tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82527401267519906022024-03-16T14:51:01.331-04:00Back in the U.S.A.Follow Kitty Kono's adventures as she makes her way through the world from Valley Forge to Just North of Antarctica and all parts in between.Kitty Riley Konohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12276960899615808724noreply@blogger.comBlogger2083125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252740126751990602.post-17890483606353744602024-03-13T14:27:00.000-04:002024-03-13T14:27:00.773-04:00Dawn on a Foggy Morning in Tanzania<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifaqhZ2yTw71elYU1gHFiNEcnb0z8uubV6mLm6HuA8zGJLRrZmXz5CUS1JuORm9bF1LKFoDNtqIT11DXEYegTjKjpmmYYYQYdckZHF8CzRmavFZuIcr2gVGHlMC338o7SoGSRgtjg_vvuzkZuXauS1Pf4x1m53i4cf21Ab0lCQ0PmdgilOTiY2fvTtGWE/s8105/Dawn%20on%20a%20Foggy%20Morning.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5403" data-original-width="8105" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifaqhZ2yTw71elYU1gHFiNEcnb0z8uubV6mLm6HuA8zGJLRrZmXz5CUS1JuORm9bF1LKFoDNtqIT11DXEYegTjKjpmmYYYQYdckZHF8CzRmavFZuIcr2gVGHlMC338o7SoGSRgtjg_vvuzkZuXauS1Pf4x1m53i4cf21Ab0lCQ0PmdgilOTiY2fvTtGWE/w400-h266/Dawn%20on%20a%20Foggy%20Morning.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Kitty Riley Konohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12276960899615808724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252740126751990602.post-10826431351883680342024-03-02T18:37:00.002-05:002024-03-08T21:44:39.546-05:00Playing in Black and White<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsajsRCC-nrQX1vla0w3o4cyFlFoWHQmtH_sH8Y1iG63Td-qw6gjwHFgBRZcL5x6Ot9nk-_Zz3PtBJuPSgHRBPTCKx-NB-Z75LHCLDuFuEUyocNeEoqsGlMfxI1q_Dq8A6cgxBrnw1iLy2Gumqght8Lz8VWNhWxKkFI2WTezI0zNyR5H8FlJC4i4U21dU/s5324/The%20Wink.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3549" data-original-width="5324" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsajsRCC-nrQX1vla0w3o4cyFlFoWHQmtH_sH8Y1iG63Td-qw6gjwHFgBRZcL5x6Ot9nk-_Zz3PtBJuPSgHRBPTCKx-NB-Z75LHCLDuFuEUyocNeEoqsGlMfxI1q_Dq8A6cgxBrnw1iLy2Gumqght8Lz8VWNhWxKkFI2WTezI0zNyR5H8FlJC4i4U21dU/w400-h266/The%20Wink.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Wink</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincEsrz6-w1wDP9ci_Y183NNtL5pWAqgMJPMSJx46tTpmr3viOplnnw9hWGNpsbaN0ecVU7C3E5G5yd4epY8Z1YCyunWn7-5XY8hi4pQ6auCdNhex5uCHTnyxOVVsT2UeH0vrbWoLj6S0CmqWzXWup0I1_nX10aIqVeADiDO-vj4Lt5Ft-mVDp7DOOkBY/s4591/Two%20by%20Two.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3061" data-original-width="4591" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincEsrz6-w1wDP9ci_Y183NNtL5pWAqgMJPMSJx46tTpmr3viOplnnw9hWGNpsbaN0ecVU7C3E5G5yd4epY8Z1YCyunWn7-5XY8hi4pQ6auCdNhex5uCHTnyxOVVsT2UeH0vrbWoLj6S0CmqWzXWup0I1_nX10aIqVeADiDO-vj4Lt5Ft-mVDp7DOOkBY/w400-h266/Two%20by%20Two.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and My Shadow</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWDAVD1pmfCgsp4QDW1uqzd3lvE9m0AyoKY2Vs6dkUkeVzL5dL4vtHQEpNKfmHQdEDxOoQzqcRd0nDhNtKF_cc1COQs6XiAdbOuKsD9Y1AsCk0awvszaK41leDJuQEyHVKGzx9I6sKszbxTvkYjiM5CAtUKrrx80r5mMm2ENe33ipShqLYg4-XlT4CJtU/s3148/Lion%20in%20the%20Rain%20in%20Black%20and%20White.