Category: Nature Photography
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Iowa Isn’t Flat
27 June 2023 — Tuesday Well, it isn’t all flat. Sharyn Jackson, in the Dubuque Register, wrote that Iowa “ranks as the 18th flattest state.” Here’s a link to the full article: Iowa Isn’t as Flat as You Think. Can you guess what the flattest US state is? The answer is at the end of this…
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Reidsville Camping, Trails, and Trains
24 May 2023 1415 54,860 Leave Home 1541 54,931 Reidsville, NC Lake Reidsville City Park We’re here for an overnight stay and will wander home tomorrow. The park office and store offer a simple place to check-in and get supplies. The forty-six sites here are priced at $28 for water and electric or $30 for…
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Fishing Birds at Kerr Lake
The day after Memorial Day, we headed up to Kerr Lake on the Virginia/North Carolina Border. Being man made, the lake is contained by John Kerr Dam which offered a spillway attracting fishing birds. Here are a few handheld shots on a sunny afternoon. Osprey The Osprey were having good luck fishing. Bald Eagles were…
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Fiber Mill & Space Birds
19 November 2021 On our way to south Florida, we stopped overnight at Pioneer Fiber Mill in New Smyrna Beach. The owner walked us through the process of turning bags of raw wool from hobby farmers into useful, beautiful yarns. After purchasing a blend of alpaca, merino, and silk yarn we parked next to a…
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Following the Neuse
Living near the Eno River, we enjoy a little bit of nature there most every day. Not far from us, the Eno combines with the Flat River forming Falls Lake, a major water supply for Raleigh, the capitol city of North Carolina. The outfall of that lake is the beginning of the Neuse River. For…
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Birds of Willowbrook
Visiting mom for Mother’s day, we spent an evening bird watching at the little brook that flows through her condo complex in Largo, Florida. Here are a few of the birds we enjoyed, two of which were first timers for us. Great Egret White Ibis Swallow-tailed Kite Mother Limpkin dancing to defend her chicks from…
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