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04-27-24 Cooper’s Hawk - An Unusual Sighting
The Colleyville Nature Center has lots of hawks…but they’re generally of the red-shouldered variety… this is called a Cooper’s Hawk, and it’s not nearly as common - I’m glad we had a chance to see this one!
04-27-24 Cedar Waxwings
The Cedar Waxwings were out in force this morning.. this was just a small section of a large tree that had many waxwings in it. A striking looking little bird!
04-27-24 Low Flying Aircraft
As Dean and I were wrapping up for the morning, a Hawk screeched and swooped low over the pond we were at… not sure what got him upset, but, it made for a quick action shot :-)
04-27-24 Breakfast is Served
Well, the weather cooperated, so Dean and I made a trip out the Colleyville Nature Center… Found this male cardinal having obtained his morning breakfast… good for him… not so good for the beetle ;-)
04-26-24 White-Winged Dove
Today, I let my dog out into the backyard and noticed some White-Winged Doves walking up and down my fence…so, I decided to grab a shot one…. I must say, they’re more colorful in the face than I thought they were… an interesting bird!
04-07-24 Geese! Landing On Long Pond - Closer Details (image 5 of 5)
I made a trip out to the Colleyville Nature Center this morning - got there about 7:15 AM, and found it to be quite productive! I’m surprised at the size of some of these geese - some are quite large! They’re pretty fun to watch as they interact with others that might dare to try and take their spot on the pond.
04-07-24 Geese! Landing On Long Pond - Wide Angle (image 4 of 5)
I made a trip out to the Colleyville Nature Center this morning - got there about 7:15 AM, and found it to be quite productive! The Canadian Geese were full of energy this morning and coming together on Long Pond - the wingspan is pretty impressive!
04-07-24 Geese! This is MY Spot (image 3 of 5)
I made a trip out to the Colleyville Nature Center this morning - got there about 7:15 AM, and found it to be quite productive! Did I mention that the Canadian Geese were quite active this morning? Several of the larger geese were keen to guard their preferred places on Long Pond.
04-07-24 Geese! Striking a Pose In Hopes of Some Food (image 2 of 5)
I made a trip out to the Colleyville Nature Center this morning - got there about 7:15 AM, and found it to be quite productive! Very happy with this closeup shot of a Canadian Goose - they were circling near enough to the invasive photographer to see if there would be any handouts :-)
04-07-24 Geese! They Don’t Call It Golden Hour For Nothin! (image 1 of 5)
I made a trip out to the Colleyville Nature Center this morning - got there about 7:15 AM, and found it to be quite productive! Arriving just after sunrise, you get the benefit of the warm light…which always makes for excellent coloration on water shots! The Canadian Geese were particularly active this morning - this little guy was interested to see if I had any snacks :-)
04-07-24 Ducks! Leaving the Shore Behind (image 5 of 5)
I made a trip out to the Colleyville Nature Center this morning - got there about 7:15 AM, and found it to be quite productive! Mom and the kiddos decided it was time to branch out onto Long Pond…
04-07-24 Ducks! Supervising the Search for Breakfast (image 4 of 5)
I made a trip out to the Colleyville Nature Center this morning - got there about 7:15 AM, and found it to be quite productive! Mother Mallard keeps a close eye on the curious photographer who keeps following their every step :-)
04-07-24 Ducks! Cuteness In the Grass (image 3 of 5)
I made a trip out to the Colleyville Nature Center this morning - got there about 7:15 AM, and found it to be quite productive! Moving on from the spillway, the group cut through the grass towards Long Pond which is upstream from the spillway.
04-07-24 Ducks! Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place (image 2 of 5)
I made a trip out to the Colleyville Nature Center this morning - got there about 7:15 AM, and found it to be quite productive! This little guy was on the same spillway as his siblings, but he was a little reluctant to actually get into the water :-)
04-07-24 Ducks! Mother Mallard and Her Crew (image 1 of 5)
I made a trip out to the Colleyville Nature Center this morning - got there about 7:15 AM, and found it to be quite productive! There are two ponds that are close together and connected by a small overflow spillway - and this morning, there was a female Mallard and 13-14 babies all foraging for breakfast on the rocks of the spillway.