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2629" data-original-width="3148" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWDAVD1pmfCgsp4QDW1uqzd3lvE9m0AyoKY2Vs6dkUkeVzL5dL4vtHQEpNKfmHQdEDxOoQzqcRd0nDhNtKF_cc1COQs6XiAdbOuKsD9Y1AsCk0awvszaK41leDJuQEyHVKGzx9I6sKszbxTvkYjiM5CAtUKrrx80r5mMm2ENe33ipShqLYg4-XlT4CJtU/w400-h334/Lion%20in%20the%20Rain%20in%20Black%20and%20White.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lion in the Rain</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><br /> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7C7-YkyCnUtE9BUQn8CtbAF6POhUlikKFjd2vXudIOJib0fBaR99yCnCKNAnU-hnCjoluuDLZ-pg3-Vx2t_NFMn4wdY6jAyQ63Xhx5RE4mDl-p8GmWaTBKupc8ntHb3t6e-iWGMT7s_3qeMccAHP_u-DswyGYsKc9ExVEg0acfOFfqJqAOpTB5CPB-6k/s8631/Giraffes%20in%20High%20Key.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5754" data-original-width="8631" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7C7-YkyCnUtE9BUQn8CtbAF6POhUlikKFjd2vXudIOJib0fBaR99yCnCKNAnU-hnCjoluuDLZ-pg3-Vx2t_NFMn4wdY6jAyQ63Xhx5RE4mDl-p8GmWaTBKupc8ntHb3t6e-iWGMT7s_3qeMccAHP_u-DswyGYsKc9ExVEg0acfOFfqJqAOpTB5CPB-6k/w400-h266/Giraffes%20in%20High%20Key.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giraffes in Hi Key</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p>Kitty Riley Konohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12276960899615808724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252740126751990602.post-86799768697028348072024-02-27T19:06:00.003-05:002024-02-27T20:22:08.107-05:00The Wood Frogs Have Arrived<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0apCqWt-s8SLyOK-QGKY16rPS2fb0DoDYZF2TNt3-BYDyFm3IhVhIG9VBWLqGmdu_x0aBUzCNgrVNo1Ut3-fECMv7f68KSU18IGUJ9l3e8llqGC7g-lpmfFONHXYktFoW1W_JBso0F_8DNiR2oAoLUOhdq7h-ZvwfPEfsdLZCxRVVd085PVZqEJARfek/s5381/_-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3587" data-original-width="5381" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0apCqWt-s8SLyOK-QGKY16rPS2fb0DoDYZF2TNt3-BYDyFm3IhVhIG9VBWLqGmdu_x0aBUzCNgrVNo1Ut3-fECMv7f68KSU18IGUJ9l3e8llqGC7g-lpmfFONHXYktFoW1W_JBso0F_8DNiR2oAoLUOhdq7h-ZvwfPEfsdLZCxRVVd085PVZqEJARfek/w400-h266/_-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I was walking the path through the woods off of Ship Road near our house today and I could hear the wood frogs calling. They have a cackling sound - sort of like chickens in the yard. I slowly made my way through the thick brush to a vernal pool where there must have been at least 100 frogs all doing their wonderful mating dance. They stopped cackling when they sensed I was there. I circled the pool to get in the right light and settled down along the pool. Nobody said a word. No sound at all. So I decided to play the sound of wood frogs on my cell phone. It took a few minutes but the frogs listened and got comfortable and before I knew it, they were all cackling away again. The boys blowing up their air sacks and chasing the girls around the pool. Here is a beautiful male floating on the pool - in the first photo he has not blown up his air sacks. In the second one - he's blown up.