23-APR-2008
Looking Good!
So far, the Virginia Bluebell is doing fairly well, it was the beginning of a long unplanned hike.
19-APR-2008
And then there were two...
Another Virginia Bluebell is coming up.
The deer are no longer looking for food, hopefully we will have some more green coming up soon in the feeding area.
16-APR-2008
Turkey Buzzard...
The first for me that was even close to decent.
It flew over when I had the TCON17 attached while testing the set-up for wildflower images.
16-APR-2008
Soaring in the blue sky
I only managed to get three shots of the buzzard while it was circling above.
16-APR-2008
With a close-up inset
The original picture was cropped to about 60% of original size. I decided to see how far I could crop it.
07-APR-2008
Butterflies!
Hundreds of these tiny little blue azures. Even though it was fairly dry this day, they were puddling in the driveway.
The blue is on their upper wings and is only visible when they flit about.
07-APR-2008
Testing the B-Macro
Not easy, but I did it! It helped that they were so busy...
06-APR-2008
The next day...a pair of Mallards!
Very early in the morning, so we still didn't have much light in the hollow.
05-APR-2008
A pair of Wood Ducks visit.
Of course it was late and dark, and they only stayed a couple of minutes.
03-APR-2008
Virginia Bluebell...against all odds
It was really a surprise to see that at least one Virginia Bluebell had survived all the deer tromping around in the yard.
We had at least four last year.
01-APR-2008
And on the Rails to Trails...
Coltsfoot, the weed that is always one of the first to emerge in spring.
More wildflower images through the 20th of April can be seen
here