Category: Nature Photography
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Strange Beauty
There is no exquisite beauty…without some strangeness… ~Edgar Allan Poe I came across this strange spider the other day as I walked through the back gate. I noticed its striking white abdomen moving slowly around its web with a small up and down motion, accompanying a slight twist of the body as it moved. The Read more…
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Another One (Hundred) Bites the Dust
Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go and do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive. ~Dr. Howard Thurman It happened again. Ten months go by, another 100 blog posts. So, as I have done in the past, I mark this Read more…
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Beauty in Miniature
Find beauty in the small things… ~author unknown It is the time of year when I turn my attention to caterpillars (BugFest is approaching). So, I am always glancing at shrubs and trees that I know are host plants to see what might be happening. There is a small Black Cherry tree out back and Read more…
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Here’s Looking at You
An animal’s eyes have the power to speak a great language. ~Martin Buber I went out the other day to grab one of the hummingbird feeders for a refill and a slight movement caught my eye. It was a bizarre-looking jumping spider on the metal bracket that held the feeder. What struck me about this Read more…
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Blue Grosbeak Nest
It is composed of fine dried grasses, which are more carefully arranged towards the interior, and is lined with a few delicate fibrous roots, dried moss, or horse-hair. There are seldom more than four eggs, but two broods are raised in the season. ~John Jame Audubon describing the nest of a Blue Grosbeak, 1844 The Read more…
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Small Wonders
Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain. ~Henry David Thoreau The heat this past week has been pretty oppressive. So, I needed to remind myself that, even though there are not groups of Black Bears feeding Read more…
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The Bobbing Rock
You only need to sit still long enough in some attractive spot in the woods that all its inhabitants may exhibit themselves to you by turns. ~Henry David Thoreau In my last post I mentioned the incredible bird life at Elk Knob State Park seen in a recent backpacking trip. The gurgling stream next to Read more…
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That Has Got to Itch
The frog says, times fun when you’re having flies! ~David Bankson Earlier in the week I was walking around the yard doing a little filming to help with a project on the importance of native plants (see Hometown Habitat). I was using the 500mm telephoto and a 1.4 teleconverter in hopes of getting some birds, Read more…
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Pungo Reflections – Sky
The sky is that beautiful old parchment in which the sun and moon keep their diary. ~ Alfred Kreymborg One of my favorite things about eastern North Carolina is the big sky (maybe that’s why I like Montana so much as well). And I have seen some wonderful big skies at Pungo this year, especially Read more…
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Pungo Reflections – Water
Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Due to a crazy schedule at home this month, my last refuge tour of this winter waterfowl season was the first weekend of February. I had a great group of three clients that all had experience with our national wildlife Read more…
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