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdl5j4hWdyzgs2-8DSURtVoyg4N5xP4nejZ1ATO_0s0Qw7dhQU6VxSZvbjvnC1qyLSJFLbKrghVh-WiX7LsLe9Yt1BilGz6l3-BYZlaB9dJXRWScSq5eXBGlEYW1xR_Wbmb1SFYMU-fSF5SA2dKHzlNUuA2aQHW8tJ9UIBf2SSmo18KkJgyl0VJtq1G5Y/s4547/Wood%20Frog%20Floating.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3031" data-original-width="4547" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdl5j4hWdyzgs2-8DSURtVoyg4N5xP4nejZ1ATO_0s0Qw7dhQU6VxSZvbjvnC1qyLSJFLbKrghVh-WiX7LsLe9Yt1BilGz6l3-BYZlaB9dJXRWScSq5eXBGlEYW1xR_Wbmb1SFYMU-fSF5SA2dKHzlNUuA2aQHW8tJ9UIBf2SSmo18KkJgyl0VJtq1G5Y/w400-h266/Wood%20Frog%20Floating.jpg" width="400" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYuiwLYg2NVOxCH1z9iYc1w1FcKU0hPcJH4DoyKPA8s-LH4ZJdBc0j0lC7V7VaePtvzyJN1vxdOWJLsdq01uQDVomCC_FActDd7Bb0Pipy57dMXs-_cGEXzZ8xbhIOyP-95I9qgJrmFOesT5vuOK97DAilkaNcQ5thkTcG8Z0yp6ncqhR8QLrCir8nayc/s4547/Wood%20Frog%20with%20Air%20Sacks.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3031" data-original-width="4547" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYuiwLYg2NVOxCH1z9iYc1w1FcKU0hPcJH4DoyKPA8s-LH4ZJdBc0j0lC7V7VaePtvzyJN1vxdOWJLsdq01uQDVomCC_FActDd7Bb0Pipy57dMXs-_cGEXzZ8xbhIOyP-95I9qgJrmFOesT5vuOK97DAilkaNcQ5thkTcG8Z0yp6ncqhR8QLrCir8nayc/w400-h266/Wood%20Frog%20with%20Air%20Sacks.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Kitty Riley Konohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12276960899615808724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252740126751990602.post-38811831795674751292024-02-13T07:28:00.004-05:002024-02-21T22:32:59.137-05:00I'm Back from Tanzania with Lots of Baby Pictures!!!<p>As I write this we are having a wild, wild blizzard outside our window in Charlestown Meadows. Yowza!! I've just returned from a magnificent trip to Tanzania with Todd Gustafson and friends. It was the birthing season and the baby wildebeests and zebras and gazelles and giraffes were being born at every turn in front of our very eyes. I have hundreds and hundreds of photographs to go through, but here are a few just to get started.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_jW4IX6UXSAN1rHkrpzAzGQ9qSfV-WRnSJgd18_5R6kjCx4lJ8b4KHsX2cvx5KfLzCCuqi7f7CQJozfgSY-rWgWNWIxm3PzIecCB80HpftrpKdCEkbCLZUz3FaqlBOmsbxvx80y75_MzPKoMB7M26jg6uK96IonShCn8vK_TGMVH4fKODK0qKO68Qsc/s8370/Sunrise%20on%20the%20Serengeti.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5580" data-original-width="8370" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_jW4IX6UXSAN1rHkrpzAzGQ9qSfV-WRnSJgd18_5R6kjCx4lJ8b4KHsX2cvx5KfLzCCuqi7f7CQJozfgSY-rWgWNWIxm3PzIecCB80HpftrpKdCEkbCLZUz3FaqlBOmsbxvx80y75_MzPKoMB7M26jg6uK96IonShCn8vK_TGMVH4fKODK0qKO68Qsc/w400-h266/Sunrise%20on%20the%20Serengeti.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunrise on the Serengeti</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Q7KLpKdv4jJLNWWfoe6xCZJ2NxCtjFq4T-NMvj5fh35pdfSjQrFWuTbD3wi2DEkEodsWCnB-E1aG1TCRRDWnoO73jJ122Rkr1vCbBTrrlni4PSyPPZeDlG6nHgcaXZBf-jwBOHU1ER6LjfVwoObmZWyqHYdNDdG60amyHZEjtZwofbw_Yju9LiuemPM/s4510/Sunbird%202.