Posted on June 26, 2018 in Animals, Dog Sports, Dogs, Pet Photography
There is definitely something about Sydney – one of my favorite dock dogs to watch! Go Team Sydney! This dog has the sweetest expression! 🙂
Posted on June 25, 2018 in Flowers, Lensbaby, Nature
It’s been a banner year for our honeysuckle vine. Maybe the never-ending rain in Spring was a good thing after all! Last year I wasn’t sure if the vine would survive after moving it onto a new arbor, but I’m very happy with this years bloom. Honeysuckle is one of my all-time favorite scents! I could stand in the garden and smell the sweet fragrance forever! This Spring I added this little birdhouse in the hopes of having some feathered friends to watch. I’m really turning into a “Bird Nerd”! 🙂
Posted on June 20, 2018 in Birds, Nature, Wildlife
Every now and then I spot something while driving and have to immediately pull over to take a photo. This was one of those “Whoa Stop!” moments. It was somewhere in New Jersey, along the side of a busy highway. I’m lucky to have grabbed the shot before being swept off the side of the road by the traffic that was whizzing past me!
Posted on June 12, 2018 in Birds, Documentary, Nature, Wildlife
This is a follow up to yesterday’s post featuring nest building Osprey. This was prize construction material gleaned from the shoreline in New Jersey.
Posted on June 11, 2018 in Birds, Documentary, Nature, Wildlife
When I was in college I wrote a report on the comeback of the Osprey (“fish hawk”) in the State of Pennsylvania. Back in the early 1980’s, the Osprey was placed on the threatened species list due to exposure from DDT which suppressed their eggs from hatching. After the sale and use of DDT was banned, the Osprey started to make a comeback. To be removed from the threatened species list, there must be a minimum of 50 nests in the state and 10 nests in each of the four watershed-based population clusters, which include the upper Delaware, lower Delaware, upper Ohio-Beaver, upper and lower Susquehanna. Artificial nest platforms like this one are placed near water to encourage nest building. In this photo, the Osprey is bringing a large piece of grass into the nest. It was huge and he/she flew quite a distance to retrieve it and bring it back. The two Osprey then spent a while rearranging to see where it looked best in their nest! I was very excited to have had the opportunity to see and photograph the birds that I wrote about so long ago.