern Mockingbird, Red-winged Blackbird, and Mourning Dove.
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Red Foxes1/3200 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Red Foxes1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 1250
Red Foxes
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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The day's heat and humidity brought this pop-up thunderstorm yesterday at dusk.
iPhone1/60 sec. f/2.8 ISO 1000
iPhone1/30 sec. f/1.8 ISO 160
iPhone1/30 sec. f/1.8 ISO 80
iPhone 1/60 sec. f/2.8 ISO 160
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Brown Thrasher 1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Brown Thrasher 1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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We saw this young Fox Squirrel in the yard for the first time last week. The white tail is the result of a recessive trait that causes a lack of pigment in the tail. This is different from an albino squirrel which lacks color pigment throughout the entire body. This youngster has been nicknamed Snowball.
Fox Squirrel 1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Fox Squirrel 1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Fox Squirrel 1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Fox Squirrel 1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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American Robin 1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
American Robin
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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One afternoon I noticed this Eastern Rat Snake sunning itself on the top rail of the front porch. When I walked out to take photos, it made its way along the rail and then turned downward toward the bottom rail. After reaching the bottom rail, it made a U-turn and went through the hole in one of the porch posts (third photo) and down to the porch itself. It then crawled across one of the porch mats and hung out under the table for a bit. With some encouragement from a broom, it finally found its way off the porch and over to the fence line next to the pasture.
Eastern Rat Snake 1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
Eastern Rat Snake1/640 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
Eastern Rat Snake1/2000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
Eastern Rat Snake1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
Eastern Rat Snake1/100 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
Eastern Rat Snake1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1/640 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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American Robin1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
American Robin 1/200 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1250
American Robin
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Great Blue Heron 1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 320
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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American Goldfinch 1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
American Goldfinch
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Kentucky 1/30 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Hover Fly 1/25 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Hover Fly 1/25 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Hover Fly 1/20 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Hover Flies
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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Eastern Cottontail 1/2500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Eastern Cottontail 1/2500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Eastern Cottontail 1/2500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Eastern Cottontail
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Kentucky 1/1600 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
House Sparrows 1/2000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Kentucky1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Red-winged Blackbird 1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Kentucky 1/40 sec. f/6.3 ISO 800
Mourning Dove 1/3200 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Kentucky 1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
House Sparrows, Red-winged Blackbird, and Mourning Dove.
Linking to Our World Tuesday and Wild Bird Wednesday
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Eastern Cottontail 1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Eastern Cottontail 1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Eastern Cottontail
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Carolina Wren 1/640 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
When you talk about body size to noise ratio, the Carolina Wren has to be one of the loudest birds in the animal kingdom.
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Fox Squirrel 1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Fox Squirrel 1/2500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Fox Squirrel 1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Prior to winter the squirrels must have buried 142,000 walnuts around the yard and now they're digging them up.
Fox Squirrels
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Common Grackle 1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1250
Common Grackle 1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1250
Common Grackle 1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1250
Common Grackle 1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1250
Common Grackle 1/160 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1250
Common Grackle
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Eastern Rat Snake 1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Eastern Rat Snake 1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
A young Eastern Rat Snake warming up in the morning sun.
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Green Heron 1/500 sec. f/9 ISO 250
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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American Goldfinch 1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
American Goldfinch 1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
American Goldfinch 1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
American Goldfinch
(In this house, AKA "Flying Easter Eggs")
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Male Red-bellied Woodpecker 1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 1250
Male Red-bellied Woodpecker 1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 1250
Female Red-bellied Woodpecker 1/2500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
Female Red-bellied Woodpecker 1/2000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
Red-bellied Woodpeckers - male and female.
(Sometimes mistakenly called Red-headed Woodpeckers.)
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Typically, the bad weather comes in from the west or south or a combination thereof. Rarely does it roll in directly from the north and when it does it's usually in winter. This spring storm, though, came in from the north and was visually impressive.
Kentucky 1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/80 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/50 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/50 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Red-winged Blackbird 1/2000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
Red-winged Blackbird 1/1000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
Red-winged Blackbird
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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When I was looking through photos of this garter snake, it struck me that the eye looks like an eclipse of the sun. It is most apparent in the last two photos.
Garter Snake 1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 1250
Garter Snake 1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 1250
Garter Snake 1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 1250
Garter Snake 1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 1250
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Hairy Woodpecker...larger cousin of the Downy.
Hairy Woodpecker 1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Hairy Woodpecker 1/640 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Hairy Woodpecker 1/640 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Hairy Woodpecker 1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to The Barn Collective
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This little tree frog found a spot on the south end of the house to warm up.
Tree Frog1/320 sec. f/5 ISO 400
Tree Frog 1/200 sec. f/5 ISO 400
Tree Frog 1/125 sec. f/5 ISO 400
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Mallards 1/1000 sec. f/9 ISO 400
Hooded Merganser 1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Ring-billed Gull 1/800 sec. f/9 ISO 250
Great Blue Heron 1/800 sec. f/10 ISO 400
Canada Goose 1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Mallards, Hooded Merganser, Ring-billed Gull, Great Blue Heron, and Canada Goose.
Linking to Our World Tuesday and Wild Bird Wednesday
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The grackles have made their spring return and wasted no time in getting breeding season underway. We often have a couple of dozen or more in the yard at once and they'll nest in our woods well into summer.
Common Grackle 1/1250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Common Grackle 1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Common Grackle 1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Common Grackle
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Northern Mockingbird 1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Northern Mockingbird
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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House Finch 1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Cardinal 1/1600 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2500
European Starling 1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1/1600 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2500
House Finch, Cardinal, Starling, Red-bellied Woodpecker
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Great Blue Heron 1/640 sec. f/11 ISO 320
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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One recent morning about 11:00 a lone coyote visited the cow herd next door. Most of them were laying down taking in the sun. They were apparently not too impressed with the furry brown creature because he eventually trotted off across the field without rousting the herd. Only a curious young cow followed. This was the second time we've had a coyote near the house during the day. The first encounter was a coyote in our yard about 4:00 in the afternoon. We think it was possibly stalking our dog that was laying in the backyard at the time.
Coyote 1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Coyote 1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Coyote 1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Coyote 1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Kentucky 1/40 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/60 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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White-breasted Nuthatch 1/2500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
White-breasted Nuthatch 1/4000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
White-breasted Nuthatch
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Downy Woodpecker 1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
Downy Woodpecker 1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
Downy Woodpecker 1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
Downy Woodpecker
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Red-bellied Woodpecker and Tufted Titmouse1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Female Red-bellied Woodpecker and Tufted Titmouse
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Kentucky
Linking to Weekend Reflections
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Eastern Bluebird 1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
Eastern Bluebird 1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
Eastern Bluebird 1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
Eastern Bluebird
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Fox Squirrel 1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Fox Squirrel 1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Fox Squirrel 1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Fox Squirrel
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Downy Woodpecker 1/3200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
Female Downy Woodpecker
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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It's nice to have neighbors who spend most of their time eating and resting. The only noise is the occasional bawling from one of the moms when the young ones aren't keeping up.
1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 500
1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 500
1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 500
1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 500
1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 500
Kentucky cows
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Canada Goose 1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Canada Goose
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Cardinal 1/1600 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Cardinal 1/1250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Cardinal 1/1250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Northern Cardinal (female)
Kentucky State Bird
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Kentucky 1/30 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/40 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Red-tailed Hawk 1/8000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Red-tailed hawk in a honey locust tree.
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Fox Squirrel1/640 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Fox Squirrel 1/640 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Fox Squirrel 1/8000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Fox Squirrel 1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Fox Squirrel
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Kentucky 1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 250
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday and Weekend Reflections
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Blue Jay 1/1250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Blue Jay
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Mute Swan1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Mute Swan
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Great Blue Heron 1/2000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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American Robin 1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
American Robin 1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
American Robin 1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
American Robin
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Kentucky 1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Dark-eyed Junco 1/1600 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
Dark-eyed Junco 1/1250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
Dark-eyed Junco 1/1250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
Dark-eyed Junco 1/800 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
Dark-eyed Junco
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 1/500 sec. f/10 ISO 200
Did you notice the three herons?
Linking to Weekend Reflections and Saturday's Critters
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It's always difficult to choose my favorite photos from the past year. I have various reasons for liking certain photos. Sometimes it's the subject or the composition or the light or maybe a "first", but it could also be something sentimental connected to the photo and known only to me. At any rate, these are my personal favorites from 2019.
House Finch 1/2000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Kentucky 1/500 sec. f/10 ISO 800
Carolina Wren 1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Red Fox 1/640 sec. f/6.3 ISO 500
Eastern Cottontail 1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Pileated Woodpecker 1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Kentucky 1/30 sec. f/4.5 ISO 8000
Blue Jay 1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
White-breasted Nuthatch 1/3200 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Barn Swallow 1/2500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Bobwhite Quail 1/3200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Kentucky 1/50 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Linking to Saturday's Critters, Our World Tuesday, and Wild Bird Wednesday
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Carolina Chickadee1/640 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Carolina Chickadee
Linking to Saturday's Critters and Wild Bird Wednesday
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Mallard 1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Mallard
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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American Goldfinch 1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
American Goldfinch 1/3200 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
American Goldfinch
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Red-bellied Woodpecker 1/4000 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1/4000 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1/2000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Female Red-bellied Woodpecker
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Whitetail Deer 1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Whitetail Deer
Linking to Saturday's Critters and The Weekend in Black and White
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Kentucky 1/60 sec. f/11 ISO 250
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Great Blue Heron1/2000 sec. f/9 ISO 2500
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Eastern Bluebird 1/3200 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Eastern Bluebird
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Mallard 1/1000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 200
Mallard 1/1000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 200
Mallard 1/1000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 200
Mallard
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Dark-eyed Junco 1/1000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
Dark-eyed Junco 1/1000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
Dark-eyed Junco 1/1000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
Dark-eyed Junco
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Tufted Titmouse 1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 200
Tufted Titmouse 1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 200
Tufted Titmouse 1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 200
Tufted Titmouse
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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American Bison 1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 500
Land Between the Lakes
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Kentucky 1/25 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Kentucky
Linking to Weekend Reflections
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Northern Cardinal 1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Northern Cardinal 1/4000 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Northern Cardinal 1/3200 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Female Cardinal
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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This Flicker spent some time digging for ants in the yard.
Northern Flicker 1/3200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Northern Flicker 1/2500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Northern Flicker 1/2500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Northern Flicker 1/2500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Northern Flicker
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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White-breasted Nuthatch 1/2000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
White-breasted Nuthatch 1/1600 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
White-breasted Nuthatch 1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
White-breasted Nuthatch
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Great Blue Heron 1/1000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 500
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Red-winged Blackbird 1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Blue Jay 1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 500
Northern Cardinal 1/640 sec. f/6.3 ISO 500
Red-winged Blackbird, Blue Jay, female Cardinal
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Eastern Cottontail 1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Eastern Cottontail
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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iPhone 1/60 sec. f/2.8 ISO 50
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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American Coot 1/1000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 400
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Carolina Chickadee 1/250 sec. f/11 ISO 1600
Carolina Chickadee
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Hooded Mergansers 1/1000 sec. f/10 ISO 400
Hooded Mergansers 1/1000 sec. f/10 ISO 400
Hooded Mergansers 1/1000 sec. f/10 ISO 400
Hooded Mergansers
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Eastern Chipmunk 1/3200 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Eastern Chipmunk 1/5000 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Eastern Chipmunk
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Kentucky Lake 1/25 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky Lake - Land Between the Lakes
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (juvenile male)
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Black-and-white Warbler 1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
I had about three seconds to take a photo and only got this one. It's my first of a Black-and-white Warbler.
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Did I leave the stove on?
Eastern Cottontail1/640 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Eastern Cottontail
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Turkey Vulture 1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Turkey Vulture 1/3200 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Turkey Vulture
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Great Blue Heron 1/1250 sec. f/9 ISO 1250
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Weekend Reflections
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Great Blue Heron 1/1600 sec. f/10 ISO 800
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 1/160 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to Weekend Reflections
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 1/100 sec. f/4.5 ISO 8000
Kentucky 1/50 sec. f/4.5 ISO 8000
Kentucky 1/30 sec. f/4.5 ISO 8000
Handheld during a passing thunderstorm.
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Northern Cardinal 1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Northern Cardinal
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to Weekend Reflections
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Linking to The Barn Collective
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Kentucky 1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Kentucky 1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Barn Swallow 1/4000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Barn Swallow 1/2500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Barn Swallow
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Somebody was looking for bird seed.
