American Kestrel 2

Another cool shot of the American Kestrel ... I love the colors on this guy! Enjoy!

American Kestrel

Went to the VCDB this morning and found a new photography subject... the American Kestrel. They are the smallest North American Hawk. Enjoy!

Cyprus Tree...

Went to Meadow Brook park today... not a lot to photograph, but far be it from me to come home without something to post... ;-) Enjoy!

The Drying Puddles...

A cool picture from the Village Creek Drying Beds where I take much of my bird photography... although, since we've not had much rain, everything has just about dried up... so, I've started calling them the Drying Puddles... Enjoy!

Meerkat

Another fun shot from the Fort Worth Zoo today... This one from the Meerkat exhibit... Enjoy!

Peekaboo...

Another colorful Macaw out at the Fort Worth Zoo ... Enjoy!

Scarlet Ibis

Another good shot from the Fort Worth Zoo today... This is called a Scarlet Ibis. Please note that I did NOT enhance any colors on this bird... if I had, he would just burst into flames ;-) That is exactly what he looked like in real life, so I left the color as-is. Enjoy!

Blue Macaw

Went out to the Fort Worth Zoo today and got some great pictures... including this large Macaw... Enjoy!

Big Kitty...

Went out to the Fort Worth Zoo today and got some great pictures... I have several of this White Tiger... I may post some more in the future - but this one ain't bad. Enjoy!

Majestic Bald Eagle

Went to the Fort Worth Zoo today and got some great pictures... I was very happy to get a good shot of this Bald Eagle.. it's a shame he was behind a chain link fence... Enjoy!

Sitting Pretty...

Went to the Fort Worth Zoo today and took a lot of pictures... it seems odd to go all the way to the zoo to get a picture of a Cockatiel, but I found a good one... enjoy!

In deep thought...

Went to the Fort Worth Zoo today and got a lot of good pictures... here's a large Gorilla who seemed to be in deep thought. Enjoy!

Flamingo Staring Contest

Went to the Fort Worth Zoo today and took some pictures of the flamingos... enjoy!

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!

American Avocet and Killdeer

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

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!

Buzzz...

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

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!

Baby ducks at the park...

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

Kildeer Closeup...

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!

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!

Great Blue Heron...

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

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!

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!

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?

Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks

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

Baby Wood Ducks...

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

Enjoy!

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!

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!

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!

The hunter and his prey...

Third of four finalists from today's trip to the Drying Beds... he got the minnow! Enjoy!

The hunter...

Second of four finalists from today's trip to the Drying Beds... this guy was actively hunting minnows... see the next photo for the result! Enjoy!

Ready for liftoff!

One of four finalists from today's trip to the Drying Beds. Enjoy!