Courtland, Tennessee, just west of Memphis
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Courtland, Tennessee, just west of Memphis
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Feeding bread to about 50 turtles, Kitty Hawk, Outer Banks, NC
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Beetles and wasps on Yukka seed pods
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Pelican, Charleston, South Carolina during impending Hurricane Gustav
Awesome Sunflower seed-head, 12 inch diameter, and healthy Cantaloupe, Lewisville TX
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It’s amazing that doves have survived to evolve as far as they have. For one thing, their nests are flimsy. They are also more comfortable nesting openly near humans than any other wild bird, at least here in Dallas.
Today this chick and it’s parent were sitting on the curb beside a very busy street. When I came too close the mother tried to fly across the road, and tried to appear injured as if to fool me. Uhh, better to create a less exposed, less vulnerable nest in the first place, Mama!!! Judging from the experience of doves nesting in the wreath at our back door last year, this chick is not ready to fly yet either. Perhaps they both fell from a nest in the tree. I wonder what their chances are for survival with all the cats, dogs, people and vehicles in the vicinity?
A little Wren chirps, perched on our fence every afternoon. Soft pink Myrtle trees bloom in the background.
The Sunflower plant has so much character. Here the flower heads droop with the weight of seeds against the backdrop of a spectacular sunset — silhouettes nodding and swaying against the sky. Amazing!
I was just coming home from shopping so I missed capturing the double rainbow arching over our neighborhood after a short storm. Both ends were visible, and rare sights like that are so electrifying! I hurried home to get the camera, then still managed a few shots of the golden glow accentuating everything as the sunset.