Eastern Cottontail 1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Eastern Cottontail 1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Eastern Cottontail
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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I was working on getting photos of this hummer sitting on the end of a dead branch when he was disturbed by a grackle who passed by a little too closely.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1/1600 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird and Grackle 1/1600 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird and Grackle 1/1250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 1/50 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Green Heron 1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 400
Green Heron 1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 400
Green Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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One recent evening there was a young 6-point buck standing in our front yard. In the short time it took me to get my camera, the deer had jumped the fence into the pasture next door, ran across and jumped the next fence and crossed that field. I had to divert from the front yard to the back yard to get photos. By that time, the buck was a good distance away. He followed the third fence line for a bit and then jumped that one into a meadow.
Whitetail Deer1/1250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Whitetail Deer 1/1250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Whitetail Deer 1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Whitetail Deer 1/1250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Whitetail Deer 1/1250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Whitetail Deer
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Great Blue Heron 1/3200 sec. f/11 ISO 1250
Great Blue Heron 1/3200 sec. f/11 ISO 2000
Great Blue Heron 1/3200 sec. f/11 ISO 1600
Great Blue Heron 1/3200 sec. f/11 ISO 1250
Great Blue Heron 1/3200 sec. f/11 ISO 1250
Great Blue Heron 1/3200 sec. f/11 ISO 1250
Great Blue Heron 1/3200 sec. f/11 ISO 1250
Great Blue Heron 1/3200 sec. f/11 ISO 1250
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Our World Tuesday and Wild Bird Wednesday
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The local Red Fox managed to get atop a round bale in the field next door and take an early morning nap. If you're not familiar with round bales, they aren't exactly small, so this fox showed a bit of agility in getting up top.
Red Fox 1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Red Fox 1/640 sec. f/6.3 ISO 500
Red Fox1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 500
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Northern Bobwhite 1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
American Goldfinch 1/1600 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Brown-headed Cowbird1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Eastern Towhee 1/1600 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Carolina Wren 1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Eastern Meadowlark 1/5000 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Northern Bobwhite, American Goldfinch, female Brown-headed Cowbird, female Eastern Towhee, Carolina Wren,
and Eastern Meadowlark.
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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The rabbits have a couple of places around the yard where they like to take dirt baths when the ground is dry enough. If it's really dry, you can see the dust kick up as they roll around.
Eastern Cottontail 1/2000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Eastern Cottontail 1/2500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Eastern Cottontail 1/2500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Eastern Cottontail 1/2500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Eastern Cottontail 1/2500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Eastern Cottontail
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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We've seen nearly 60 species of birds on our property in less than a year. Fortunately for us, Bobwhite Quail are among them. This one made a rare appearance near the back porch one day.
Northern Bobwhite1/3200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Northern Bobwhite 1/3200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Northern Bobwhite 1/3200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Northern Bobwhite1/3200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Linking to Saturday's Critters and Wild Bird Wednesday
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iPhone1/60 sec. f/1.8 ISO 25
iPhone1/30 sec. f/1.8 ISO 25
iPhone1/120 sec. f/1.8 ISO 40
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Barn Swallow 1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Barn Swallow 1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Barn Swallow 1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Barn Swallows
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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House Finch 1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Carolina Wren 1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
Female Cardinal 1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Robin 1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Blue Jay 1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
House Finch, Carolina Wren, Cardinal, Robin, and Blue Jay.
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday and Saturday's Critters
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Kentucky 1/50 sec. f/16 ISO 125
Kentucky
Linking to The Barn Collective
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I rarely go anywhere without my cell phone. It's not because I'm worried about missing a call or text, but because of the camera. I don't know how many times I've seen something I wanted to photograph, but didn't have my DSLR. Well, iPhone to the rescue. While cell phones are no where near a dedicated DSLR for fast action, far away subjects, etc., I have used mine many times for landscapes, sky photos, and still life. And because cell phones can now shoot in RAW format it makes the photos even better.
This young starling fledged from the nest way too early and ended up beyond the notice of his parents. I placed him back below the nest hoping mom or dad would hear his chatter and feed him, but apparently that did not happen. I found him dead a day or so later. While I am not a starling fan, I wanted to give him the opportunity to make it. Mother Nature decided otherwise. The other babies did not leave the nest for another couple of weeks.
European Starling1/501 sec. f/2.8 ISO 20
European Starling 1/133 sec. f/2.8 ISO 20
This tiny young Praying Mantis was crawling across the grill cover on the back porch. To give you an idea of the small size, it would fit on one of my fingernails.
Praying Mantis 1/24 sec. f/1.8 ISO 40
This Assassin Bug was on the railing of the back porch steps. It wasn't too much larger than the young Praying Mantis.
Assassin Bug1/136 sec. f/1.8 ISO 20
A couple of days ago I heard a loud thump on the back door and found this juvenile grackle on the porch. It hit the door so hard it fell upside down and couldn't right itself. I placed it on the back steps to see if it would recover. About fifteen minutes later it flew off to a nearby fence and then into the woods.
Common Grackle1/30 sec. f/1.8 ISO 80
Common Grackle1/120 sec. f/1.8 ISO 32
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1/4000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Bluejay 1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1/3200 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Brown-headed Cowbird 1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Eastern Towhee 1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Brown Thrasher 1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Blue Jay, Female Red-bellied Woodpecker, Brown-headed Cowbird, Eastern Towhee, and Immature Brown Thrasher.
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Turkey Vulture 1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Turkey Vulture 1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Turkey Vulture 1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Turkey Vulture 1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Turkey Vultures
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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iPhone1/4878 sec. f/1.8 ISO 25
iPhone 1/2558 sec. f/1.8 ISO 20
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Carolina Wren 1/100 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Carolina Wren 1/80 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Carolina Wren 1/80 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Carolina Wren 1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Carolina Wren
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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After hearing Pileated Woodpeckers on the property for several months, this one finally showed itself one day right before a storm. He started off along the fence line checking all the posts, then moved to the woodpile, and finally into the yard.
Pileated Woodpecker 1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Pileated Woodpecker 1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Pileated Woodpecker 1/125 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Pileated Woodpecker 1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Pileated Woodpecker 1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Male Pileated Woodpecker
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Blue Jay1/3200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Blue Jay
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Along with the brief visit we had from a Rose-breasted Grosbeak last month, we also had an immature Summer Tanager make a short visit. He appeared in the yard once and hasn't been around since.
Summer Tanager 1/4000 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Summer Tanager 1/3200 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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...LOCATION!
[ It's not always about purple, Debbie. ;-) ]
Kentucky 1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Kentucky 1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Kentucky
Linking to The Barn Collective and Our World Tuesday
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Eastern Chipmunk1/1600 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Eastern Chipmunk 1/2500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Eastern Chipmunk 1/1600 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Eastern Chipmunk 1/1250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Eastern Chipmunk 1/1250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Eastern Chipmunk1/1250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Eastern Chipmunk
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Red-winged Blackbird1/3200 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Red-winged Blackbird 1/3200 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Red-winged Blackbird 1/3200 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Red-winged Blackbird 1/3200 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Red-winged Blackbird 1/3200 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Red-winged Blackbird
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Eastern Bluebird 1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Eastern Bluebird 1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Eastern Bluebird 1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Eastern Bluebird
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Robin 1/4000 sec, f/8 ISO 1600
Robin 1/4000 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
American Robin
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 1/60 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Linking to Floral Friday
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Common Grackle 1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Common Grackle
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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We recently had a first time visitor...this Rose-breasted Grosbeak. He hung around briefly and hasn't been seen since.
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1/4000 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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American Goldfinch 1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
American Goldfinch 1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
American Goldfinch 1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
American Goldfinch
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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A few weeks ago we had a pigeon show up out of the blue at the feeders. It must be a country pigeon because we're nowhere near the city. I've never had a pigeon at my feeders even when I lived in town. Smigeon is always by himself and has been a regular since first appearing. Sometimes the Mourning Doves look at him like he's the weird cousin they've never met.
Rock Pigeon 1/4000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Rock Pigeon 1/4000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Rock Pigeon 1/3200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Rock Pigeon 1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Rock Pigeon
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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American Goldfinch1/3200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Cardinal 1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Common Grackle 1/2500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
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Carolina Wren 1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Carolina Wren 1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Carolina Wren
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Brown Thrasher 1/2500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Brown Thrasher 1/3200 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
I've always thought Thrashers to be very striking birds.
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Barn Swallow 1/4000 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Barn Swallow 1/4000 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Barn Swallow
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Our next door neighbors were kind enough to stop by a while back and introduce themselves. There were so many of them I can't recall their names. I'm thinking #12 was not that impressed upon meeting me.
1/250 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/160 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/320 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/125 sec. f/4 ISO 100
But seriously, we have a cow farm, as they're called in Kentucky, right next door.
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Kentucky 1/50 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/80 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/80 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Red-winged Blackbird 1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Showing off in the rain.
Red-winged Blackbird
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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This pretty little Red Fox showed up one recent evening in a nearby field. It spent thirty minutes or so hunting and hopping around, often with success. I'm guessing field mice. It was quite a distance away and a stretch even for my big lens. Unfortunately, I couldn't get any closer without trespassing and/or scaring the fox away.
Red Fox 1/2000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Red Fox 1/1600 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Red Fox 1/1600 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Red Fox 1/1600 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Red Fox 1/1600 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Red Fox 1/1250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Common Grackle 1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Common Grackle 1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Common Grackle
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Chipping Sparrow 1/5000 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Chipping Sparrow 1/5000 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Chipping Sparrow
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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iPhone1/694 sec. f/2.8 ISO 20
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Even though it is present year-round in much of its territory, many people consider the American Robin the official sign that spring has arrived.
American Robin 1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
American Robin 1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
American Robin 1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Mallard 1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 200
Mallard
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Common Grackle 1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Common Grackle
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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iPhone 1/60 sec. f/1.8 ISO 25
Gray Treefrog
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Blue Ridge Mountains 1/30 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
North Carolina
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Tufted Titmouse 1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Tufted Titmouse 1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Tufted Titmouse 1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Tufted Titmouse
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Cardinals 1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Female Cardinal 1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Cardinal 1/200 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Female House Finch 1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Common Grackle 1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
European Starling 1/2000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Cardinals, female House Finch, Common Grackle, European Starling
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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House Finches 1/2500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
House Finches 1/2000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Blue Jay 1/1600 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Blue Jay 1/2000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
House Finches and Blue Jays
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Eastern Towhee1/4000 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Female Eastern Towhee1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Eastern Towhee
Formerly called the Rufous-sided Towhee
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Cardinal 1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Female Cardinal 1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Brown-headed Cowbird 1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Common Grackle 1/160 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Northern Mockingbird 1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Female House Finch 1/125 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Cardinals, Brown-headed Cowbird, Common Grackle, Northern Mockingbird, Female House Finch
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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White-breasted Nuthatches are always moving. Sometimes I think they expend more energy going back and forth to food than they are actually taking in. Chickadees and Titmice are the same way.
White-breasted Nuthatch 1/5000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
White-breasted Nuthatch 1/3200 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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You know spring is coming when the grackles and blackbirds show up en masse and are exhibiting breeding behavior.
Common Grackle 1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Female Red-winged Blackbird 1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Red-winged Blackbird 1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
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House Finch and Goldfinch 1/1250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
House Finch 1/2000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Goldfinch 1/2500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Female Downy Woodpecker 1/1600 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
House Finch, Goldfinch, and female Downy Woodpecker
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Canada Goose 1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Canada Goose
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Sunrise 1/30 sec. f/22 ISO 250
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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This juvenile Great Blue Heron was attempting to get a dead fish frozen in the ice.
Great Blue Heron1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Northern Mockingbird1/1250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Northern Mockingbird 1/1250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Northern Mockingbird
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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iPhone 1/211 sec. f/1.8 ISO 20
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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House Finches 1/2500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
House Finches
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 1/500 f/6.3 ISO 200
Kentucky
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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Male Cardinal 1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Female Cardinal 1/3200 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Northern Cardinals
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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European Starling 1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
European Starling 1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
European Starling 1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
European Starlings
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Female Cardinal 1/160 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Female Cardinal 1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Northern Cardinals
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Red-bellied Woodpecker1/1600 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2500
Red-bellied Woodpecker1/1250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2500
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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iPhone1/169 sec. f/1.8 ISO 20
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Great Blue Heron1/2500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2500
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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House Finch 1/2000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
House Finch
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Kentucky 1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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House Finch and Goldfinch1/2000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
House Finch and Goldfinch
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 1/80 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to The Barn Collective and Our World Tuesday
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White-throated Sparrow1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
White-throated Sparrow
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Kentucky 1/500 sec. f/10 ISO 800
The neighboring cow herd waiting on morning feed after our first "big" snow of the season.