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3005" data-original-width="4510" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Q7KLpKdv4jJLNWWfoe6xCZJ2NxCtjFq4T-NMvj5fh35pdfSjQrFWuTbD3wi2DEkEodsWCnB-E1aG1TCRRDWnoO73jJ122Rkr1vCbBTrrlni4PSyPPZeDlG6nHgcaXZBf-jwBOHU1ER6LjfVwoObmZWyqHYdNDdG60amyHZEjtZwofbw_Yju9LiuemPM/w400-h266/Sunbird%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Sunbird</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6jg0IfP3t27eoyxefphNVNi5xDuga0z528kiBTzgmk3jhfngnTNYNU6XcRYPnuwgFoYTyvetCSgIwR2KYTBzwhsEXDCz04DEmnj-fu9QU4MKuilE_4oPwMLDmnmwRDUA125ZXCGj2Sqvxy-CwYsratMJSUUpWkrt0TbkrN5bMWggtU3Bdt_Ic4FTijuI/s3427/Oh%20We%20Love%20Our%20Mom.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2119" data-original-width="3427" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6jg0IfP3t27eoyxefphNVNi5xDuga0z528kiBTzgmk3jhfngnTNYNU6XcRYPnuwgFoYTyvetCSgIwR2KYTBzwhsEXDCz04DEmnj-fu9QU4MKuilE_4oPwMLDmnmwRDUA125ZXCGj2Sqvxy-CwYsratMJSUUpWkrt0TbkrN5bMWggtU3Bdt_Ic4FTijuI/w400-h248/Oh%20We%20Love%20Our%20Mom.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby Lions Loving Their Mom</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9DLhBAVytJ9fjMn59n6RibGRG6tqcW498MyuE6UslGceUdzi_epFBuZyMof_41VnNy5tdQE5AjhM1ju02MkWAXqUBrpvu3vR-qDLaY5eF61l_Uoux3Nj6Q7VDoikeU8i5x-dBJTaTSrdMr0wWVdSRNSKtCOrPqwVdzq3piA-ECQpsNq8x7lk_hcmtre8/s7490/Grant's%20Gazelle.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4993" data-original-width="7490" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9DLhBAVytJ9fjMn59n6RibGRG6tqcW498MyuE6UslGceUdzi_epFBuZyMof_41VnNy5tdQE5AjhM1ju02MkWAXqUBrpvu3vR-qDLaY5eF61l_Uoux3Nj6Q7VDoikeU8i5x-dBJTaTSrdMr0wWVdSRNSKtCOrPqwVdzq3piA-ECQpsNq8x7lk_hcmtre8/w400-h266/Grant's%20Gazelle.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mom and Brand New Baby Grant's Gazelle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbCgIsR3z0kdFe0DEwfr_KswFxVZtA1ZYo9FeViW5y6n5jOQ75gqCZDCu9i3iUxMPzux5FK7VOsHnQ72GCHyKxaqhmJbiIvcDYB_LBxhaSESa70Z8eSm5G2kxOl3lKEmmHRH-FluCxOocP-ayDlN2gn1YABOvuYKELhdo1gUai-3HH_ciCrwLxKPYqN4/s7447/Giraffe%20Mom%20and%20Baby.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4965" data-original-width="7447" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbCgIsR3z0kdFe0DEwfr_KswFxVZtA1ZYo9FeViW5y6n5jOQ75gqCZDCu9i3iUxMPzux5FK7VOsHnQ72GCHyKxaqhmJbiIvcDYB_LBxhaSESa70Z8eSm5G2kxOl3lKEmmHRH-FluCxOocP-ayDlN2gn1YABOvuYKELhdo1gUai-3HH_ciCrwLxKPYqN4/w400-h266/Giraffe%20Mom%20and%20Baby.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brand New Baby Giraffe</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDnccK8UzRyWKSjI2wiC28k8ph68Hk8QXJHQMw9pRQPOIlIrTZB0n3K13jDcQtFOLKUFmF4vZ8IJKIvFrQnIH1Kv-08T16Dp7un6T4ECYb00fK6RcjL0me7hOigQsZ4kZIAY8YxqY8laZFgLEt8oDaqkxjc8fs54qlLNmZzKU0zQ-R8oSPEC62BdO88vw/s5875/Breakfast%20in%20the%20Field.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3917" data-original-width="5875" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDnccK8UzRyWKSjI2wiC28k8ph68Hk8QXJHQMw9pRQPOIlIrTZB0n3K13jDcQtFOLKUFmF4vZ8IJKIvFrQnIH1Kv-08T16Dp7un6T4ECYb00fK6RcjL0me7hOigQsZ4kZIAY8YxqY8laZFgLEt8oDaqkxjc8fs54qlLNmZzKU0zQ-R8oSPEC62BdO88vw/w400-h266/Breakfast%20in%20the%20Field.