Gold Finch with thistle
A large patch of thistle makes a good dinner stop for a hungry Gold Finch. It was interesting to watch the bird pull the seeds out one at a time and strip the fluff off before eating them.
Dinner time
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Category Archives: Wildlife
A new butterfly for my life list
I saw this little butterfly on Sunday. This is the first time I’ve seen this species in the wild. This butterfly is rated uncommon for my area so I guess I was lucky to see a small group of them. Each trip into the field holds the possibility of a new discovery. And maybe it helps to improve my photography, too.
He’s King of his domain
The King
New arrivals at the National Zoo
Momma and her new cubs
Once again the National Zoo in Washington, DC has new Andean bear cubs. The Zoo photo club was offered a sneak preview on Friday, a day before the general public got access. It was cool and a little bit of rain was falling. That a did not stop the cubs from having a good time.
Tree Huger
For two hours the cubs ran around, climbed trees and just had fun. Momma bear kept a close eye on them but gave them free rein to do pretty much whatever they wanted.
Momma letting junior know he is not to go back up that tree
One exception was when one cub attempted to go very high in a tree. Momma gave him a bite in the rear and pulled him back down.
Just hanging out looking cute
Practice and practice some more
I’ve been taking advantage of the potted plants in the house to practice photographing flowers.The Begonias are quite nice and blooming all over. I’ve been experimenting with day light, LED lamps and tungsten lamps with and without diffuser. Interesting challenge since the leaves and petals can be very reflective. Can’t call the MUA to tone it down. The polarizer doesn’t always work either. Still got plenty of ugly weather days to work it out before hitting the trails looking for the newly blooming wildflowers.