The true harvest of my life is intangible - a little star dust caught, a portion of the rainbow I have clutched.
Wednesday
A Little Stardust Caught
Labels:
American Goldfinch,
bird photo,
bird photography,
bird watching,
birding,
Goldfinch,
goldfinch in wildflowers,
Henry David Thoreau quote,
male goldfinch,
nature photo,
nature photography,
quote
Tuesday
An Ordinary Minute
~ Mitch Albom
Ordinary minutes - are really extraordinary minutes - we just have to look for that little "extra".
Monday
Waiting For You At The End
Somehow difficulties are easier to endure when you know your dream is waiting for you at the end.
~ Lisa Mangum
Great Blue Heron in flight over Lake Crabtree - North Carolina
As they glide - their wings almost touch the water.
As they glide - their wings almost touch the water.
Sunday
Great Blue Heron in Profile
Labels:
bird watching,
birding,
birds,
Deepak Chopra quote,
FAA,
Great Blue Heron,
harmony,
laughter,
love,
Peace,
profile
Saturday
Do It On Purpose
As the morning grew
We were
Dancing in the Dew
Just me and You
Find out who you are and do it on purpose.
― Dolly Parton
iPhone 4 and Olloclip Macro Lens
Labels:
dew,
dewdrop,
insect,
insect macro,
iphone pics,
iphoneography,
Macro,
macro lens,
Olloclip
Rainy Day Friends
Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.
― Eleanor Roosevelt
Male and Female Cardinal on a rainy day
Available - HERE
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Hand crafted Frames Also Available
Available - HERE
from New River Nature as 11 x 14 matted print
Hand crafted Frames Also Available
Labels:
05-11-13,
bird,
bird watching,
birding,
birds,
falling rain,
Heritage Park,
male and female cardinal,
rainy day
Friday
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly in Flight
Labels:
butterfly,
Jimmy Buffet,
optimism,
pipevine swallowtail butterfly,
swallowtail butterfly,
wings
Thursday
Spread Your Wings
Labels:
DistressedFx,
Hummingbird Moth,
Hummingbird Moth in flight,
insect,
Life quote,
nature,
quote on pic,
quotes on life,
texture,
wings,
wings in motion,
words of wisdom
Wednesday
Beach Memories
Labels:
beach pics,
Cape Lookout,
sea shell
Kindness and Gentleness
~ Charlie Chaplin
Female Goldfinch snacks on a wildflower
Labels:
American Goldfinch,
behavior,
bird behavior,
female goldfinch,
gentleness,
kindness,
kindness quote,
nature,
Wild Bird Wednesday
Tuesday
Change Your World
Labels:
FAA,
heart,
heart shaped leaf,
kindness,
kindness quote,
nature
Monday
Grow Where You Are Planted
Labels:
nature,
proverb,
quote on pic,
wildflowers
Sunday
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Gathering
A Gathering of Pipevine Swallowtail Butterflies
Another Look at the Blue Belly
I had never noticed that their abdomen was such a Lovely Shade of Blue. Nature amazes me Daily!
Look everywhere. There are miracles and curiosities to fascinate and intrigue for many lifetimes:..
Jay Woodman
Friday
Live In The Sunshine
Labels:
08-31-12,
Abstract,
Bayside,
birds,
birdwatching,
DistressedFx,
Egret,
FAA,
Ocean City Maryland
Thursday
It Is Your Choice
The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you choose, what you think and what you do is who you become.
- Heraclitus
Wednesday
Monarch Butterfly Trio
When we pay attention to nature's music, we find that everything on the Earth contributes to its harmony.
― Hazrat Inayat Khan
Bird Talk
~ William Hazlitt
Perhaps it went like this..... "Fancy meeting you here" or "Let's share, there is enough for both of us" - but more like "I was here first!"
A slightly different version available -
HERE
Perhaps it went like this..... "Fancy meeting you here" or "Let's share, there is enough for both of us" - but more like "I was here first!"
A slightly different version available -
HERE
Tuesday
Osprey Pair on the Nest
Labels:
bird watching,
birds,
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge,
nest,
Osprey
Monday
Sunday
Extraordinary Things Can Happen
If someone listens, or stretches out a hand, or whispers a kind word of encouragement, or attempts to understand a lonely person, extraordinary things begin to happen.
~ Loretta Girzaitis
encouragement art
Saturday
Birding Mysteries
Ruby-throated Hummingbird wing flap - edited with DistressedFX App.
I discovered what I think would be a neat series of books to read - combining the love of birding and a murder mystery. Two of my FAVORITE hobbies!
The author is Jan Dunlap. She also has several others in the series. I have not started reading them yet - but they are on my "to read" list!
Sharing with Camera Critters
Labels:
bird watching,
birding,
birds,
books,
DistressedFx,
hummingbird,
Hummingbird in Flight
Friday
Beautiful Moments
The most beautiful moments always seemed to accelerate and slip beyond one’s grasp just when you want to hold onto them for as long as possible.
