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The Wildfires have begun.
The wind is one thing but when wild fires join forces with it the results are terrible.
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Mallards and the Wind.
The lone Female Mallard is the real hero of this species, without her there would be no Mallards.
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What’s a “Good” photo?
However 1 in 5,000 has a chance of producing a national contender, but 1 in 10,000 practically guarantee’s it. I have 10,000 photos but lack one good enough for a world wide contest; professional photographers are unbelievably good;
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Temperature + Wind = Wildfires
The conditions are ripe, lightening strikes, excessive heat and accidental human causes are all in effect. I live in the Southern part of the high risk area, human nature dictates our thoughts to think it won’t happen here. Maybe not but if it does we’re in serious trouble,
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People and Animals
The main tact to take is just simply leave them alone, don’t offer them food as it has an opportunity to become an unfortunate encounter for the human; one result is the innocent animal my be destroyed if the human is injured.
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Drama on the Docks.
I have never been one to pretend to know what an animal is thinking and this next event confused me with the word “why” rattling around in the hollow case the protects my brain. I looked down wind and the Green Heron is headed back and landed right where it made it’s escape
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The Photo gods Have Not Been Around for me Lately.
I snapped 10 images and kept this one, it’s not that the others did not turn out. They did but they were all of the South end of a North bound train; that just will not do. Belly shots, rear end shots and images with the head in the wrong position (this image is guilty of that) are all not good.
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Little Rain, Little Ducks and Goslings
We are fortunate to have two nesting pairs within my eyesight, one Mallard, Mud-hens, Pelicans and the forever active River Otters along with Mink.
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The Smallest Heron is Green.
Green Herons are always around if they are not in sight at any given time if we wait for a short while one is bound to fly past. They are not fair weather friends these guys are out in all weather; rain, wind or cold is not a deterrent for them.