Along the beach of St. Augustine, a Willet was dodging in and out of the surf looking for dinner. The delicacy of the day are Sand Crabs hidden in the sand. After extensive searching, one was found. I watched him run around a bit with the crab […]
Man’s unique reward, however, is that while animals survive by adjusting themselves to their background, man survives by adjusting his background to himself. Ayn Rand
A short post today as the day is getting long and there are things I still need to attend to. I knew this visit to Florida was going to be difficult, so I wanted to take a mental health break before diving into real life. Stopping by the […]
Sometimes I get great bird photos when I head out, and other days they are nothing but a big mess. Today was one of those days when the birds were really far away. Not only were they far, but they were little, and kept hiding in the trees. […]
Day three of the riding clinic and two more to go. The good news ! I managed to stay on. The bad news? I managed to stay on. Rode the beast today and he was just being a silly goose. Jumping at things like – sunlight. On the […]
if you have two ducks in front of a duck, a duck between two ducks and a duck in front of two ducks how many ducks do you have?
It’s been too long since I’ve been able to sneak out to look for birds. So a pre-dawn departure had me arrive as the sun rose over Cromwell Valley Park, just north of Baltimore. The bunnies were out nibbling on the grass, and the deer were skittish when […]
This week has been a week of preparation for a five-day long Dressage Riding clinic that I’m participating in next week. So while the migrating birds have been calling my name daily, I’ve been unable to get out and bird. It was a hazy and overcast morning, and […]
Last night’s webinair was a lot of fun, and all it did was motivate me even more to get out there and keep photographing birds. This afternoon, I stalked my front yard for a bit. Although the hummingbird and gold finch were more concerned about what I was […]
I must admit, I believe I’m suffering from bird AD&D. There’s not a flutter in a tree that doesn’t cause me to stop in my tracks and look. What could it be? Is it something yellow? Is it perhaps blue? With a camera, I’m able to capture these […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 