04-07-24 Guardian of Owl Woods
I made a trip out to the Colleyville Nature Center this morning - got there about 7:15 AM, and found it to be quite productive! There’s a loop in the trail which is known to all the locals as Owl Woods… appropriately named! This is just one of two confirmed owls this morning, but unfortunately, the second owl was so well hidden, I could only make out tail feathers sticking out from behind cover…. but this big guy was on display for the whole world to see :-)
03-30-24 Spring Has Sprung
Dean and I tried 3 different locations this morning, but all the wildlife must have taken the morning off… we couldn’t find much in the way of photographic animals… welcome to photography in Texas! So, when in doubt, fall back on some floral photography - these tulips were found at the Grapevine Botanical Gardens.
03-23-24 A Different Kind of Predator
Don’t let the sleepy, lazy appearance fool you… this Barred Owl is no less a predator than the Hawk featured in today’s earlier posts… it’s just that the Barred Owl does most of his work at night. Another good shot from the Colleyville Nature Center!
03-23-24 Hawk 3 of 3: Hate To Eat and Run…but…
After finishing his meal, he decided he needed to go back for seconds…so, in a blur of motion, he was gone!
03-23-24 Hawk 2 of 3: The Demise of Some Poor Forest Dwelling Critter
Another shot of the same hawk, but with evidence of what he was eating… something with a tail… maybe a mouse or large lizard?
03-23-24 Hawk 1 of 3: Let Me Eat In Peace
After work yesterday, Dean and I ran out to the Colleyville Nature Center to see what we could find. We happened to come upon a hawk that had just caught something for dinner. In this photo, you cannot see the prey, but the hawk was clearly focused on dinner and busy eating it…but he would look up occasionally to make sure the photographers weren’t getting too close.
03-18-24 Watching Me Watch Them
Another shot taken today at the Bob Jones Nature Center… some deer were very aware of the clumsy photographer trudging through the underbrush…
03-18-24 Trying his best to ignore the photographer
It’s been a long time since I have been able to post any new content… I made quick trip to the Bob Jones Nature Center today after work… the lighting was good and this cardinal decided to strike pose for me…
12-27-23 King of the Drying Beds
I suppose as far as birds are concerned, the hawks are the top of the food chain at the Village Creek Drying Beds… this guy swept low over Dean and I as we were out taking pictures - I think he was inspecting us as much as we were watching him…
12-27-23 Cedar Waxwing 2
A closer profile shot - they’re a striking little bird… I wish I could have been just a little closer, it would have made his face just a little more crisp…but, I figured it’s such an unusual bird to find, I’d go ahead and put him on display anyway.
12-27-23 Cedar Waxwing 1
It’s not every day that I find Cedar Waxwings at the Village Creek Drying Beds - but today, Dean and I ran out for a morning photo shoot and stumbled upon quite a large number of them up in the trees. Cute photo subjects!
12-26-23 Eastern Bluebird On A Stick
Yes, this qualifies as a “bird on a stick” photo (often disparaged amongst nature photographers), but hey - it’s not like I can dictate where the bluebird decides to perch! Nevertheless, I like these little birds - they bring a little color into an otherwise brown season in Texas nature photography. I took this photo several weeks back, but only recently got around to actually working the image. Thank goodness for long camera lenses because this guy was a good distance away - taken at the Village Creek Drying Beds
12-03-23 Mrs. Merganser Striking a Pose
Another shot from yesterday’s trip to Centennial Park in Irving… it’s the only place in the entire DFW area that I can say I’ve ever found Hooded Mergansers…. I was very happy with this shot of the female, but all of the shots of the more exaggerated males didn’t turn out very well… I will get a good shot of them eventually!
12-03-23 Bird on a wire
Another shot from yesterday’s trip to the Village Creek Drying Beds … a staple of Texas bird photographers each winter - I really like these colorful little guys - they’re the smallest member of the falcon family.
12-02-23- Goldfinch 2
Another close up shot of the Goldfinches at Village Creek Drying Beds this morning… cute little birds, but they don’t stay in one spot for very long!
12-02-23- Goldfinch 1
Another shot from this morning - Dean and I stopped by the Village Creek Drying Beds this morning… I haven’t seen this many finches in one place in a long time… but this little guy is a Goldfinch.
12-02-23- House Finch Getting Ready Escape
Dean and I also stopped by the Village Creek Drying Beds this morning… there were finches everywhere… here you have a red House Finch watching me intently with a Goldfinch in the background.
12-02-23- Go Soak Your Head
Dean and I visited multiple locations today - this photo was taken in Irving, TX at Centennial Park… I was stalking a young egret who was repeatedly trying to catch minnows, but kept coming up empty… but he gets high marks for effort!