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This junco flew into the patio door stunning itself for a bit. I took it out to the yard and it disappeared after resting for fifteen or twenty minutes.
iPhone1/9 sec. f/1.8 ISO 100
iPhone1/24 sec. f/1.8 ISO 40
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Red-breasted Nuthatch 1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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iPhone 1/127 sec. f/1.8 ISO 20
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Northern Mockingbird 1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Northern Mockingbird
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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House Finch 1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
House Finch
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Blue Ridge Mountains1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Mountains
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Happy New Year!
Kentucky1/160 sec. f/16 ISO 200
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House Finch 1/1250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Female House Finch
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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iPhone1/60 sec. f/2.8 ISO 250
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Merry Christmas!
Female Cardinal 1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Male Cardinal 1/800 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2500
Northern Cardinals
Linking to Saturday's Critters and Wild Bird Wednesday
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iPhone1/899 sec. f/1.8 ISO 20
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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White-throated Sparrow1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 200
Kentucky
Linking to The Barn Collective
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Pied-billed Grebe1/800 sec. f/9 ISO 250
Pied-billed Grebe
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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iPhone1/466 sec. f/1.8 ISO 20
Texas
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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White-breasted Nuthatch1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
White-breasted Nuthatch
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Great Blue Heron1/1250 sec. f/10 ISO 400
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Kentucky 1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Bald Eagle 1/640 sec. f/9 ISO 400
Bald Eagle
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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iPhone1/60 sec. f/2.8 ISO 50
Texas
Linking to Weekend Reflections
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iPhone1/2525 sec. f/1.8 ISO 20
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Female Cardinal1/250 sec. f/9 ISO 2000
Female Cardinal
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Carolina Wren1/500 sec. f/9 ISO 2000
Carolina Wren
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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iPhone1/40 sec. f/1.8 ISO 25
Kentucky
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Canada Goose1/1000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 400
Canada Goose
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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iPhone1/704 sec. f/1.8 ISO 20
Kentucky
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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iPhone1/130 sec. f/2.8 ISO 20
Hope Feather
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Great Blue Heron1/400 sec. f/9 ISO 320
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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My hummers have left for the year so these will likely be my last photos until next season.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/125 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/160 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/160 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Killdeer1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 250
Killdeer
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Kentucky 1/400 sec. f/4 ISO 200
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Great Blue Heron1/2500 sec. f/11 ISO 2000
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Eastern Gray Squirrel 1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Kentucky 1/1389 sec. f/2.8 ISO 20
That's not a pond in the field, but simply excess water from all of the rain we've had.
iPhone
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/1000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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Cardinal 1/2500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Cardinal 1/3200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Northern Cardinal
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Kentucky 1/400 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Linking to Our World Tuesday and Wild Bird Wednesday
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I've never seen a groundhog (woodchuck, whistle pig) in the yard or the neighborhood until this fat, sassy thing showed up yesterday. It dug a shallow trench under the fence and started sucking up bird seed like a vacuum cleaner.
Groundhog1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Woodchuck1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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iPhone1/4878 sec. f/1.8 ISO 25
iPhone1/4425 sec. f/1.8 ISO 25
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Great Blue Heron1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 320
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Pearl Crescent Butterfly 1/120 sec. f/2.8 ISO 32
Grasshopper1/254 sec. f/1.8 ISO 20
Pearl Crescent Butterfly and Grasshopper
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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My Internet access was down for over a week thanks to some utility workers who cut an underground line. It was both good and bad. It was bad in the sense that it made me feel out of the loop, but good in that I started reading a book I had been meaning to get to for a couple of months. I also started a new journal so that was a plus. The hummers didn't care about the Internet and kept visiting so I kept taking photos. Another plus.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/1250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/1000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Kentucky 1/60 sec. f/11 ISO 250
Sunset reflection
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Blue Jays are intelligent birds that form close family bonds. They can be quite noisy often imitating the calls of hawks, but they can also be completely silent when swooping in to feeders. They have a fondness for acorns and nuts and are not shy about cramming as much as they can into their gullet.
Juvenile Blue Jay1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Juvenile Blue Jay1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Juvenile Blue Jays
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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North Carolina 1/25 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/80 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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Great Blue Heron 1/2000 sec. f/10 ISO 1250
Great Blue Heron 1/1250 sec. f/10 ISO 1250
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 200
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 1/125 sec. f/5 ISO 200
Kentucky1/60 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Kentucky1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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Groundhog 1/250 sec. f/9 ISO 320
Groundhog (woodchuck)
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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iPhone1/4878 sec. f/1.8 ISO 20
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Turkey Vulture1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Turkey Vulture1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Turkey Vulture1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Turkey Vulture1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Turkey Vultures
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Eastern Cottontail1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Eastern Cottontail Rabbit
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Kentucky 1/320 sec. f/5.6 ISO 200
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Mallard1/640 sec. f/10 ISO 400
Mallard
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Great Golden Digger Wasp1/250 sec. f/9 ISO 400
Great Black Wasp1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Great Golden Digger Wasp (top)
Great Black Wasp (bottom)
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Great Blue Heron 1/1000 sec. f/10 ISO 400
Making the fish come to him.
Luke "Heron" Skywalker
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Great Blue Heron 1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Green Heron 1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Green Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/125 sec. f/2.8 ISO 200
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Female House Finch1/250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Male House Finch 1/250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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iPhone1/216 sec. f/1.8 ISO 20
iPhone1/311 sec. f/1.8 ISO 20
iPhone1/147 sec. f/1.8 ISO 20
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Great Blue Heron1/3200 sec. f/11 ISO 1250
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Blue Ridge Mountains 1/60 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Mountains 1/125 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Mountains
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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Monarch Butterfly 1/250 sec. f/10 ISO 400
Monarch Butterfly 1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Monarch Butterfly
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House Sparrows 1/160 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
House Sparrows
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Linking to Floral Friday
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Carolina Wren 1/1250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1250
Carolina Wren
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Canada Goose 1/125 sec. f/10 ISO 400
Canada Goose 1/125 sec. f/10 ISO 400
Canada Geese
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Kentucky 1/12195 sec. f/1.8 ISO 25
Kentucky 1/9804 sec. f/1.8 ISO 25
Kentucky 1/9804 sec. f/1.8 ISO 25
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Barn Swallow 1/50 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Male Barn Swallow
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 1/250 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to The Barn Collective and Our World Tuesday
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Canada Goose1/100 sec. f/6.3 ISO 800
Canada Goose gosling
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Blue Ridge Mountains 1/125 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Mountains
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Female Wood Duck 1/50 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Male Wood Duck 1/60 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Wood Ducks 1/80 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Wood Ducks
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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American Robin 1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1250
American Robin 1/500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1250
American Robin 1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 1250
Juvenile Robins
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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iPhone1/254 sec. f/2.8 ISO 20
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Spotted Sandpiper1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 1/200 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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The American Bullfrog is the largest frog in Kentucky (up to 8" in length) and is present in all 120 counties. On a side note, only Texas and Georgia have more counties in their respective states.
American Bullfrog1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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iPhone1/706 sec. f/1.8 ISO 20
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Wood Duck 1/60 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Wood Duck
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Mute Swan 1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Mute Swan
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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iPhone1/899 sec. f/1.8 ISO 20
iPhone1/796 sec. f/1.8 ISO 20
The Midwest
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Carolina Wren1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Juvenile Carolina Wren
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky1/400 sec. f/11 ISO 200
Kentucky sunset
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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American Robin 1/50 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Robins1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1250
Robins1/1250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1250
American Robins
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Eastern Gray Squirrel 1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Kentucky 1/20 sec. f/6.3 ISO 250
Kentucky 1/30 sec. f/6.3 ISO 250
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Barn Swallow1/100 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Female Barn Swallow
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Linking to The Barn Collective
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Blue Ridge Mountains 1/160 sec. f/11 ISO 100
North Carolina
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Ring-billed Gull 1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 250
Ring-billed Gull 1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 250
Ring-billed Gulls
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Canada Goose Gosling1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 320
Canada Goose Gosling 1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Canada Goose goslings
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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North Carolina 1/1250 sec. f/9 ISO 100
North Carolina
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Great Blue Heron 1/800 sec. f/10 ISO 400
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Female Cardinal 1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Female Cardinal
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Brown Thrasher1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Brown Thrasher
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Blue Ridge Mountains1/25 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Mountains1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Mountains
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Carolina Wren1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Carolina Wren
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Garter Snake1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Garter Snake1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 200
A garter snake soaking up the sun after hibernation.
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Rio Grande1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Rio Grande Dam1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Rio Grande River :: U.S. - Mexico Border
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Carolina Chickadee1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Carolina Chickadee
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Great Blue Heron1/800 sec. f/9 ISO 1000
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Green Heron1/500 sec. f/9 ISO 250
Green Heron
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Blue Ridge Mountains1/160 sec. f/16 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Mountains1/160 sec. f/16 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Mountains
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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We got snow last Saturday morning and I'm hoping it's the last for the season. I'm thinking the birds might be tired of it, too.
Song Sparrow1/1000 sec. f/9 ISO 2500
Junco1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
White-throated Sparrow1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Female Cardinal1/1000 sec. f/9 ISO 2500
Male Cardinal1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Mourning Dove1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
American Robin1/800 sec. f/9 ISO 2500
Blue Jay1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Female Downy Woodpecker1/1000 sec. f/9 ISO 2500
Song Sparrow : Junco : White-throated Sparrow : Female Cardinal : Male Cardinal : Mourning Dove : American Robin : Blue Jay : Female Downy Woodpecker
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Bald Eagle 1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 100
Bald Eagle 1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 100
Bald Eagle
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Shaker Village1/125 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Shaker Village1/320 sec. f/11 ISO 200
Shaker Village1/200 sec. f/16 ISO 200
Shaker Village, Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Canada Geese1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Canada Geese1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Canada Geese
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Cardinal1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 500
Northern Cardinal
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/250 sec. f/11 ISO 400
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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White-throated Sparrow1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
White-throated Sparrow1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
White-throated Sparrow1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
White-throated Sparrows
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Great Blue Heron1/320 sec. f/14 ISO 200
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Blue Ridge Mountains1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Mountains
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Carolina Chickadee1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Carolina Chickadee
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky1/4425 sec. f/1.8 ISO 25 (iPhone)
Kentucky 1/2703 sec. f/1.8 ISO 20 (iPhone)
Kentucky
Linking to The Barn Collective and Our World Tuesday
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Mallard1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Mallard
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Great Blue Heron1/1000 sec. f/10 ISO 500
Great Blue Heron1/1000 sec. f/10 ISO 400
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Kentucky1/25 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Male House Sparrow1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Female House Sparrow1/250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Mr. and Mrs. House Sparrow
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Blue Ridge Parkway1/80 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Mountains 1/2000 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Parkway1/800 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Parkway
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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Kentucky 1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Pekin1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Canada Goose1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Mallard 1/1000 sec. f/9 ISO 200
Pekin :: Canada Goose :: Mallard
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Blue Ridge Mountains 1/100 sec. f/5.6 ISO 400
Blue Ridge Mountains 1/25 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Sometimes it's more enjoyable to take the long way.
Blue Ridge Mountains
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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American Bison 1/100 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
American Bison
Land Between the Lakes - Kentucky
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Kentucky 1/8 sec. f/11 ISO 400
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Female Cardinal 1/1600 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Male Cardinal 1/500 sec. f/9 ISO 2000
Northern Cardinals
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 1/50 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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Grandfather Mountain 1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Mile High Bridge at Grandfather Mountain
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Green Heron 1/500 sec. f/11 ISO 250
Green Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 1/200 sec. f/10 ISO 500
Kentucky
Linking to The Barn Collective
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European Starling1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2500
European Starling 1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
European Starling 1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
European Starlings
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Kentucky 1/40 sec. f/11 ISO 400
Kentucky Sunrise
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Great Blue Heron 1/500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 100
Great Blue Heron 1/500 sec. f/10 ISO 200
Juvenile Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Cardinal 1/800 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2500
Female Cardinal
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Blue Ridge Mountains 1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Mountains
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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American Coot 1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 200
American Coot 1/640 sec. f/6.3 ISO 200
American Coot 1/1000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 400
American Coots
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/30 sec. f/8 ISO 800
1/400 sec. f/5.6 ISO 400
Linking to Macro Monday
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Eastern Gray Squirrel 1/1000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Blue Ridge Mountains 1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Mountains
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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House Finch 1/500 sec. f/10 ISO 2000
House Finch 1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
House Finch 1/1000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
House Finches
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 1/160 sec. f/9 ISO 800
Kentucky 1/320 sec. f/9 ISO 800
Kentucky
Linking to The Barn Collective
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Blue Ridge Mountains 1/20 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Sunset in North Carolina
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Red-bellied Woodpecker 1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Female Red-bellied Woodpecker
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 1/200 sec. f/4 ISO 400
Kentucky 1/100 sec. f/3.5 ISO 400
Kentucky 1/15 sec. f/2.8 ISO 400
The mountains of eastern Kentucky.