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breakfast in the Field</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQGeXskYAY5ZE6DhR1i9eTRyo-fgaT3BRQyc5VRbk5_9RXuYI9y6QzC4o-CYlfflhBk_ueOxpei140u9fCBzM5MrAtuR1dSUG8R0RnYRqsZ4Zc9PoBAdUnlI-pIhNki09a9RjnP7ChdUL6T1NkcQO2oNuulUqNaa6Ctatu7G83r0wUlJnFD373qNjc9iw/s5396/Brand%20Spanking%20New%20Wildebeast.jpg" style="clear: left; 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We got to their location and stopped to photograph them when the cub ran towards us, jumped on board, walked across the side and plopped down on the roof. After initial shock, I took a selfie. A few minutes later the cheetah and his mom took off like a shot and grabbed a baby gazelle. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-Rft6E71pFklRz6VRUt-XbdM88HsR6wxmOh9KMA7ztp0KSQGl8_jVhDNjkrZfOCePMlTcdXIVa8Xe-B-bCXoV4rWB1TpRQ3w18kRPJwkMaycw8s9qvES_eMeGfTOsKM8exYfoqfJsl8650Gh-7zLJSa85Y962sTiwathR0VuLX03DWqg1RUGBF9Lbrg/s5129/Lots%20of%20Paws.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3419" data-original-width="5129" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-Rft6E71pFklRz6VRUt-XbdM88HsR6wxmOh9KMA7ztp0KSQGl8_jVhDNjkrZfOCePMlTcdXIVa8Xe-B-bCXoV4rWB1TpRQ3w18kRPJwkMaycw8s9qvES_eMeGfTOsKM8exYfoqfJsl8650Gh-7zLJSa85Y962sTiwathR0VuLX03DWqg1RUGBF9Lbrg/w400-h266/Lots%20of%20Paws.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of Paws</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJbJ1gXBjZvdDcK9cwY1ZZeamin5hgqmy3iUvbOfsb7gaoGJsYtEyfuoKv2buie9xfNMyODM4zShRow0M3j5KVLO2PvwFIFmbWojs8NLZlQZJyzn670zqnF5RtX5NL9IjaGD73yC-UucIalpavlcfhKcRIEPCzNfp6edVJOJarRyIrRTLu8RK_DV1x1Y/s8528/Lots%20of%20Zebras.jpg" style="clear: left; 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margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="7273" data-original-width="4849" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93J0cCphmgiQc2ImaKVacEUDYiA420Kj87YFHp5M1uec9U0iouXhpHdtWrODGUBv5TywTZhd03MtzuBAiPZWwrYlkzbLnwRZzxMUg09gg6lRHy_jBqADSoVCjl9ejPHyZygyPsg8dmEwHlQ-vKwj5j86JXuR8Er7YNMawDupo2QV6X0Qo3hq_IBDSzv8/w426-h640/The%20Male%20Cory%20Bustard%20all%20Puffed%20Up%20and%20Ready%20for%20Love.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Mr. Corey Bustard, all dressed up and ready for Love</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Kitty Riley Konohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12276960899615808724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252740126751990602.post-59267084714578626272024-01-20T21:18:00.000-05:002024-01-20T21:18:01.834-05:00Mrs. Cardinal Steals the Show<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6g9xMcBU3rnfFTTPnjfTWpQm841NvxGsOlavlhFSNeqTYcXuMi2iOETLHUR_svNDCAgEYOnFcgSw4vyM9syoomLgS7IBMgzS19AutktZyFc5hVQYYwqyJ67gFYxeKrzIEOWjZE53p_BA17HzeImitn4CVaHPopjJNq1ZEi5r7CSsAOnx3P5i40ulumto/s3763/Mrs.%20Cardinal%20Steals%20the%20Show.