Tag Archives: Nature

365 Days of Photos – Day 16

Today was such a beautiful day in North Texas. After a week (plus) of cold temperatures, gray skies and even some rain, we finally returned to temperatures in the 60’s (F) and blue skies.

I took some time to walk around a local pond and snap pictures of the ducks. I caused quite a ruckus when several younger ducks waddled up to say hi. The older ducks quickly followed and started hissing (like cats!) at me (or the ducks I’m not sure). No matter who their hissing was aimed at it was obvious they didn’t want us to spend any significant time together! (Muscovy Ducks)

Hissing ducks

Then there was this little guy…I just thought he was cute! He is a Northern Shoveler.

Northern shoveler

And what duck photo shoot is complete without a picture of a Mallard Duck?

mallard duck

Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadowed

Low light photography.

Remington

Remington – Chub Lake, Northern Ontario

mossy rock

Mossy Rock – Northern Ontario

The forest floor

The Forest Floor (yes my dog is photo bombing the shot!) – Northern Ontario

I believe one of the most beautiful sights in the world is the shadowed floor of a forest.

Enjoy more shadowed photography at The Daily Post

Migration Time

It is migration time in Texas. The Monarch Butterflies are passing through. I went to the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens and the Dallas Arboretum and was lucky enough to stand among hundreds of butterflies.

As I zoomed in to get pictures of the monarchs I felt overwhelmed by their beauty and amazed by the journey they were undertaking.

monarch 1

monarch 2

monarch 3

monarch 4