Stairing Contest with the Merlin Falcon

 Today in Valley Forge.  I was standing directly under him.

"Uh, Oh! Dropped the Seed"

Bluebird - Early morning - Valley Forge
 

New Book "B U G S from A-Z"

I've just finished a brand new book of wonderful macro photographs called BUGS from A-Z. It's a lot of fun.  If you want to take a look just click the link: https://www.blurb.com/b/12205712-b-u-g-s

The Fields in Valley Forge Are Being Mowed

And that means you can see a bit more of the wildlife because they have no place to hide.  Here's a little fox and a harrier and another hawk that posed for my camera this morning.

Bluebird and the Cannon - Today in Valley Forge

 

The Chipmunk

Yesterday as I was walking through Charlestown Meadows I saw a little chipmunk with a few nuts in his mouth scurry across the path, run across the leaves and down into a hole.  I waited and waited and the chipmunk emerged from the hole and ran back across the leaves, jumped up on a stump, jumped off the stump and then found a few more nuts and repeated the whole process.  I sat down with him for at least an hour and got a few fun shots:

"Bird Island" The Book

Well, I finally pushed the button on the Bird Island Book.  If you want to take a look, just click the link.  You can preview the whole book for free,  Don't buy it, it is way too expensive.https://www.blurb.com/bookstore/invited/10394832/2e45374a0ff3b1b6204b3dfaba72b0b2aaf6af3d

The Lovely Lacewing and Other Recent Favorites

Lacewing Beetle

Blue Faced Dragonfly

It's so wonderful to walk the fields of Valley Forge this time of year.  The bugs are bigger and more fully beautiful.  

The Lady Praying Mantis

 

Territorial Dispute

I was deep in the woods and came to a wetland where there were so many frogs hanging around.  I saw a green heron in the opposite side of the pool.  Walking through the high grass, I finally settled down next to the pool and waited and waited and waited.  Finally the Green Heron walked away from me and started squeaking and then up in the air another one flew and I was lucky enough to catch the shot.  I came back the next day and got a few more.  They are such photogenic birds.