11-12-Bass for Breakfast
This is the same Great Blue Heron from the picture below…but, he’d moved further up the bank near an over-hanging tree… and sure enough, he was able to pull in a small bass, but for him it was quite large :-)
11-12-23 Stalking his prey
This Great Blue Heron was intently studying the water for signs of food… and as the next image shows, he moved further down the bank of the pond and found some :-)
11-4-23 Great Egret on Long Pond
This Great Egret was off in a secluded corner of Long Pond trying to avoid photographers and Cormorants… but, the lighting was good and the setting was right, so he had to put up with the photographer for a little while :)
11-4-23 Gliding in for a Landing
One more shot of a Cormorant coming in for a landing on Long Pond… the fall foliage is really starting to provide some great color to the pictures!
11-4-23 Breakfast is Served - part 2
Dean and I went back to the Colleyville Nature Center this morning and found that there was an abnormal number of Cormorants today…it was pretty fascinating to watch them dive underwater and come up with fish… I would guess that there was probably at least 30 or 40 Cormorants in Long Pond. They’re a strange, prehistoric looking bird in my opinion…but, pretty photogenic too :)
11-4-23 Breakfast is Served - part 1
Dean and I went back to the Colleyville Nature Center this morning and found that there was an abnormal number of Cormorants today…it was pretty fascinating to watch them dive underwater and come up with fish… I would guess that there was probably at least 30 or 40 Cormorants in Long Pond. They’re a strange, prehistoric looking bird in my opinion…but, pretty photogenic too :)
10-27-23 The Hidden Predator
Dean and I made a trip out to the Colleyville Nature Center this evening… and if Dean had not noticed this hawk and pointed him out to me, I would have never seen him - hidden deep within a thicket of tangled branches, he was high in the trees surveying his domain… Poor little rabbits and mice stand no chance on the forest floor… the hidden predator above is quietly watching and waiting…
10-22-23 Feisty Little Grebe - pic 2
Another cute shot of this busy little grebe… I was surprised how much splashing around he did…but, hey, it made for a good photo op!
10-22-23 Feisty Little Grebe - pic 1
There wasn’t much water in the Colleyville Nature Center ponds today, but this little grebe was getting very rambunctious in what little water he could find… it was quite warm this afternoon!
10-22-23 Stalking the Stalker
Made an early morning run to the Colleyville Nature Center this morning… found this Great Blue Heron stalking minnows in the shallow end of Long Pond.
10-1-23 Hummingbird 4 of 4
The Bob Jones Nature Center had quite a display of hummingbirds this morning… I got 4 shots I was particularly happy with… enjoy!
10-1-23 Hummingbird 3 of 4
The Bob Jones Nature Center had quite a display of hummingbirds this morning… I got 4 shots I was particularly happy with… enjoy!
10-1-23 Hummingbird 2 of 4
The Bob Jones Nature Center had quite a display of hummingbirds this morning… I got 4 shots I was particularly happy with… enjoy!
10-1-23 Hummingbird 1 of 4
The Bob Jones Nature Center had quite a display of hummingbirds this morning… I got 4 shots I was particularly happy with… enjoy!
9-29-23 A Very Vivid Moon
Have you noticed the brightness of the moon the last few nights? I don’t think I remember a more vivid, bright full moon - It was just begging me to point my camera at it!
9-24-24 Grebe In Soft Morning Light
Dean and I went to the Colleyville Nature Center just as the sun was coming up… which made for some beautiful reflections on the waters of Long Pond. This little guy is called a Pied-Billed Grebe.
9-17-23 Very Calm Customer
Early morning trip out to Colleyville Nature Center… I found this very calm Great Blue Heron who didn’t seem to care how close I got… I was beginning to wonder if I could reach over and touch him… most wildlife doesn’t tolerate the encroachment so well… but it does provide a nice closeup shot :)
9-11-23 Bobbing for Minnows
Dean and I made a last minute decision to try to get some photography in before we lost the sunlight… it was a short trip, but it worked out well. Amongst other things, we got a shot of this Green Heron stalking minnows in the shallow end of the pond. There may be more keepers from this trip - I’ll post any if they turn out nice. Enjoy!
9-9-23 Early Morning Fawn
Made a run out to the Bob Jones Nature Center today and finally got a chance to see the fawns that Dean had told me about… they’re very cute and very shy!
