Basking Dragonfly
June 19, 2014
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So I'm not very good at identifying dragonflies and damselflies, so if any of you can help me out, I'd appreciate it. I do appreciate their beauty as they hop from stalk to stem across the open Illinois fields and water banks. There are so many varieties and colors that and at one point I was surrounded by them. I just sat down and enjoyed watching...
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Feeding the Young
June 18, 2014
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I am so happy to have had the experience of watching these tree swallows gathering bugs and feeding their nestlings. I'm also happy that I was able to capture this moment and share it with you all. The swallow would fly up to the house where a nestling was anxiously waiting to be fed with a mouth wide open. The adult swallow would then stick his/he...
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Enjoying the Nectar
June 17, 2014
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As part of my wildlife photography, I try to challenge myself to capture a variety of poses of various birds or animals. Not only am I striving to get a good exposure and background, but I'm also trying to find various poses of the subject that are either classic or unique. This image is a head-on view of the ruby-throated hummingbird drinking nect...
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Great Grandma's Wren
June 17, 2014
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This little wren lives in my parent's mailbox and gives his warning calls whenever you walk by, which is fine because when he isn't warning people, he has a pretty song. My mom told me this was one of my Great Grandma Vi's favorite birds. I was young bot have fond memories of her...I sure wish I could sit down and talk with some of my grandparents...
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Time on the Beach
June 16, 2014
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So I took several photos of Faith on the beach this weekend and some are quite humorous, but I thought I'd post this profile image of her enjoying the lake view. She loves the water!
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