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Monday, August 08, 2011

Wood Duck

Made a trip tonight out to the Trinity Park Duck Pond in Fort Worth... got several good shots, including this wood duck. Enjoy!

Sunday, August 07, 2011

American Avocet and Killdeer

Got a nice close-up of the pair... enjoy!

Saturday, August 06, 2011

Killdeer nice and close...

It's not that often I can get up this close to a Killdeer... they're usually kinda nervous. Enjoy!

Kildeer coming in for a landing

Took a quick photo of this Killdeer on an impulse... turned out pretty good!
Enjoy!

Barn Swallow - female? :-)

I have no idea if it's female or not... it's just the gesture made me guess ;-)
Enjoy!

White Ibis

A great shot of a White Ibis out at the drying beds...I was happy to finally get a picture of an all-white bird without the D7000 giving me focusing grief... I'm learning! Enjoy!

American Avocet

Found another species I hadn't seen before at the drying beds... this one is called an American Avocet... Enjoy!

Buff-Breasted Sandpiper

Took the D7000 out today for the first time at the VCDBs... found a species I hadn't seen before. This is called a Buff-Breasted Sandpiper. Enjoy!

Thursday, August 04, 2011

Buzzz...

Found some flowers that had lots of bees near the Ballpark in Arlington... Enjoy!

Sunday, July 31, 2011

The Ballpark In Arlington

Good lighting this evening at the Ballpark in Arlington. Using my new Nikon D7000 with 18mm-105mm zoom. Enjoy!

Blue Heron

Took the new Nikon D7000 out to the Ballpark in Arlington tonight and found a Blue Heron... enjoy!

White Egret

Took the new Nikon D7000 for a spin tonight and caught a White Egret by the Ballpark in Arlington. Enjoy!

Green Heron

Took the new Nikon D7000 out for a spin today at the Ballpark in Arlington... found this Green Heron along the shore of one of the ponds. Enjoy!

Friday, July 22, 2011

Baby ducks at the park...

Took a nice walk at a park in Arlington tonight.... lots of baby ducks! Enjoy!

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Finally got a decent picture of a Killdeer ... these guys are everywhere out at the Drying Beds, but they tend to blend into their background very well... I've struggled to get a sharp picture of one. Even this one had to be cropped very tightly because I caught the picture between blades of Johnson grass. Enjoy!

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Close up...

A close up of my Red Tailed Hawk... He looks a little hungry ;-) enjoy!

Red Tailed Hawk

Got my first shot of a Red Tailed Hawk at the Drying Beds today... very majestic bird! Enjoy!

Friday, July 15, 2011

Great Blue Heron...

I found a Great Blue Heron in one of the ponds next door to the Ballpark in Arlington.... Enjoy!

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Barn Swallow on a wire...

Barn Swallows on a wire out at VCDB... Enjoy!

White Ibis up close....

The White Ibis' were out in force this weekend at VCDB... I was glad to get close to this guy! Enjoy!

I got too close...

Found these ducks out at the VCDB.... they didn't like me taking their picture ;-) Enjoy!

White Ibis in flight...

Was out at VCDB yesterday and caught this guy flying by... Enjoy!

Monday, July 04, 2011

American Black Ducks or Female Mallards?

Found a group of either female Malards ... or ... American Black Ducks this morning at the Drying Beds... Not sure which...but very pretty!
Enjoy!

Sunday, July 03, 2011

Happy Independence Day!

O! say can you see by the dawn’s early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming,
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,
O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there;
O! say does that star-spangled banner yet wave,
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

Saturday, July 02, 2011

Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks

Cute Whistling Ducks at a local business park... Enjoy!

Friday, June 24, 2011

Baby Wood Ducks...

Baby wood ducks at the Drying Beds this morning... aren't they cute?

Enjoy!

Monday, June 20, 2011

Beautiful Morning at the Drying Beds...

If you've followed my blog over the last month, you'll notice that I've spent a lot of time at a place called the Village Creek Drying Beds in Arlington. Here's what it looked like just after 7:00 a.m. this morning. Enjoy!

Are you looking at me??

Caught this guy as he came up out of the tall grass by one of the ponds out at the Drying Beds... Enjoy!

Green Heron

Ran out to the Drying Beds this morning and found a very unusual looking bird... it's a green heron. Enjoy!

Saturday, June 18, 2011

A pair of Cattle Egrets

Found these two cattle egrets in a tree at the drying beds... Thanks to Dean Campbell for helping identify these guys. Enjoy!

Dragonflies Galore... #3

Dragonflies were out in force today at the Drying Beds. Here's my favorite of the three I liked. Enjoy!

Dragonflies Galore... #2

Dragonflies were out in force today at the Drying Beds. Here's the second of three I liked. Enjoy!

Dragonflies Galore... #1

Dragonflies were out in force today at the Drying Beds. Here's one of three I liked. Enjoy!

Saturday, June 11, 2011

He's outta here...

Fourth of four finalists from today's trip to the Drying Beds... after having caught his minnow, I could tell that he didn't like me lurking around with a camera... He decided to make a quick get away... Enjoy!