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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Cardinal 1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Cardinal
Linking to Saturday's Critters and Shadow Shot Sunday
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Kentucky 1/500 sec. f/4 ISO 200
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Hooded Merganser 1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Great Blue Heron 1/2000 sec. f/9 ISO 2500
Mallard 1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Turkey Vulture 1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Hooded Merganser :: Great Blue Heron :: Mallard :: Turkey Vulture
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 1/160 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to The Barn Collective
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Cardinal 1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 800
Cardinal 1/160 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1250
Cardinals
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Blue Ridge Mountains 1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Mountains 1/320 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Mountains
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Carolina Wren 1/500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
White-throated Sparrow 1/250 sec. f/14 ISO 2000
Cardinal 1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Carolina Wren :: White-throated Sparrow :: Cardinal
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 1/30 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Kentucky
Enjoy the remainder of 2017! Wishing you all a Happy New Year!
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Blue Ridge Mountains 1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Mountains
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Kentucky 1/50 sec. f/16 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday and Weekend Reflections
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Great Blue Heron 1/1600 sec. f/9 ISO 2500
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Blue Ridge Mountains 1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Mountains, NC
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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Wild Turkey 1/60 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
Wild Turkey
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Blue Ridge Mountains 1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Sugar Top Resort 1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Sugar Top Resort
Blue Ridge Mountains, NC
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Great Blue Heron 1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Blue Ridge Mountains 1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Blue Ridge Mountains 1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Blue Ridge Mountains 1/160 sec. f/4 ISO 1000
In the spring and summer you can often see the beavers in the nearby lake.
Blue Ridge Mountains, NC
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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Blue Ridge Mountains 1/320 sec. f/4 ISO 800
Blue Ridge Mountains, NC
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Blue Ridge Mountains 1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Blue Ridge Mountains 1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Blue Ridge Mountains 1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Blue Ridge Mountains, NC
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1/250 sec. f/4 ISO 400
1/500 sec. f/4 ISO 400
1/500 sec. f/4 ISO 400
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Blue Ridge Mountains 1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Mountains - North Carolina
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Mockingbird 1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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The Apple Barn 1/800 sec. f/4 ISO 400
Cone Manor Estate 1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Blue Ridge Mountains 1/250 sec. f/5.6 ISO 400
North Carolina 1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 400
The Apple Barn
Moses Cone Estate near Blowing Rock, NC
Linking to The Barn Collective and Our World Tuesday
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Blowing Rock, NC 1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Fog rolling through the Blue Ridge Mountains at sunset.
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Wild Turkey 1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Wild Turkey
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Blue Ridge Mountains 1/250 sec. f/4 ISO 800
Blue Ridge Mountains
Linking to Weekend Reflections
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Kentucky 1/125 sec. f/4 ISO 200
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Cooper's Hawk 1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Juvenile Cooper's Hawk
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 800
No matter how scared we are, sometimes we just have to walk it alone.
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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Kentucky 1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Kentucky
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Barbara Borsum
Aug. 1923 - Oct. 2017
My dear, sweet grandmother left this world at 94 years of age. She leaves behind three daughters, six grandchildren, and ten great grandchildren. She was my last living grandparent and will be sorely missed, but she's finally reunited with my grandfather who passed away seven years ago (1921-2010).
Love you, Grandma.
Ted and Barbara Borsum
Grand Ledge, MI
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Ring-billed Gull 1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Ring-billed Gull 1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Ring-billed Gull 1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Ring-billed Gull
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky iPhone 1/3472 sec. f/1.8 ISO 25
Kentucky
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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Mourning Dove 1/100 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Mourning Dove
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Kentucky 1/200 sec. f/16 ISO 100
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Great Blue Heron 1/2000 sec. f/10 ISO 1000
Great Blue Heron 1/2000 sec. f/10 ISO 1000
Great Blue Heron 1/2000 sec. f/10 ISO 1000
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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American Bison 1/160 sec. f/6.3 ISO 640
Bison at Land Between the Lakes
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Kentucky iPhone 1/3077 sec. f/2.2 ISO 25
Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Ring-necked Ducks 1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Ring-necked Ducks
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
Recently, I came across these sunset photos from one of my trips to Canada. The cameras in cell phones weren't nearly as good then as they are now, but I still think these are wonderful even if a bit artsy. Sometimes it's not about the actual photos, but the memories associated with them. Canada is one of the most beautiful places I've visited which is probably why I've gone back more than once.
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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Blue Ridge Mountains 1/160 sec. f/16 ISO 100
In the center of the photo just above the horizon is a flock of vultures floating on the currents high above the mountains. Photo taken from Grandfather Mountain (elevation 5,280 feet).
Blue Ridge Mountains, NC
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Great Blue Heron 1/2000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Morning in Kentucky 1/30 sec. f/4.5 ISO 800
Morning in Kentucky
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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Blue Ridge Mountains 1/320 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Mountains, NC
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Carolina Wren 1/100 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Carolina Wren 1/100 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Carolina Wren
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 1/320 sec. f/11 ISO 200
Kentucky
Linking to The Barn Collective
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Cardinal 1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Juvenile Female Cardinal
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Kentucky 1/400 sec. f/11 ISO 400
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Biltmore Estate1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Biltmore Estate 1/30 sec. f/7.1 ISO 100
Biltmore Estate 1/160 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Biltmore Estate 1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Gardens at Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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Blue Jay 1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Blue Jay
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Sunset 1/500 sec. f/10 ISO 200
Kentucky Sunset
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Great Blue Heron 1/2500 sec. f/10 ISO 1250
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Argiope aurantia1/60 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Argiope aurantia1/80 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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1/80 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
1/80 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Linking to Floral Friday
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1/125 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Carolina Chickadee 1/160 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Carolina Chickadee
House Finch 1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
House Finch
Cardinal 1/160 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Cardinal
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Darke County, OH 1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 100
An agricultural barn surrounded by soybean fields in Darke County, OH.
Linking to The Barn Collective
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Blue Ridge Mountains 1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Mountains
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Canada Geese 1/4000 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Canada Geese in the fog
Ring-billed Gull 1/2500 sec. f/10 ISO 1600
Ring-billed Gull
Hooded Merganser 1/1000 sec. f/9 ISO 400
Hooded Merganser
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Darke County, Ohio 1/320 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Darke County, OH
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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Gray Squirrel 1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Gray Squirrel
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1/100 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/100 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Linking to Floral Friday
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It's very rare that I see one of these guys in the yard. They're one of my favorite birds, but I can count on one hand the number of times I've seen one in the past half dozen years.
Brown Thrasher 1/200 sec. f/9 ISO 2000
Brown Thrasher 1/160 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Brown Thrasher
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 1/475 sec. f/2.2 ISO 25 (iPhone)
Linking to The Barn Collective
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Kentucky 1/50 sec. f/6.3 ISO 250
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1/160 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1/250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Ohio1/640 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
Ohio1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Top: morning photo. Bottom: evening photo.
Darke County outside of Greenville, OH.
Linking to The Barn Collective
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Cardinal1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 3200
Cardinal1/250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 3200
Cardinal - the state bird of Kentucky
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1/60 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Linking to Floral Friday
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Canada Goose1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 250
Now you don't...
Canada Goose1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 250
Canada Goose
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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A new diamond mesh fence line installed and painted.
Kentucky 1/1508 sec. f/2.2 ISO 25
iPhone
Kentucky
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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iPhone1/30 sec. f/2.2 ISO 32
iPhone
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Cedar Waxwing1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Cedar Waxwing1/40 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Cedar Waxwing1/80 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Cedar Waxwings
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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North Carolina1/25 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Weekend Reflections
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Great Blue Heron1/2000 sec. f/10 ISO 1000
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Sometimes we get through life by leaps and bounds, sometimes just an inch at a time.
Inch Worm1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Inch Worm1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Inch Worm1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Inch Worm1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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Wood Duck1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
Wood Duck
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky1/80 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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Kentucky1/500 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
Linking to Floral Friday
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Blue Ridge Mountains 1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Sunset over the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Kentucky1/50 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Linking to Wednesday Waters
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Carolina Wren1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Carolina Wren
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky Lake 1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky Lake
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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Green Heron 1/320 sec. f/9 ISO 400
Green Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Eastern Chipmunk1/125 sec. f/7.1 ISO 320
Eastern Chipmunk
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Kentucky 1/5 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Great Blue Heron1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 250
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 1/30 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky 1/50 sec. f/9 ISO 100
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Brown Thrasher 1/160 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Brown Thrasher
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Cedar Creek Lake - Kentucky1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Cedar Creek Lake - Kentucky
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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Land Between The Lakes1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Land Between The Lakes - Kentucky
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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1/160 sec. f/7.1 ISO 250
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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American Crow1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
American Crow
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Blue Ridge Mountains, NC1/125 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Mountains, NC
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Kentucky 1/200 sec. f/13 ISO 100
Linking to Skywatch Friday and Weekend Reflections
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Downy Woodpecker 1/400 sec. f/10 ISO 2000
Downy Woodpecker
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 0.8 sec. f/18 ISO 100
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Great Blue Heron1/2000 sec. f/9 ISO 2500
Great Blue Heron1/2000 sec. f/9 ISO 2500
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 1/250 sec. f/11 ISO 200
Linking to The Barn Collective and Our World Tuesday
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Great Blue Heron 1/2500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Blue Jay1/250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Blue Jay
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Great Blue Heron 1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Ring-billed Gull1/1600 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Canada Geese1/1250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 400
Hooded Merganser1/1000 sec. f/9 ISO 400
Ring-billed Gull, Canada Geese, Hooded Merganser
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Kentucky 1/6 sec. f/11 ISO 400
Linking to Skywatch Friday and Weekend Reflections
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Great Blue Heron1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Carolina Chickadee1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Carolina Chickadee
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1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 250
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Great Blue Heron1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Great Blue Heron1/2500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2500
Great Blue Heron1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Great Blue Heron1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Shadow Shot Sunday
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American Bison1/200 sec. f/7.1 ISO 640
American Bison at Land Between the Lakes
Linking to The Weekend in Black and White
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Kentucky1/30 sec. f/16 ISO 100
Linking to Skywatch Friday and Weekend Reflections
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Female Cardinal1/160 sec. f/7.1 ISO 640
Male Cardinal1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 640
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky1/500 sec. f/10 ISO 400
Kentucky1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Kentucky1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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Gray Squirrel1/100 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Linking to The Weekend in Black and White
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UK Arboretum1/40 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Floral Friday
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Great Blue Heron1/2500 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Great Blue Heron1/2500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2500
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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This is Honker Bay on Lake Barkley in western Kentucky. The bay is so named because of the large number of geese that frequent the area. Naturally, there were no geese to be found when I was there.
Honker Bay - Lake Barkley1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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Female Cardinal1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Female Cardinal
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Kentucky1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Great Blue Heron 1/2000 sec. f/9 ISO 2500
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky 1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to The Barn Collective
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European Starling1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 640
European Starling 1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 640
European Starling 1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 640
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Kentucky1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Like single digits cold for the past week.
Canada Geese1/640 sec. f/9 ISO 2000
Canada Geese1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Canada Geese1/1600 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky1/80 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Kentucky1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Kentucky1/800 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
Kentucky1/1250 sec. f/4.5 ISO 100
Kentucky1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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House Sparrow and White-throated Sparrow1/250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 500
Carolina Wren1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 500
American Goldfinch1/160 sec. f/9 ISO 1250
Female Cardinal1/200 sec. f/10 ISO 1250
Male Cardinal1/160 sec. f/9 ISO 1250
House Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Carolina Wren, American Goldfinch, Cardinals
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Kentucky1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Sunset in Kentucky
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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For many photographers this would be no big deal, but for me it was a very big deal. I recently photographed my first adult Bald Eagle in the wild. Eagles are not that common in this part of the state. A few years ago I managed to get some mediocre photos of a juvenile eagle as it flew overhead, but until last month I had never seen an adult in the wild. I was very fortunate because the one I photographed didn't hang around long.
Bald Eagle1/640 sec. f/10 ISO 400
Bald Eagle1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Bald Eagle1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Happy New Year!
Kentucky1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 100
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Waiting for the ice to melt to find food.
This is my last post for the year. Wishing you all a safe a happy New Year!
Great Blue Heron1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
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Hooded Mergansers1/1000 sec. f/10 ISO 400
Mallards1/2500 sec. f/10 ISO 1600
Canada Geese1/2500 sec. f/16 ISO 2500
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Great Blue Heron1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Great Blue Heron1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Great Blue Heron1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a safe weekend!