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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Tom and I are having our kitchen redone from top to bottom, but why the heck are we doing this in JANUARY!!! It will get done. In the meantime, I went with my friend Alison to Mercer Meadows in New Jersey and as the snow began to fall we captured the most beautiful short eared owls and a few magnificent harrier hawks at dusk. 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Oh that betterphoto.com. Gotta love that website.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeG7j2ppzflcihym8sJPZRb1lakhIAupoJSJMJ2-KP6NA0qowEZD37z0LOOmpTae4echhCbh-ARukwBlHKuqTG3K-rGoytsB-vpCo5k43R5HkdqFAL5806FItpUbUASedVSWCoN7NIN4VJkeA93040nJw8Dtnn6txnQPmA30BCh-Sg6OgbXDNljaFNSbo/s7085/Elephant%20on%20Dry%20Lake%20Bed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4723" data-original-width="7085" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeG7j2ppzflcihym8sJPZRb1lakhIAupoJSJMJ2-KP6NA0qowEZD37z0LOOmpTae4echhCbh-ARukwBlHKuqTG3K-rGoytsB-vpCo5k43R5HkdqFAL5806FItpUbUASedVSWCoN7NIN4VJkeA93040nJw8Dtnn6txnQPmA30BCh-Sg6OgbXDNljaFNSbo/s320/Elephant%20on%20Dry%20Lake%20Bed.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Kitty Riley Konohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12276960899615808724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252740126751990602.post-78657992931336300522023-12-10T18:41:00.002-05:002023-12-10T18:41:20.741-05:00Little Brown Creeper with Fly<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cCX2qilpAcHunkKdMdM3i5QRGvkUuuSGb3PGrJeDCRRc2cxs1-amQUgmm1tcvzRa5VuF_8Apl1Zzz1Z7J_whb-uS21UyXoDy6ueTESQcOT3IFWWQayf8eYT8ZLguxG79zizFKmIgi_yxmh75zN4UlDNLhZhvFUeQiW1xziLUaSTsA27_VdZOdc0AHEU/s3497/Little%20Brown%20Creeper%20with%20Fly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2909" data-original-width="3497" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cCX2qilpAcHunkKdMdM3i5QRGvkUuuSGb3PGrJeDCRRc2cxs1-amQUgmm1tcvzRa5VuF_8Apl1Zzz1Z7J_whb-uS21UyXoDy6ueTESQcOT3IFWWQayf8eYT8ZLguxG79zizFKmIgi_yxmh75zN4UlDNLhZhvFUeQiW1xziLUaSTsA27_VdZOdc0AHEU/w400-h333/Little%20Brown%20Creeper%20with%20Fly.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>It's December in Valley Forge!!!<br /> <p></p>Kitty Riley Konohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12276960899615808724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252740126751990602.post-73366589956074787462023-12-09T14:36:00.006-05:002023-12-09T14:37:48.274-05:00Starlings in the Snow<p>It was snowing a little in Valley Forge. Not much else happening when all of a sudden there were hundreds and hundreds of starlings who graciously posed for my camera. Click photo to really see all those starlings.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGt18hyphenhyphenF2zSSWjiTLg0a_gvWpdnUYgvo7zzSnrjrU5WDB9e95gDYSYhqI_U7KHTnS2Nn3BppTR4RpKW6uFF7mxjf9f8NFvrCVjnfLTYC7S2uaMTF8TOgn_HTmeGwwgRnhyTvfLz1H6fC7CdxdPXqA5fpff_Trg-EE7N8Ai4nW7Q-VfNz1oRVVw-0zN8A/s3334/Starlings%20in%20the%20Snow.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1993" data-original-width="3334" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGt18hyphenhyphenF2zSSWjiTLg0a_gvWpdnUYgvo7zzSnrjrU5WDB9e95gDYSYhqI_U7KHTnS2Nn3BppTR4RpKW6uFF7mxjf9f8NFvrCVjnfLTYC7S2uaMTF8TOgn_HTmeGwwgRnhyTvfLz1H6fC7CdxdPXqA5fpff_Trg-EE7N8Ai4nW7Q-VfNz1oRVVw-0zN8A/w400-h239/Starlings%20in%20the%20Snow.