All About the Moose — Montana Rose Photography

Just a moose hanging in the water. It is not often that I just take a sit and hang out with the animals, but when I do it is because I stumble upon one. Of course, this guy I didn’t exactly stumble upon. I was driving back from hiking where I was indeed looking for […] …

Hey Go Nuts Today! — Through Open Lens

F/6.3, 1/640, ISO 200. Eastern Gray Squirrel Why do squirrels swim on their backs? To keep their nuts dry. Interesting Fact: Squirrels are extremely intelligent creatures. They are known to put on elaborate bogus food burying displays to deceive onlookers. The fake burials are to trick potential thieves, such as other squirrels or birds, […] via …

The Turtle Pond

I am blessed and thankful to be surrounded by nature every day.  My drive to and from town includes a long stretch along one country road.  The turtle pond - long called this because of the abundance of turtles one can see sunning themselves on warm spring, summer and early Fall days, is also home …

Wild Beauty

We're now into the early days of summer and everywhere you look around the Parry Sound area, roadsides, ditches and meadows are filled with a beautiful collage of wildflowers.  Pollinators are busy collecting nectar, songbirds are singing the joys of warm days and new life, and the living is indeed easy, and a feast for …

Chorlitejo Piquigrueso/Wilson’s Plover/Charadrius wilsonia — Birds Colombia: 823 especies hoy

Nombre en español: Chorlitejo Piquigrueso Nombre en ingles: Wilson’s Plover Nombre científico: Charadrius wilsonia Familia: Charadriidae Foto: Nick Athanas Canto: Andrew Spencer El títere playero, frailecillo de Wilson, chorlo de pico grueso, chichicuilote, chorlito gritón, turillo o chorlitejo picudo (Charadrius wilsonia)​ es una especie de ave Charadriiforme de la familia Charadriidae de las costas americanas …

Be A Flamingo In A Flock Of Pigeons! — Through Open Lens

F/7.1, 1/160, ISO 320. American Flamingo Why don’t basketball players go away for summer vacation? They’re afraid they might get called for traveling Interesting Fact: The American Flamingo is the most widespread species of the flamingo family. It is the state bird of Gujarat, India. ( http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/940/overview/American_Flamingo.aspx ) via Be A Flamingo In A Flock Of …

When Time Flies — Life on Tiree

Our visiting friends arrived on Tuesday’s ferry. It is hard to think that it is Saturday already! This week the days have just flown by. And today we said our goodbyes. Tuesday’s ferry is a later crossing arriving at Tiree at 18:50. By the time we ate and conversed the evening had gone. There was […] …