1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 100
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Blue Jay1/320 sec. f/11 ISO 2500
Blue Jay
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to The Barn Collective
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Mourning Dove1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Mourning Dove
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Ring-billed Gull1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 250
Ring-billed Gull
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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The band on his right leg must be throwing him off balance.
Canada Goose1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Canada Goose
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1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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My kitchen is on the back of the house and the door that goes out to the patio has full length glass. Late one evening I happened to look out the door and saw this juvenile Cooper's Hawk sitting on the neighbor's fence. It just so happened my camera was on the kitchen table. I quickly grabbed it and because of the Venetian blinds on the door I had to lay on my belly on the kitchen floor to shoot through the eight inches of glass below the blinds. I keep the blinds raised a bit so the cats can look out the door. It was late and cloudy and had been raining so the light was awful, but I got exactly three photos before the hawk took off.
Cooper's Hawk1/160 sec. f/5.6 ISO 2500
Cooper's Hawk1/160 sec. f/5.6 ISO 2500
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to The Barn Collective
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From a sunny autumn day to a cold, rainy one. The background of the first photo is a stream with reflections of surrounding trees and vegetation. The background of the second photo is a large, bare tree.
1/125 sec. f/5 ISO 100
1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 400
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1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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I thought it would be appropriate to re-post the photo I used for Good Fences #1 back in March 2014. It's the first photo in today's final post for Good Fences. The other photos are all new. Since Theresa's blog will be no more, I want to thank her for being a most gracious hostess. This link-up has been a lot of fun. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! If you can't have turkey, a BLT sandwich is the next best thing.
1/1250 sec. f/11 ISO 200
1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to the final Good Fences
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Great Blue Heron1/1000 sec. f/10 ISO 320
Great Blue Heron1/1000 sec. f/10 ISO 320
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to The Barn Collective
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1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 400
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1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Mourning Dove1/60 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Carolina Wren1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
House Sparrow1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Cardinal1/60 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Blue Jay1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Mourning Dove, Carolina Wren, House Sparrow, Cardinal, and Blue Jay
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/125 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Shadow Shot Sunday
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My favorite veteran. Miss you!
1921-2010
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1/50 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Northern Cardinal1/200 sec. f/9 ISO 5000
Northern Cardinal
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to The Barn Collective
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1/2747 sec. f/2.2 ISO 25
1/3077 sec. f/2.2 ISO 25
iPhone 6s Plus
Linking to Good Fences
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/160 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1250
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/40 sec. f/11 ISO 400
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to The Barn Collective
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1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Linking to Weekend Reflections
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I don't photograph the moon much anymore. Unless there's another element to make it different, one moon photo looks pretty much like another. I did take a few shots recently only because I hadn't done it in a while.
1/500 sec. f/11 ISO 200
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Kentucky has more stone fences than any place in the country, though only a small percentage are still standing. Some of them date back to the 19th century. Dry Stone Conservancy in Lexington is dedicated to preserving existing structures and continuing the art of dry stone construction.
1/50 sec. f/11 ISO 400
1/40 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
1/30 sec. f/8 ISO 400
1/50 sec. f/11 ISO 800
Linking to Good Fences
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Carolina Chickadee1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Downy Woodpecker1/160 sec. f/7.2 ISO 2500
Cardinals1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2500
Robin1/200 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2500
House Finch1/250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Brown Thrasher1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Carolina Chickadee, Downy Woodpecker, Cardinals, Robin, House Finch, and Brown Thrasher
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Fog settles into the Kentucky hills...
1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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The owner of this spread obviously prefers a lack of color for the barns.
1/40 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to The Barn Collective
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1/500 sec. f/13 ISO 200
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1/174 sec. f/2.2 ISO 25
iPhone 6s Plus
Linking to Floral Friday
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The hummingbirds have finally migrated, but I have more photos of the little freaks than I can possibly show before winter.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1250
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
1/80 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/125 sec. f/5.6 ISO 400
Linking to The Barn Collective
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1/125 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to Weekend Reflections
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1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Female House Finch1/640 sec. f/9 ISO 2500
European Starling1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Carolina Wren1/125 sec. f/14 ISO 2500
Female Cardinal1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Blue Jay1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
House Finch (female), European Starling, Carolina Wren, Cardinal (female), Blue Jay
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to The Barn Collective, Our World Tuesday, and Good Fences
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The same flower, just different angles...
1/1672 sec. f/2.2 ISO 25
1/409 sec. f/2.2 ISO 25
1/120 sec. f/2.2 ISO 25
iPhone 6s Plus
Linking to Floral Friday
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1/80 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Carolina Chickadee1/160 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Carolina Chickadee
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Kentucky Lake1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Kentucky Lake
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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Grackle1/125 sec. f/10 ISO 2000
Common Grackle
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Gray Squirrel1/125 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Floral Friday
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Mourning Dove1/2000 sec. f/9 ISO 2500
Mourning Dove
Linking to Good Fences
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A Mourning Dove and a House Finch share the top of a dead tree 75 feet in the air.
1/1250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 200
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/100 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/15 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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Stink Bug1/40 sec. f/2.2 ISO 25
iPhone 6s Plus
Linking to Macro Monday
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House Sparrows1/160 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
House Sparrows1/160 sec. f/9 ISO 2000
House Sparrows1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
House Sparrows
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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House Finch1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
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Carolina Wren1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Carolina Wren
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/50 sec. f/16 ISO 125
Linking to The Barn Collective
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Junior was impatiently waiting for mom or dad to spoon feed him something...anything.
Blue Jay1/160 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Blue Jay
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/250 sec. f/11 ISO 1600
Linking to Floral Friday
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1/2262 sec. f/2.2 ISO 25
Linking to Good Fences
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1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Linking to Wednesday Waters
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Cardinal1/1600 sec. f/5.6 ISO 2000
Female Northern Cardinal
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Grackle1/60 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
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1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Macro Monday
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1/30 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
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Though I've seen brown thrashers on many occasions, this was the first time I had photographed one because they are normally reclusive. They aren't regulars around my yard and when one is around it usually spends all its time on the ground. I just happened to be ready when this one posed on a limb.
Brown Thrasher1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Brown Thrasher1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Mama said not to drink too much of that sweet nectar hooch...
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/250 sec. f/7.2 ISO 2000
Juvenile male Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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1/60 sec. f/11 ISO 400
Linking to Floral Friday
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1/400 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Eastern Gray Squirrel1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Eastern Gray Squirrel
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This Carolina Wren was quite proud of his dried meal worm and spent some time flitting about the tree showing it off to anyone who would look.
Carolina Wren1/250 sec. f/13 ISO 1250
Carolina Wren1/250 f/14 ISO 1250
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/160 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1250
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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1/40 sec. f/4.5 ISO 100
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American Robin1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
American Robin1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 1250
American Robin
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/2849 sec. f/2.2 ISO 25
iPhone 6s Plus
Linking to Good Fences and Skywatch Friday
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/160 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1250
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/1040 sec. f/2.2 ISO 25
iPhone 6s Plus
Linking to Good Fences and Skywatch Friday
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Common Grackle1/1000 sec. f/9 ISO 400
Common Grackle
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/320 sec. f/10 ISO 100
Blowing Rock, NC
Linking to The Barn Collective and Our World Tuesday
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Cedar Waxwing1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Cedar Waxwing1/80 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Cedar Waxwings
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/320 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Green Heron1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Green Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Blue Ridge Mountains1/80 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Mountains
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1/845 sec. f/2.2 ISO 25
iPhone 6s Plus
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/126 sec. f/2.2 ISO 25
iPhone 6s Plus
Linking to Good Fences
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/60 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Japanese Garden
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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1/640 sec. f/11 ISO 250
Linking to Weekend Reflections
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1/50 sec. f/11 ISO 400
Linking to Good Fences
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Wood Duck1/800 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Wood Duck
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Flat Top Manor1/125 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Flat Top Manor - Moses H. Cone Memorial Park
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 400
1/125 sec. f/11 ISO 400
Linking to Good Fences
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Canada Goose1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Canada Goose
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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Eastern Gray Squirrel1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/262 sec. f/2.2 ISO 25
Linking to Good Fences
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Bald Eagle1/160 sec. f/11 ISO 400
Bald Eagle
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Dark-eyed Junco1/60 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Dark-eyed Junco
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 100
University of Kentucky Arboretum
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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Canada Goose Gosling1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Canada Goose Gosling
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Blue Ridge Parkway1/400 sec. f/9 ISO 200
Blue Ridge Parkway
Linking to Good Fences
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House Finch1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
House Finch1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
House Finch1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
House Finch
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Bleeding Heart1/25 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Bleeding Heart Flower
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An American Robin sitting on one of Kentucky's stone fences.
1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Carolina Chickadee1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Carolina Chickadee
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
It's been a while since I posted for this project. In a nutshell, all of the photos for Project 105 have to be taken with my 105mm lens, hence the name. I like to keep things simple. This photo was shot through some rusty diamond mesh fence that surrounds a horse pasture.
1/500 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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House Sparrow1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
House Sparrow1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
House Sparrow1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/160 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Mallard1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 400
The rear duck looks like it could be a cross between a mallard and an American Pekin (domestic duck).
Linking to Weekend Reflections
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Great Blue Heron1/400 sec. f/10 ISO 320
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
I don't believe I've ever formally introduced you to my little fella. This is my Percheron gelding, Finley. He stands at 18.2 hands and weighs almost 2,000 pounds. He's a big baby and a great riding partner. The view from his back is really nice since I'm almost ten feet in the air. Kentucky has been his home for a few years now, but Finley is originally from Houston, Texas. Apparently, things really are bigger in Texas.
1/1000 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Great Blue Heron1/1000 sec. f/10 ISO 400
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
]]>While walking out of the garage recently I noticed this garter snake hanging out on the wall. The stones on the far left of the photo are part of the house. The stones on the right are part of a wall that runs the length of the driveway. It had dropped into the 40's (Fahrenheit) the night before and this smart snake had crawled into the narrow gap between the house and the wall to find a spot in the morning sun to warm itself.
Garter Snake1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 200
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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This is another bison from my hike in Land Between the Lakes (KY/TN) earlier this year.
American Bison1/200 sec. f/7.1 ISO 500
Linking to Saturday's Critters
]]>At one time there were lots of stone fences in Kentucky. The ones that remain are repaired and preserved as much as possible. Considering the skill and time involved in building them, they are truly works of art.
1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Hooded Merganser1/1000 sec. f/9 ISO 400
Hooded Mergansers
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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Hooded Merganser1/1000 sec. f/10 ISO 400
Hooded Mergansers
Linking to Saturday's Critters
]]>Diamond mesh fencing is a common style used in Kentucky because it's low maintenance and keeps unwanted critters out of pastures.
1/640 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Great Blue Heron1/800 sec. f/9 ISO 400
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Linking to The Barn Collective
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1/25 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/125 sec. f/9 ISO 1000
Linking to Good Fences
]]>After a noisy, lengthy, laborious takeoff, this Canada Goose actually looks graceful as it flies just above the lake's surface.
Canada Goose1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/250 sec. f/11 ISO 200
This is one of the well maintained barns at Shaker Village in central Kentucky.
Linking to The Barn Collective
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1/500 sec. f/11 ISO 200
Linking to Good Fences
]]>No, I don't mean the boy band. If you have no idea what that means, you're either my age or older or you don't follow pop culture, both of which are perfectly fine. If the goose on the far side had managed to get those wings in sync with the near goose it would have been completely hidden. As it is, if you stare at the photo long enough it creates a bit of an optical illusion. Does the near goose have both wings up, is it leaning with the right wing down and the left wing up, or does it have four wings? And if you're actually doing that right now you must not have anything better to do. :-)
Canada Geese1/1250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 400
Canada Geese
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/40 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Bison at Land Between the Lakes (Tennessee side)
American Bison1/160 sec. f/7.1 ISO 640
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/400 sec. f/11 ISO 200
Linking to Good Fences
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Great Blue Heron1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
]]>I photographed this barn a few years ago. There are certain things or places I like to revisit periodically. This simple barn sits at the base of the palisades along the Kentucky River. Getting to it requires a long walk from the top of the palisades or coming in from the river.