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Kitty Riley Konohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12276960899615808724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252740126751990602.post-55310339963286347952023-12-03T18:37:00.002-05:002023-12-03T18:37:32.323-05:00Kingfisher Reflection - Eastern College Pond<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3taA_An7XDX-tBm8cV68Z7sopci2EDFqVF6i6JFw8e3EsAq7ZbQyW3D8blUyt8cM6HgeUeGkltPxC8K2ooJkNFpCxYholNCZk0BfkM4mq54F5alB_LUAow4nMSvp-HNO7MUm9VZCWy66SrJRPvqgZ1KFkbZP82YTFqjZfFNRwGx0JIzLu2BfJxoH5B48/s2740/DSC00245-3-Enhanced-NR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1828" data-original-width="2740" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3taA_An7XDX-tBm8cV68Z7sopci2EDFqVF6i6JFw8e3EsAq7ZbQyW3D8blUyt8cM6HgeUeGkltPxC8K2ooJkNFpCxYholNCZk0BfkM4mq54F5alB_LUAow4nMSvp-HNO7MUm9VZCWy66SrJRPvqgZ1KFkbZP82YTFqjZfFNRwGx0JIzLu2BfJxoH5B48/w400-h266/DSC00245-3-Enhanced-NR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Kitty Riley Konohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12276960899615808724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252740126751990602.post-19149255523097377412023-12-01T07:37:00.002-05:002023-12-01T07:37:32.843-05:00Squirrel and Deer of Valley Forge<p>This little guy raced across the leafy lawn at Valley Forge yesterday, then raced up a tall lone tree and jumped in a heart shaped hole and came out to say hello: <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSir43s9S8PL-2XFPa0ddr4j-YrNXgeUXl_VIXPi-ok81HOZTeMFFVwE228NlbXQPNNuvjQg9hz1nT3WPCi5fHz9a4IP_wAF1aF5Gl51m81dJomKqzvBludAKaHoqA5DYf2Je_pJracWRS4vQQ5dOuvDAA0r1KA4P8WkWfiKLk_49-Pg-zszXHeA9VIt8/s8537/DSC06079-3-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5691" data-original-width="8537" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSir43s9S8PL-2XFPa0ddr4j-YrNXgeUXl_VIXPi-ok81HOZTeMFFVwE228NlbXQPNNuvjQg9hz1nT3WPCi5fHz9a4IP_wAF1aF5Gl51m81dJomKqzvBludAKaHoqA5DYf2Je_pJracWRS4vQQ5dOuvDAA0r1KA4P8WkWfiKLk_49-Pg-zszXHeA9VIt8/w400-h266/DSC06079-3-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> And the day before a beautiful doe with three babies hid from me in the tall grass. Oh the magnificence of Valley Forge:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNDipg4Fj-xbdY9RtkZQ5YWrRoWX7SJqh8XWstseXl_Ea-aSG1zbLKA38hYS3JIQRJEEcbh-eazvPQrWC9s4ATpSJQFZCqf4L6u3yEIEvYLciPFbpjkKichH6RGgfjIKWiugsRYbClp_Epjm15ETNtkaL_ojPdpC7LpR7othBVk-GgH3NabppO7U6Ay0/s4623/DSC07345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3078" data-original-width="4623" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNDipg4Fj-xbdY9RtkZQ5YWrRoWX7SJqh8XWstseXl_Ea-aSG1zbLKA38hYS3JIQRJEEcbh-eazvPQrWC9s4ATpSJQFZCqf4L6u3yEIEvYLciPFbpjkKichH6RGgfjIKWiugsRYbClp_Epjm15ETNtkaL_ojPdpC7LpR7othBVk-GgH3NabppO7U6Ay0/w400-h266/DSC07345.