Natural Selections

I was really surprised when we moved to North Carolina at the amount of wildlife that lived so closely to the residential areas. In particular the Blue Heron amazed me. They are quite skittish and keep a good distance, which makes it that much harder to photograph them. I had just enough time to frame [...]

It is my experience that most creates are all about food. When our 14 year old son gets up in the morning the first question he asks is, “what’s for dinner?” The same is true for most species on this planet (and elsewhere as well). When we had a bird feeder on our back porch [...]

I realize this is a bit out of season, but hey it’s my blog and I like the picture.
Along the nature trail behind our home there are a number of ponds where rain water collects enroute to Jordan lake. They are almost nuclear green at times and I can’t imagine that there is much oxygen [...]

I was actually looking for a Blue Heron when we came across this Great Egret. The heron had been walking the edge of the lake and slipped back among the trees when we got too close. We left the lake and followed the nature trail back to a marshy area and there, instead of a [...]

There is a tree just out back that hawks love to perch on, either to rest or to observe the area below. The best part though is when they take off. It can be a real challenge to get the timing right because they are so quick. Apex, NC. Mar. 2008.

A mallard duck swims across a lake that has been turned gold by reflections from fall leaves.