1/60 sec. f/11 ISO 200
Linking to The Barn Collective
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1/160 sec. f/16 ISO 320
Linking to Good Fences
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Canada Geese1/1000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 400
Canada Geese
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 200
Linking to The Barn Collective
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Carolina Chickadee1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 1250
Carolina Chickadee
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/1040 sec. f/2.2 ISO 25
1/1425 sec. f2.2 ISO 25
1/1202 sec. f/2.2 ISO 25
1/1709 sec. f/2.2 ISO 25
1/2024 sec. f/2.2 ISO 25
iPhone 6s Plus
Linking to Good Fences
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Mallard1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Mallard
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/640 sec. f/5.6 ISO 200
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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Northern Mockingbird1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 800
Northern Mockingbird
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/1083 sec. f/2.2 ISO 25
Linking to Good Fences
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Canada Geese1/1250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 400
Canada Geese
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
]]>This was the largest bison I photographed while hiking in Land Between the Lakes. I'm sure he wasn't THE biggest around as there were several herds between Kentucky and Tennessee, but the other bison in the immediate area stayed out of his way. For that reason I wasn't able to get any others in the photo for comparison purposes.
American Bison1/125 sec. f/6.3 ISO 500
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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1/40 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Female Cardinal1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Female Cardinal
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/100 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
Linking to The Barn Collective
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American Goldfinch1/250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
American Goldfinch
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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1/20 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Great Blue Heron1/1000 sec. f/9 ISO 400
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
]]>This is Honker Lake in Land Between the Lakes (Kentucky). The power line tower in the background sits in the center of the lake.
1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Our World Tuesday
]]>Perhaps the weight of the leg band is throwing him off kilter. ;-)
Canada Goose1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Canada Goose1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/60 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Female Cardinal1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
Female Cardinal1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
Female Cardinal
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
]]>Land Between the Lakes is essentially just what it sounds like - a wide strip of land that sits between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley in western Kentucky. The LBL runs north to south and crosses the border into northern Tennessee. Both states have bison herds within the LBL. My best friend and I spent a couple of days hiking the LBL and were in Tennessee when I photographed this bison giving us the tongue...so to speak.
American Bison1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 500
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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House Finch1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
House Finch
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/250 sec. f/11 ISO 200
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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1/250 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
]]>I'm fairly confident this is a juvenile Cooper's Hawk. Distinguishing between a Cooper's and Sharp-shinned can be frustrating especially with the juveniles. However, after consulting several references and looking at some of my previous hawk photos, I'm going with Cooper's. If I'm wrong it certainly wouldn't be the first time. I watched this one make three attacks on the feeders one afternoon and each attempt was unsuccessful. Because of the trees and fence in the back yard there's not a lot of room for a bird of this size to maneuver.
Cooper's Hawk (Juvenile)1/160 sec. f/16 ISO 1000
Cooper's Hawk (Juvenile)1/160 sec. f/18 ISO 1000
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
]]>Land Between the Lakes (Kentucky)
1/30 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to Our World Tuesday
]]>Probably wishing he was in Florida...
European Starling1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 640
European Starling
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/40 sec. f/2.2 ISO 32 iPhone 6s Plus
iPhone 6s Plus
Linking to Good Fences
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Northern Cardinal1/200 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1250
Northern Cardinal
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
]]>This dam crosses a large expanse of Honker Bay on Lake Barkley in Land Between the Lakes. The left side of the photo is the open bay and the right side is called Honker Lake - so named for the Giant Canada Geese the frequent the area. On this particular day the wind was blowing in from the bay side which kept the water open, but the dam blocked the wind causing Honker Lake to freeze.
Honker Bay1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Our World Tuesday
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American Bison1/160 sec. f/6.3 ISO 500
American Bison at Land Between the Lakes
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Female Cardinal1/160 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
Female Cardinal
Linking to Good Fences
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Hooded Merganser1/800 sec. f/10 ISO 400
Hooded Merganser
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
]]>Land Between the Lakes near Murray, Kentucky
1/160 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to The Barn Collective
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1/160 sec. f/6.3 ISO 800Whitetail Deer
Whitetail Deer
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/40 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Great Blue Heron1/800 sec. f/11 ISO 400
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Shadow Shot Sunday
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American Bison1/160 sec. f/6.3 ISO 640
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/200 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/200 sec. f/11 ISO 100
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Female Mallards1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Female Mallards
]]>Foreground, middle, and background fences Kentucky style.
1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Ring-billed Gull1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Ring-billed Gull1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to The Barn Collective
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White-throated Sparrow1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1250
White-throated Sparrow
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/60 sec. f/4 ISO 100
The second photo was taken at a focal length of 105mm.
1/160 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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1/80 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Carolina Chickadee1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1250
Carolina Chickadee
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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House Sparrow1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
House Sparrow1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
1/60 sec. f/8 ISO 100
]]>"Ohhh, I wuv you twee! Mmm, mmm, mmm..."
Eastern Gray Squirrel1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
"What? I wasn't doing anything!"
Eastern Gray Squirrel1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/60 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Mile High Swinging Bridge1/125 sec. f/16 ISO 100
Canada Goose1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/60 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to The Barn Collective
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1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Carolina Chickadee1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Great Blue Heron1/1000 sec. f/9 ISO 400
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Hooded Merganser1/800 sec. f/7.1 ISO 400
Hooded Merganser1/800 sec. f/7.1 ISO 400
Hooded Merganser1/800 sec. f/7.1 ISO 400
Hooded Merganser1/800 sec. f/7.1 ISO 400
1/800 sec. f/7.1 ISO 400
Hooded Merganser
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/50 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/50 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to The Barn Collective
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Eastern Gray Squirrel1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Mourning Dove1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Mourning Dove
Linking to Good Fences
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Hooded Merganser1/1000 sec. f/9 ISO 400
1/1000 sec. f/9 ISO 400
Hooded Merganser
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Hooded Mergansers1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Hooded Mergansers
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U.S. Army Chinook Helicopter1/500 sec. f/10 ISO 2500
1/500 sec. f/10 ISO 2500
United States Army Chinook Helicopter
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1/60 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/60 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Male House Finch1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Female House Finch1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
House Finches
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100]]>
Eastern Gray Squirrel1/250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Eastern Gray Squirrel1/250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
1/250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Mallard1/1000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 400
1/1000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 400
Mallard1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Mallard
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to The Barn Collective
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Hooded Mergansers1/1000 sec. f/10 ISO 400
Hooded Mergansers1/1000 sec. f/10 ISO 400
Hooded Mergansers1/1000 sec. f/10 ISO 400
1/1000 sec. f/10 ISO 400
Hooded Mergansers
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/60 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/60 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Carolina Chickadee1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 400
1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Carolina Chickadee
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/200 sec. f/7.1 ISO 100
1/200 sec. f/7.1 ISO 100
Linking to The Barn Collective
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1/40 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/40 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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Red-tailed Hawk1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 250
1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 250
Red-tailed Hawk
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/80 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/80 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to Shadow Shot Sunday
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1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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1/125 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/125 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Ring-billed Gull1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 250
1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 250
Ring-billed Gull
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Bald Eagle1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 400
1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Bald Eagle
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/503 sec. f/2.2 ISO 25
1/503 sec. f/2.2 ISO 25
iPhone 6S Plus
Linking to Good Fences
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Great Blue Heron1/1250 sec. f/9 ISO 400
1/1250 sec. f/9 ISO 400
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/30 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
1/30 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
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1/15 sec. f/18 ISO 400
1/15 sec. f/18 ISO 400]]>
1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Blue Jay1/500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
1/500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/60 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
1/60 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Natural Bridge State Park, KY
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1/124 sec. f/2.2 ISO 25
1/124 sec. f/2.2 ISO 25
iPhone 6S Plus
Linking to Good Fences
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1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Mountains of Eastern Kentucky
Linking to Through My Lens
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1/50 sec. f/4 ISO 400
1/50 sec. f/4 ISO 400
Blue Ridge Mountains
]]>These are tie rings on a freshly painted diamond mesh fence.
1/160 sec. f/5 ISO 100
1/160 sec. f/5 ISO 100
1/60 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/60 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/60 sec. f/4 ISO 400
1/60 sec. f/4 ISO 400]]>
Mute Swan1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
Mute Swan
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 400
1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Blue Ridge Mountains
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1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Mountains
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1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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American Robin1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
American Robin1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
American Robin1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
American Robin1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
American Robins
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/13 sec. f/4 ISO 400
1/13 sec. f/4 ISO 400]]>
1/1000 sec. f/5 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Great Blue Heron1/1600 sec. f/9 ISO 400
1/1600 sec. f/9 ISO 400
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/13 sec. f/8 ISO 400
1/13 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Linking to Shadow Shot Sunday
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/160 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
1/160 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
Juvenile Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/125 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/125 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Mountains
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1/250 sec. f/11 ISO 200
1/250 sec. f/11 ISO 200
Linking to Good Fences
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/160 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/160 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
1/160 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
Juvenile Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/125 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
1/125 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Mountains
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1/60 sec. f/8 ISO 400
1/60 sec. f/8 ISO 400
1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 250
1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 250
Linking to Good Fences
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Biltmore House1/125 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/125 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/40 sec. f/11 ISO 400
1/40 sec. f/11 ISO 400
Linking to Good Fences
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Carolina Chickadee1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 800
Carolina Chickadee1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 800
Carolina Chickadee1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 800
1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 800
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/100 sec. f/4 ISO 400
1/100 sec. f/4 ISO 400]]>
1/160 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/160 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Mountains - NC
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Whitetail Deer1/60 sec. f/9 ISO 400
1/60 sec. f/9 ISO 400
Whitetail Deer
Linking to Good Fences
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Great Blue Heron1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 320
1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 320
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
]]>Because it's a fixed focal length, the lens forces me to move around to get the shot I want rather than relying on zoom capability. If you ever find yourself in a photography rut, one thing you can do is use a fixed focal length lens and force yourself to shoot with it for a day or a week or whatever time frame you determine. Limiting yourself to something like a fixed focal length can actually make you see things differently.
At any rate, here is the first in my Project 105 series. And I'll be continuing my On A Stick project, too. I wanted to have something new to work on when I'm not working on the stick series.
1/30 sec. f/2.8 ISO 400
1/30 sec. f/2.8 ISO 400
1/100 sec. f/4 ISO 400
1/100 sec. f/4 ISO 400
1/30 sec. f/4 ISO 400
1/30 sec. f/4 ISO 400
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1/60 sec. f/11 ISO 400
1/60 sec. f/11 ISO 400
Linking to Good Fences
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Juvenile American Robin1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Juvenile American Robin1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Juvenile American Robins
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/25 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/25 sec. f/11 ISO 100
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1/60 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/60 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to Weekend Reflections
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1/60 sec. f/8 ISO 400
1/60 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Linking to Good Fences
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Wood Duck1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 400
1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Male Wood Duck
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/80 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/80 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Parkway - NC
Linking to Shadow Shot Sunday
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1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Biltmore Estate Gardens - Asheville, NC
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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1/200 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/200 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Parkway
Linking to Good Fences
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Great Blue Heron1/800 sec. f/10 ISO 400
1/800 sec. f/10 ISO 400
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
]]>1/50 sec. f/4 ISO 400
1/50 sec. f/4 ISO 400]]>Ring-billed Gull1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 250
1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 250
Ring-billed Gull
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1/125 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
1/125 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
1/125 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
Linking to Good Fences
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1/125 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/125 sec. f/11 ISO 100
This is the southern face of Grandfather Mountain which rises 5,946 feet above sea level and is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Linville, NC.
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Turkey Vulture1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Turkey Vulture1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Turkey Vulture
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/8 sec. f/4 ISO 400
1/8 sec. f/4 ISO 400
1/15 sec. f/4 ISO 800
1/15 sec. f/4 ISO 800
1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/125 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/125 sec. f/11 ISO 100
The Linn Cove Viaduct
Blue Ridge Parkway - NC
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1/160 sec. f/7.1 ISO 100
1/160 sec. f/7.1 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Parkway
Linking to Good Fences
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Mute Swan1/800 sec. f/10 ISO 320
1/800 sec. f/10 ISO 320
Mute Swan
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/20 sec. f/4 ISO 400
1/20 sec. f/4 ISO 400
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1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Mountains
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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1/100 sec. f/4 ISO 400
1/100 sec. f/4 ISO 400
Blue Ridge Mountains
Linking to Good Fences
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Mallard1/500 sec. f/11 ISO 400
1/500 sec. f/11 ISO 400
Mallard
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
]]>1/40 sec. f/8 ISO 400
1/40 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Linking to Weekly Top Shot
]]>Tree Swallow1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 500
1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 500
A tree swallow takes a rare break on a high perch overlooking the lake.
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/60 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/60 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Mountains - NC
Linking to Weekend Reflections
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1/125 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
1/125 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
Big cow. Meager fence. Blue Ridge Mountains - NC.
Linking to Good Fences
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Mute Swans1/800 sec. f/11 ISO 400
1/800 sec. f/11 ISO 400
Mute Swans
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Moses Cone Manor - Blue Ridge Parkway
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1/50 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/50 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/50 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Parkway - NC
Linking to Good Fences
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Blue Jay1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Blue Jay1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Blue Jay1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Blue Jay
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/100 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
1/100 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
1/80 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
1/80 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
Mist rolling over the Blue Ridge Mountains after a passing rain storm.
