LATE SUMMER FLOWERS

 Enjoy their beauty while they last.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EASY TARGETS

 Late summer, I usually see young ring-necked pheasants released into the wild by a farmer who breeds them for hunting stock.  This year I saw them only a few times before they disappeared. They were in the same area where I photographed three bald eagles a couple weeks ago.  A google search informed me that eagles are notorious for preying on farm-raised pheasants who haven’t yet developed their wild survival instincts.  It reminded me that nature isn’t all sweet, gentle, and beautiful.

 

 

 

 

 

PEACHY SUNRISE

 What does a photographer do when she wakes up at an ungodly hour and can’t go back to sleep?  Head out to take sunrise pictures.  It’s so peaceful at that time of day. Just me, the ducks, and golden ripples lapping the shoreline. Turns out, I wasn’t the only early bird that morning. 

 

 

 

 

AWE, TIMES THREE

I headed towards a telephone pole where I often see hawks.  Instead, the pole was topped with white, and I knew it was a bald eagle.  I watched for about twenty minutes as it looked for prey and preened.  A few days later, I saw a pair of eagles perched on fence posts in the same area. They didn’t stick around long before they took off into the evening sky.

 

 

TWO FAVORITES

 Rose of Sharon and Hibiscus are my late summer favorites.  The second image is from my own yard.  I planted it this spring to attract birds.  My hummingbird found it first, feasting on its sweet nectar.