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Colorado Blue Spruce
This Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens), on Dec 21, 2013, making its first appearance as a Christmas tree in the cabin. Shortly after, it was planted in the yard just outside my studio windows. And now it has taken its place again in the living room as a much larger Christmas tree, standing a stately…
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Oh Happy Day
A snow that sticks to everything. Wonderful for photographs. We had some like this twelve days ago. It was a marvelous 2.75 inches, but this image is from the end of January, 2005. Its been captured by a Virginia Pine (Pinus virginiana) with its handsome cones and needles that are 1.5 to 3 inches long.…
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Caught In Flight
The birds are so entertaining, going after the pinecones that have been coated with peanut butter and then rolled in sunflower kernels. Here, a Chickadee (Paridae) is hovering to get some of the snack I’ve created for the many birds. Peanut butter and sunflower kernels go into the suet that I cook up for them…
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Female White-breasted Nuthatch
It took a couple weeks but the White-breasted Nuthatches (Sitta carolinensis) have returned, after no bird feeding for quite a while. They’re cute little birds that make a sound like an old toy tin car tooting its little horn. Or think of that little car laughing as it moves about. That’s the sound of the…
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Berries For Winter
Eastern Red Cedar berries (Juniperus virginiana). Though you can’t see them in this image there are many other Robins (Turdus migratorius) and Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) enjoying the treats that this tree provides for them. In a few minutes they’ll be swarming to the bird bath, gathering around for a refreshing drink of water. No…
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And So, It Rains
They said this would happen. And so, it rains. Just as they said. Color me very pleased. This photo, a very spent seed head of Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota). A seed head totally rain-sodden. _______________________________________________________________________ If you would like to receive my daily blog posts by email, sign up here!
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A Mighty Long Beetle
An amazing creature. An Eyed Click Beetle (Alaus oculatus), which can be found in the eastern United States. Because of their length, reaching up to 1.75 inches, they’re a bit of a surprise to see. The “eyes” that you notice immediately are not actually its eyes, as you can see in the photo above, but…