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Eastern Cottontail Rabbit1/60 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
1/60 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Shot in low light under heavy forest canopy - Blue Ridge Mountains.
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Mountains - NC
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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1/30 sec. f/8 ISO 400
1/30 sec. f/8 ISO 400
1/30 sec. f/4 ISO 400
1/30 sec. f/4 ISO 400
Blue Ridge Mountains - NC
Linking to Good Fences
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Cedar Waxwing1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Cedar Waxwing1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Cedar Waxwings
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/125 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Overlooking the back of the Biltmore Estate - Asheville, NC
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Crow1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Crow1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
American Crow
Photographed in the early morning fog of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/250 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/250 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/60 sec. f/4 ISO 400
1/60 sec. f/4 ISO 400
Blue Ridge Mountains - Blowing Rock, NC
Linking to Weekend Reflections
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1/100 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
1/100 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
Blue Ridge Parkway - NC
Linking to Good Fences
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Mute Swan1/500 sec. f/13 ISO 500
1/500 sec. f/13 ISO 500
Mute Swan
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/250 sec, f/8 ISO 100
1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Biltmore Estate Gardens - Asheville, NC
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1/15 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/15 sec. f/4 ISO 100]]>
1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Turkey Vulture1/1000 sec. f/11 ISO 400
1/1000 sec. f/11 ISO 400
Turkey Vulture
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/250 sec. f/10 ISO 400
1/250 sec. f/10 ISO 400]]>
White-throated Sparrow1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 3200
1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 3200
White-throated Sparrow1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 3200
1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 3200
White-throated Sparrow1/400 sec. f/9 ISO 3200
1/400 sec. f/9 ISO 3200
White-throated Sparrow
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/640 sec. f/6.3 ISO 200
1/640 sec. f/6.3 ISO 200
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Great Blue Heron1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 400
1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 200
1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 200
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Carolina Wren1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Carolina Wren1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Carolina Wren1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Carolina Wren
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/160 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/160 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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American Robin1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
American Robin
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/800 sec. f/7.1 ISO 200
1/800 sec. f/7.1 ISO 200
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Eastern Gray Squirrel1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Eastern Gray Squirrel1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Eastern Gray Squirrel1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/125 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/125 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Northern Cardinal1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
Northern Cardinal1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/1250 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/1250 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/1000 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/1000 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Happy Mother's Day!
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Garter Snake1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 800
1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 800
Garter Snake
Linking to Saturday's Critters
]]>And now for Good Fences...
1/160 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/160 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 100
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American Goldfinch1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
American Goldfinch1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
American Goldfinch
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/40 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/40 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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White-throated Sparrow1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
White-throated Sparrow1/640 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
1/640 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Green Heron1/500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 250
1/500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 250
Green Heron
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/40 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/40 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Ring-billed Gull1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Ring-billed Gull1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Ring-billed Gull1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 500
1/1600 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Ring-billed Gull
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/640 sec. f/11 ISO 400
1/640 sec. f/11 ISO 400
Linking to The Barn Collective
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1/125 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/125 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to Shadow Shot Sunday
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1/320 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
1/320 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
1/640 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/640 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Carolina Wren1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 3200
1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 3200
Carolina Wren1/250 sec. f/9 ISO 3200
1/250 sec. f/9 ISO 3200
Carolina Wren
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/250 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/250 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to The Barn Collective and Good Fences
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Grackle1/500 sec. f/9 ISO 1000
1/500 sec. f/9 ISO 1000
Grackle
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/60 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/60 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
]]>I believe this to be a Cooper's Hawk and the only way I made that determination was the length and shape of the tail. You can't see the end of the tail in these photos, but it was rounded like a Cooper's as opposed to the shorter, square tail of a Sharp-shinned Hawk. That doesn't mean I'm right, but trying to determine the correct ID between those two species drives me nuts. It doesn't really matter. It's a hawk drinking from a bird bath - something I've never seen, much less photographed.
Juvenile Cooper's Hawk1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
Juvenile Cooper's Hawk1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
Juvenile Cooper's Hawk1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
Juvenile Cooper's Hawk
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/160 sec. f/16 ISO 200
1/160 sec. f/16 ISO 200
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American Coot1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
American Coot
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Female Cardinal1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 320
1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 320
Female Cardinal
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 200
1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 200
1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 200
1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 200
1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 200
1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Linking to The Barn Collective
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1/160 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/160 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences and Skywatch Friday
]]>Great Blue Heron1/1000 sec. f/9 ISO 400
1/1000 sec. f/9 ISO 400
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
]]>1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Weekly Top Shot
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Canada Goose1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 250
1/2000 sec. f/8 ISO 250
Canada Goose
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/250 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/250 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/250 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/3049 sec. f/2.2 ISO 32
1/3049 sec. f/2.2 ISO 32 (iPhone 6)
Linking to Good Fences
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Song Sparrow1/500 sec. f/9 ISO 320
1/500 sec. f/9 ISO 320
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/125 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/125 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to The Barn Collective
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Female House Finch1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 320
Female House Finch1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 320
1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 320
Female House Finch
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Male Northern Cardinal1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 320
1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 320
Male Northern Cardinal1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 320
1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 320
Male Northern Cardinal1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 320
1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 320
Northern Cardinal
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/25 sec. f/5.6 ISO 400
1/25 sec. f/5.6 ISO 400
1/50 sec. f/5.6 ISO 400
1/50 sec. f/5.6 ISO 400
Linking to Good Fences
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1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 100]]>
House Sparrows1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 320
1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 320
European Starlings1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 320
1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 320
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/400 sec. f/11 ISO 200
1/400 sec. f/11 ISO 200
Kentucky countryside
Linking to Good Fences
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Mallard1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 250
1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 250
Mallard
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/200 sec. f/11 ISO 200
1/200 sec. f/11 ISO 200
Linking to The Barn Collective
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1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 320
1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 320]]>
White-throated Sparrow1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 800
1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 800
White-throated Sparrow
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/200 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/200 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Female House Finch1/60 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Female House Finch1/60 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Female House Finch1/60 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
1/60 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/160 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/160 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/125 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/125 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to The Barn Collective
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1/80 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/80 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to Weekend Reflections
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Canada Goose1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 400
1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Canada Goose
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Great Blue Heron1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 250
Great Blue Heron1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 250
Great Blue Heron1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 250
Great Blue Heron1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 250
1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 250
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/60 sec. f/4 ISO 400
1/60 sec. f/4 ISO 400
1/50 sec. f/4 ISO 400
1/50 sec. f/4 ISO 400
1/80 sec. f/4 ISO 400
1/80 sec. f/4 ISO 400
Linking to Rubbish Tuesday
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1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 100
]]>
1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/25 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/25 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Ring-billed Gull (first winter)1/800 sec. f/9 ISO 400
1/800 sec. f/9 ISO 400
Ring-billed Gull (adult winter)1/500 sec. f/10 ISO 400
1/500 sec. f/10 ISO 400
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/80 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/80 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to The Barn Collective and Rubbish Tuesday
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Female Northern Cardinal1/500 sec. f/10 ISO 2000
1/500 sec. f/10 ISO 2000
Female Northern Cardinal
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/160 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/160 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Kentucky farm country and diamond mesh fencing.
Linking to Good Fences
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Carolina Wren1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Carolina Wren
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/30 sec. f/5.6 ISO 400
1/30 sec. f/5.6 ISO 400
1/50 sec. f/5.6 ISO 400
1/30 sec. f/5.6 ISO 400
1/30 sec. f/5.6 ISO 400
Linking to Rubbish Tuesday
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1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Shadow Shot Sunday
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Male Northern Cardinal1/500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
1/500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/125 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/125 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/160 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/160 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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1/80 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/80 sec. f/4 ISO 100]]>
Blue Jay1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Blue Jay1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
1/500 sec. f.8 ISO 1600
Blue Jay1/500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
1/500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Blue Jay1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1600
Blue Jay
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/80 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/80 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to The Barn Collective
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1/1250 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/1250 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Linking to Shadow Shot Sunday
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Great Blue Heron1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/100 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/100 sec. f/4 ISO 100]]>
1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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1/400 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/400 sec. f/4 ISO 100]]>
Carolina Chickadee1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Carolina Chickadee1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/1600 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/1600 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/1600 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/1600 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Linking to The Barn Collective
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1/60 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/60 sec. f/11 ISO 100]]>
Blue Jay1/400 sec. f/9 ISO 1600
1/400 sec. f/9 ISO 1600
Blue Jay1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Blue Jay1/400 sec. f/10 ISO 1600
1/400 sec. f/10 ISO 1600
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/40 sec. f/8 ISO 200
1/40 sec. f/8 ISO 200]]>
1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
Wishing you all a very Happy New Year!
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1/20 sec. f/8 ISO 200
1/20 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Ring-billed Gull1/800 sec. f/7.1 ISO 400
1/800 sec. f/7.1 ISO 400
Ring-billed Gull (1st Winter Plumage)
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/320 sec. f/11 ISO 200
1/320 sec. f/11 ISO 200
Linking to The Barn Collective
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House Sparrow1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Carolina Wren1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Tufted Titmouse1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Carolina Wren1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
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Carolina Wren1/400 sec. f/9 ISO 2000
1/400 sec. f/9 ISO 2000
Carolina Wren
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Northern Cardinal1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 500
1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Northern Cardinal
Merry Christmas to everyone who observes and I'll see you after the holiday!
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Ring-billed Gull1/800 sec. f/9 ISO 400
1/800 sec. f/9 ISO 400
Ring-billed Gull (First winter plumage)
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Tufted Titmouse1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Tufted Titmouse
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Blue Jay1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Blue Jay
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/1000 sec. f/5.6 ISO 400
1/1000 sec. f/5.6 ISO 400
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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1/60 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
1/60 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
Diamond mesh fencing.
Linking to Good Fences
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Carolina Wren1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
Carolina Wren
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/60 sec. f/4 ISO 400
1/60 sec. f/4 ISO 400
1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
1/1000 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/1000 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/25 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
1/25 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
1/60 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/60 sec. f/8 ISO 100
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Great Blue Heron1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/40 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
1/40 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/320 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/320 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/320 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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1/125 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
1/25 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
The water line on this cypress tree is obvious and you can see just how much the lake level has dropped. Normally, you wouldn't be able to walk out to the tree.
1/1000 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/1000 sec. f/4 ISO 100
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Mallard1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Mallard
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/20 sec. f/8 ISO 400
1/20 sec. f/8 ISO 400
1/400 sec. f/5.6 ISO 400
1/400 sec. f/5.6 ISO 400
1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 100
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Tufted Titmouse1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/500 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/500 sec. f/4 ISO 100]]>
1/25 sec. f/8 ISO 400
1/25 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Linking to Good Fences
]]>
Ring-billed Gull1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 400
1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Ring-billed Gull
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/40 sec. f/8 ISO 400
1/40 sec. f/8 ISO 400
1/50 sec. f/5.6 ISO 400
1/50 sec. f/5.6 ISO 400
1/60 sec. f/5.6 ISO 400
1/60 sec. f/5.6 ISO 400
Linking to The Barn Collective
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Blue Jay1/320 sec. f/11 ISO 2500
1/320 sec. f/11 ISO 2500
Linking to Saturday's Critters
]]>
1/25 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
1/25 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Linking to Skywatch Friday
]]>
Carolina Wren1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
"Hey! Keep it down over there!"
Carolina Wren1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Carolina Wren
Linking to Good Fences
Wishing a Happy Thanksgiving to all of my U.S. friends!
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Ring-billed Gull1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 400
Ring-billed Gull
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/640 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100
1/640 sec. f/6.3 ISO 100]]>
1/60 sec. f/4.0 ISO 100
1/60 sec. f/4.0 ISO 100]]>
House Sparrow1/250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 4000
1/250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 4000
1/125 sec. f/11 ISO 200
1/25 sec. f/11 ISO 200
Linking to Good Fences and Skywatch Friday
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(On another note, I was recently the fortunate winner of TexWisGirl's giveaway at her blog. I received an awesome eagle drawing! If you've never entered for one of her drawings, you should - they're incredible! You can get the skinny at The Run*A*Round Ranch Report when it's giveaway time. I've included a photo of the drawing below the wren.)
Carolina Wren1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Carolina Wren1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
Drawing by TexWisGirl
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Great Blue Heron1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Great Blue Heron
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Common Grackle1/250 sec. f/9 ISO 1000
1/250 sec. f/9 ISO 1000
Common Grackle
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Juvenile Cardinal1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 4000
1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 4000
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1/125 sec. f/11 ISO 200
1/125 sec. f/11 ISO 200
The sometimes grumpy mood of Ma Nature.
