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Sibling Rivalry (Re-post)
(This post originally published in September 2010) The other day, as I was kayaking around one of my favorite areas, I saw 2 juvenile raccoons at the water’s edge. With no observed provocation, one of the raccoons started biting at the other’s neck. After only a very short time, the other raccoon reciprocated, initiating a […]
Brown Thrasher (Re-post)
(This post originally published in September 2010) While kayaking yesterday, I had an adult Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) fly into a tree above the kayak. Before he left me, I managed to grab a few images: This bird did not sing for me today, but their song is very similar to the Northern […]
What Time Is It? (Re-post)
(This post originally published in September 2010) Let’s ask the Cuckoo bird! During one of my last kayak outings, I had another Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) fly in and land in an overhead branch. These birds, although not often seen due to their shyness, are really an interesting bird to be able to watch. In […]
Dragonfly Calisthenics (Re-post)
(This post originally posted in August 2010) A while back, while sitting in the kayak on one of my local kayak outings and waiting for some wildlife to appear, I looked to my side and saw this pair of of Eastern Pondhawk Dragonflies (Erythemis simplicicollis) in the act of mating on a nearby American Lotus […]
Impromptu Meeting
During one of my kayak outings last week, I was able to photograph some Yellow-shafted Northern Flickers (Colaptes auratus) as they began congregating, shortly after sunrise, in overhead branches of a dead tree. First, one flicker flew in: … and then there were two: … which quickly grew to four: And, although […]
High Activity
If you read yesterday’s post “Simple Beauty”, I mentioned kayaking to check out a local population of American Beavers (Castor canadensis). With this year’s drought conditions, the water level is really low. In fact, most of the beaver lodge is now above water! Well, after photographing the great foggy landscapes for a while, I paddled […]
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