~ E.A. Bucchianeri
During one of my walks this little butterfly landed on my right hand. With my left hand, I took my iPhone out of my pocket, and tried to snap a few pics of him. I assume he was drinking the salt from my skin. It was a most amazing moment .....one I will treasure!
Sharing with Skywatch Friday
The sights are always amazing when you LOOK UP!
Labels:
07-06-13,
beautiful moments,
blue butterfly,
butterfly,
butterfly on my hand,
Highland County,
iphone pics,
iphoneography,
Monterey,
Rocket Launch,
sky,
Skywatch Friday,
special,
special moment,
Virginia
Wednesday
Leading the Way
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
— John Quincy Adams
Labels:
babies,
Canada Geese Family,
cuteness,
goslings,
nature
Tuesday
Always Be On the Lookout
Labels:
butterfly,
DistressedFx,
FAA,
Monarch Butterfly,
quote on pic
Monday
Sunday
Every Moment is Golden
Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such.
~ Henry Miller
~ Edited with DistressedFx ~
Friday
Loving Family
Go home and love your family.
Labels:
babies,
Canada Geese,
DistressedFx,
FAA,
Family,
goslings,
pond
Thursday
Hungry Babies
~ Karen Maezen Miller
Labels:
baby birds,
birding bird watching,
birds,
Family,
house sparrow,
parent
Stopping at the Sweet Pea
~ Gordon B. Hinckley
Silver-spotted Skipper stops to savor the Sweet Pea
Labels:
butterfly,
silver spotted skipper,
sweet pea,
wildflower
Wednesday
Old Glory
You're a high flying flag
And forever in peace may you wave.
You're the emblem of
The land I love.
The home of the free and the brave.
Ev'ry heart beats true
'neath the
Red, White and Blue,
Where there's never a boast or brag.
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
Keep your eye on the grand old flag.
~ George M. Cohan
Tuesday
Catbirds in Love
Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.
~ Robert A. Heinlein
Catbird Couple Hanging Out In My Backyard
Sharing with Wild Bird Wednesday
Labels:
backyard birding,
bird,
bird watching,
gray catbird,
love,
love quote,
togetherness,
Wild Bird Wednesday
Pleasure In Simple Things
Slow down, take pleasure on the simple things of life, heal your soul from the wounds caused by the fast pace of society
~ Martin Suarez
Labels:
bird in flight,
DistressedFx,
duck in flight,
mallard,
mallard in flight,
simple pleasures,
slowing down
Monday
Voyage of Discovery
Labels:
bee,
bee in flight,
Life,
pollen,
quote on pic
Rubbing His Wings
What a sweet face!
With Lovely Wing Markings!
And another video. I am using my iPhone and Olloclip lens for the pics above and this video - so no tripod involved. VERY hard to stay still enough and stay in focus - but my goal was to show you how this Hairstreak butterfly rubs his wings together. From my reasearch I found out this:
Hairstreaks usually have a pattern of lines or stripes on the underside wings. These, in combination with ocelli ( false eye markings ) and short tails ( false antennae ) act to divert attention away from the head, and towards the outer edge of the hindwings. By oscillating the wings, the tails are made to wiggle like antennae, further increasing the illusion that the butterfly is 'back to front'. Attacking birds will always aim at the head of a butterfly, but are tricked into aiming at the tail. The butterfly is thus able to escape in the opposite direction unharmed. Another reason for wing-rubbing is that male Hairstreaks have patches of specialised wing scales - 'androconia', located on their upperside forewings. Sacs at the base of these scales contain pheromones. Rubbing the wings together helps to disseminate the pheromones, which attract females and induce them to mate.
This info above from the website -
Learn About Butterflies
insect macro art for sale
And another video. I am using my iPhone and Olloclip lens for the pics above and this video - so no tripod involved. VERY hard to stay still enough and stay in focus - but my goal was to show you how this Hairstreak butterfly rubs his wings together. From my reasearch I found out this:
Hairstreaks usually have a pattern of lines or stripes on the underside wings. These, in combination with ocelli ( false eye markings ) and short tails ( false antennae ) act to divert attention away from the head, and towards the outer edge of the hindwings. By oscillating the wings, the tails are made to wiggle like antennae, further increasing the illusion that the butterfly is 'back to front'. Attacking birds will always aim at the head of a butterfly, but are tricked into aiming at the tail. The butterfly is thus able to escape in the opposite direction unharmed. Another reason for wing-rubbing is that male Hairstreaks have patches of specialised wing scales - 'androconia', located on their upperside forewings. Sacs at the base of these scales contain pheromones. Rubbing the wings together helps to disseminate the pheromones, which attract females and induce them to mate.
This info above from the website -
Learn About Butterflies
Labels:
amazingness,
butterfly,
hairstreak,
hairstreak butterfly,
nature,
wings
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- Beautifully Imperfect
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- Grow Where You Are Planted
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