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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1/100 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
1/100 sec. f/5.6 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Tufted Titmouse1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/80 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/80 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Rubbish by Roan
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Eastern Gray Squirrel1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
Eastern Gray Squirrel
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Carolina Wren1/250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 3200
1/250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 3200
Carolina Wren
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Carolina Chickadee1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Linking to The Weekend in Black and White
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1/25 sec. f/8 ISO 400
1/25 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Linking to Good Fences
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1/50 sec. f/4.5 ISO 400
1/50 sec. f/4.5 ISO 400
1/60 sec. f/4.5 ISO 400
1/60 sec. f/4.5 ISO 400
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Green Heron1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 1000
Green Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/100 sec. f/2.8 ISO 100
1/100 sec. f/2.8 ISO 100
1/125 sec. f/2.8 ISO 100
1/125 sec. f/2.8 ISO 100
1/80 sec. f/4 ISO 100
1/80 sec. f/4 ISO 100
Small treasures among abandoned shopping carts.
Linking to Rubbish By Roan
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Female Cardinal1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/160 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/160 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/80 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/80 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to Weekend Reflections
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1/10 sec. f/11 ISO 200
1/10 sec. f/11 ISO 200
Linking to Good Fences and Skywatch Friday
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Female House Sparrow1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Bald Eagle1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 200
1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Bald Eagle - Salato Wildlife Center
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Rubbish by Roan
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European Starling1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Double-crested Cormorant1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 800
1/800 sec. f/6.3 ISO 800
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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American Robin1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
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1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 400
1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 400
Linking to Good Fences
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1/80 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/80 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Taken prior to the onset of autumn.
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Immature Great Blue Heron1/800 sec. f/10 ISO 800
1/800 sec. f/10 ISO 800
Juvenile Great Blue Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/30 sec. f/5.6 ISO 800
1/30 sec. f/5.6 ISO 800
Linking to The Barn Collective and Rubbish by Roan
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1/320 sec. f/5 ISO 200
1/320 sec. f/5 ISO 200
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Carolina Chickadee1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 3200
1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 3200
Carolina Chickadee1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 3200
1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 3200
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/40 sec. f/11 ISO 200
1/40 sec. f/11 ISO 200
1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 200
1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 200
Linking to Rubbish by Roan
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1/10 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/10 sec. f/8 ISO 100
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1/200 sec. f/4 ISO 6400
1/200 sec. f/4 ISO 6400
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Carolina Wren1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 3200
Carolina Wren1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 3200
Carolina Wren1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 3200
1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 3200
Carolina Wren
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1/128 sec. f/2.2 ISO 32
1/128 sec. f/2.2 ISO 32 (iPhone 6)
New Castle County, Delaware
Linking to Good Fences
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House Finch1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
Green Heron1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
Green Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 200
1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 200
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Northern Cardinal1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
Linking to Saturday's Critters
1/250 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/250 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/160 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/160 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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Ring-billed Gull1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Ring-billed Gull1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 400
1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Ring-billed Gull
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Black Vultures1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Black Vultures1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Black Vultures1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Black Vultures1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Black Vultures1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Black Vultures1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Black Vultures
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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2.5 sec. f/11 ISO 100
2.5 sec. f/11 ISO 100]]>
Cardinal1/250 sec. f/9 ISO 3200
1/250 sec. f/9 ISO 3200
Cardinal
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Carolina Wren1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Good Fences
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1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 5000
1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 5000]]>This is a good lead-off photo for the series because my jays rarely land where I'd like them to. The nerve, right? They're very suspicious, they get in and get out, so I consider this a good score for my project. Perhaps if I fed them peanuts like Miss Debbie over at that purple blog, they would be more accommodating.
Blue Jay1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 3200
1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 3200
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/20 sec. f/5.6 ISO 800
1/20 sec. f/5.6 ISO 800
This barn sits on the grounds of an old mental institution. Some of the buildings are believed to be haunted. The institution moved a few years ago and the property was sold to new owners who have renovated the buildings. Eerie occurrences have continued even recently. During renovation earlier this year, two electricians quit after reportedly seeing a ghostly body in the ceiling of one of the rooms where they were running cable. Not long ago an employee used his cell phone to record audio of lockers slamming shut repeatedly with no one around. Workers in another building claimed to have seen the ghostly figure of a nurse in a 1950's uniform.
In the loft of this barn there's a single rocking chair that sits next to a window overlooking the grounds. An employee went up to the loft not long ago to see what was there and saw the chair rocking back and forth on its own.
Linking to Rubbish by Roan
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 4000
1/500 sec. f/6.3 ISO 4000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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Great Blue Heron1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Great Blue Heron
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 100
Linking to Skywatch Friday
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1/40 sec. f/8 ISO 500
1/40 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Linking to Good Fences
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Juvenile Mourning Dove1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Juvenile Mourning Dove1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Juvenile Mourning Dove
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Ruby-throated Hummigbird1/640 sec. f/6.3 ISO 4000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/640 sec. f/6.3 ISO 4000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird1/640 sec. f/6.3 ISO 4000
1/640 sec. f/6.3 ISO 4000
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/80 sec. f/6.3 ISO 500
1/80 sec. f/6.3 ISO 500
I'm not sure this "MacGyvered" rig would meet current regulatory safety standards, but there you go. Apparently, that's how we roll in parts of Kentucky.
Linking to Rubbish by Roan
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1/500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 800
1/500 sec. f/7.1 ISO 800
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This frame was taken just a fraction of a second before she hit the water with a big splash.
Female Mallard1/1000 sec. f/10 ISO 1000
1/1000 sec. f/10 ISO 1000
Female Mallard
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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1/100 sec. f/16 ISO 100
1/100 sec. f/16 ISO 100
Linking to Skywatch Friday and The Weekend In Black and White
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1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 500
1/100 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Linking to Good Fences
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Song Sparrow1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 3200
1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 3200
Song Sparrow
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Tree Swallow1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 500
1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Tree Swallow
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/20 sec. f/8 ISO 100
1/20 sec. f/8 ISO 100
Linking to Weekly Top Shot
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Eastern Cottontail Rabbit1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 500
1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Eastern Cottontail Rabbit
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Carolina Wren1/250 sec. f/10 ISO 3200
1/250 sec. f/10 ISO 3200
Carolina Wren1/250 sec. f/9 ISO 3200
1/250 sec. f/9 ISO 3200
Carolina Wren
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1/40 sec. f/16 ISO 320
1/40 sec. f/16 ISO 320
Linking to Good Fences
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Carolina Chickadee1/160 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
1/160 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2000
Carolina Chickadee
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House Finch1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
House Finch
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Mallard1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Mallard
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European Starling1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 3200
1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 3200
European Starling
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House Sparrows1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 3200
House Sparrows1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 3200
House Sparrows1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 3200
House Sparrows1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 3200
House Sparrows1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 3200
1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 3200
House Sparrows
Linking to Saturday's Critters and The Bird D'Pot
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1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 800
1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 800
Linking to The Weekend In Black and White
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1/40 sec. f/16 ISO 200
1/40 sec. f/16 ISO 200
1/40 sec. f/11 ISO 200
1/40 sec. f/11 ISO 200
After all, you can't have a good fence without good fence posts.
Linking to Good Fences
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1/320 sec. f/9 ISO 800
1/320 sec. f/9 ISO 800]]>
Green Heron1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
Green Heron
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/40 sec. f/8 ISO 400
1/40 sec. f/8 ISO 400]]>
1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 400
1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 400
American Crow
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Canada Goose1/1000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
1/1000 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1000
Canada Goose
Linking to Saturday's Critters and The Bird D'Pot
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Mourning Dove1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
Mourning Dove
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Eastern Kingbird1/60 sec. f/9 ISO 400
1/60 sec. f/9 ISO 400
Eastern Kingbird
Linking to Good Fences
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Eastern Gray Squirrel1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 4000
1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 4000
Eastern Gray Squirrel
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Female House Finch1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Female House Finch1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Female House Finch
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 500
1/125 sec. f/8 ISO 500
If you look at the petal in the 7 o' clock position you can see my reflection in the large water drop.
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1/1250 sec. f/3.2 ISO 100
1/1250 sec. f/3.2 ISO 100]]>
1/200 sec. f/16 ISO 200
1/200 sec. f/16 ISO 200
1/100 sec. f/16 ISO 200
1/100 sec. f/16 ISO 200
Linking to Good Fences
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Juvenile Tufted Titmouse1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Juvenile Tufted Titmouse1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Juvenile Tufted Titmouse1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Juvenile Tufted Titmouse
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Carolina Chickadee1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Carolina Chickadee1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Carolina Chickadee1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Carolina Chickadee
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Female Northern Cardinal1/160 sec. f/7.1 ISO 3200
1/160 sec. f/7.1 ISO 3200
Female Northern Cardinal1/200 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
1/200 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2000
Female Northern Cardinal1/250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 3200
1/250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 3200
Female Northern Cardinal
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1/60 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
1/60 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
1/50 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
1/50 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
1/80 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
1/80 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
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Male House Finch1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
Male House Finch1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
Male House Finch1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
Male House Finch
Linking to Saturday's Critters and The Bird D'Pot
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1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 400
1/200 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Linking to Good Fences
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Great Blue Heron1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 400
1/800 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Great Blue Heron
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Yellow-rumped Warbler1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 500
1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Female Wild Turkey1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 500
1/1250 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Female Wild Turkey
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1/200 sec. f/11 ISO 100
1/200 sec. f/11 ISO 100]]>
American Robin1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 2500
American Robin1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
American Robin
Linking to Saturday's Critters and The Bird D'Pot
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Female House Finch1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
1/250 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
Female House Finch
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1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 400
1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 400
Linking to Good Fences
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Palm Warbler1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Palm Warbler1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 400
1/250 sec. f/8 ISO 400
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Female House Finch1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
Female House Finch1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
Female House Finch1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
1/400 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
Female House Finches
Mourning Dove1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2500
1/400 sec. f/7.1 ISO 2500
Mourning Dove
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Mallard Duckling1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 400
1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 400
Mallard Duckling
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Rhododendron1/15 sec. f/20 ISO 100
1/15 sec. f/20 ISO 100
Rhododendron
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Bald Eagle In Rehab1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 200
1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Bald Eagle in rehab at the wildlife center.
Linking to Saturday's Critters and The Bird D'Pot
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Stone and Asphalt1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 200
1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 200
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Male Cardinal Feeding A Juvenile1/200 sec. f/7.1 ISO 6400
Male Cardinal Feeding A Juvenile1/200 sec. f/7.1 ISO 6400
Male Cardinal Feeding A Juvenile1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 5000
1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 5000
Male cardinal feeding a juvenile.
Linking to Good Fences
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Male and Female House Finch1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
House Finches
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Female House Finch1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
1/320 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Female House Finch
Male House Finch1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
Male House Finch
Female Northern Cardinal1/125 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
1/125 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
Female Northern Cardinal
European Starling1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
European Starling
American Robin1/250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
1/250 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
American Robin
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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Great Blue Heron1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
1/1000 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
Great Blue Heron
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American Coot1/1000 sec. f/9 ISO 1600
1/1000 sec. f/9 ISO 1600
American Coot1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 1600
American Coot
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Eastern Gray Squirrel1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 4000
Eastern Gray Squirrel1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 4000
1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 4000
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Linking to Saturday's Critters
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Juvenile American Robin1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
1/320 sec. f/7.1 ISO 1600
Juvenile American Robin
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Watching Over The Fences
1/100 sec. f/11 ISO 200
Linking to Good Fences
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1/160 sec. f/8 ISO 2000
Tufted Titmouse
Tufted Titmouse
Tufted Titmouse
Tufted Titmouse
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Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Chickadee
1/500 sec. f/8 ISO 1000
Carolina Chickadee
Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday
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European Starling
European Starling
European Starling
European Starling
1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 4000
European Starling
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The EdgeTree Swallow
1/640 sec. f/8 ISO 500
Sometimes I sits and thinks. Sometimes I just sits.
Tree Swallow
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Male cardinal feeding a juvenile cowbird
Since then I've managed to get a photo of a male cardinal actually feeding his own young.
Juvenile Northern Cardinal
Juvenile Northern Cardinal
Male Northern Cardinal feeding his young
1/200 sec. f/6.3 ISO 2500
Linking to Saturday's Critters and The Bird D'Pot
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1/160 sec. f/11 ISO 200
A classic Kentucky stone fence guarding a lone silo.
Linking to Good Fences
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1/320 sec. f/6.3 ISO 3200
Male Northern Cardinal
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