Thursday, April 26, 2007

Squirrels

Fox Squirrel
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I was walking through some woods when I heard a squirrel chirp above me. I looked up and this guy was glaring at me from a branch about ten feet above my head. So I snapped this picture.

Red Squirrel

I caught this Red Squirrel in a comical pose while he was stealing sun flower seeds from the bird feeder in front of our house.

Butterflies

Red Admiral Butterfly
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Cabbage Butterfly


Monarch Butterfly

Black Swallowtail Butterfly

Black Swallowtail Butterfly (larva stage)

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Springtime Colors

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Yellow-Crowned Night Heron

I was out in our woods this evening when this Yellow-Crowned Night Heron flew over and landed in a tree about seventy yards away from me. At first I didn't know what it was because I had never seen one before but I took a few pictures and went home and looked it up in a field guide.

He roosted in our grove for three days and would let me get within fifteen or twenty yards of him without showing any signs of uneasiness.

Monday, April 23, 2007

Wild Ducks

Mallards

Sleeping Mallard Drake

Wood Duck Hens On Nesting Box

Wood Ducks In Cattails