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Kitty Riley Konohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12276960899615808724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252740126751990602.post-13237814414313205192023-11-17T17:36:00.009-05:002023-11-22T11:03:12.258-05:00K E N Y A 2023 <p> Well kids, I finally pushed the button on the new book, Kenya 2023. It was a labor of love and I think you are going to like it. Go here <a href="https://www.blurb.com/b/11779359-k-e-n-y-a-2023">https://www.blurb.com/b/11779359-k-e-n-y-a-2023</a>:and you can page through the whole book for free. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqGIwHq3wvNgCztNSPCjBwkTmTJ7BjxzxDqoF2XQHQfWEvNqa4EcegxpNaoD7GOT9XuFNBBZDJI9nxd-TdPuoWkzaDS2a2Z6mnuU52nCia7sIpcKudMxBbaPpcZVwC3aX-mvcEB6-eWo0QR7XLZ-T-9cHKD500QYz7bmrRov8QkXrv8Ab0292LAX6GCE/s924/Screen%20Shot%202023-11-14%20at%2012.25.56%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="924" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqGIwHq3wvNgCztNSPCjBwkTmTJ7BjxzxDqoF2XQHQfWEvNqa4EcegxpNaoD7GOT9XuFNBBZDJI9nxd-TdPuoWkzaDS2a2Z6mnuU52nCia7sIpcKudMxBbaPpcZVwC3aX-mvcEB6-eWo0QR7XLZ-T-9cHKD500QYz7bmrRov8QkXrv8Ab0292LAX6GCE/w400-h336/Screen%20Shot%202023-11-14%20at%2012.25.56%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Kitty Riley Konohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12276960899615808724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252740126751990602.post-2558220469594682482023-11-14T12:28:00.002-05:002023-11-14T12:28:15.941-05:00Coming Soon!!! K E N Y A 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9U1va3NtSPUj-E1vpazypH7Rznlx6SBFLlfN-Z-t0TKbo2Kx-HC9dSD_QcTU4c3dZ0rAoLfQorBbTVNNV119ppjuGaKmAWtQ9ESBsF8TZgq6HiZmUYZ2787oYiEZtBb_LDFTEtvVfTsDVNkuQWXysYl13PulrHWX2Pi6s_RdeSz8SzSWRN-1Plp6XFRw/s924/Screen%20Shot%202023-11-14%20at%2012.25.56%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="924" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9U1va3NtSPUj-E1vpazypH7Rznlx6SBFLlfN-Z-t0TKbo2Kx-HC9dSD_QcTU4c3dZ0rAoLfQorBbTVNNV119ppjuGaKmAWtQ9ESBsF8TZgq6HiZmUYZ2787oYiEZtBb_LDFTEtvVfTsDVNkuQWXysYl13PulrHWX2Pi6s_RdeSz8SzSWRN-1Plp6XFRw/w400-h336/Screen%20Shot%202023-11-14%20at%2012.25.56%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div>I should get a proof copy this week and then if all goes well, the books will get here before Christmas. Just you wait!!<br /> <p></p>Kitty Riley Konohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12276960899615808724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252740126751990602.post-76281856090636858572023-11-12T18:57:00.001-05:002023-11-12T18:57:04.455-05:00Bluebird Serenade Today in Valley Forge<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglQipKBpmGbY0VrXRbLJvIn_Kah8ee7Pv2nBvvVkYzOlqG5A1rV5qLOXDartCMbPFAzsDjShBL544dbBh-y15vSHGBg_h0S-3mTFZ-df4lc2NaQulQEpFxQmGHj7EnmruZNFreEZRY4kmN4I0dWevshIS7WNHEH_sXIKPWppKoxlNXeN9NuF12p5b_50/s4311/Blurbird%20Serenade.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4311" data-original-width="4122" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglQipKBpmGbY0VrXRbLJvIn_Kah8ee7Pv2nBvvVkYzOlqG5A1rV5qLOXDartCMbPFAzsDjShBL544dbBh-y15vSHGBg_h0S-3mTFZ-df4lc2NaQulQEpFxQmGHj7EnmruZNFreEZRY4kmN4I0dWevshIS7WNHEH_sXIKPWppKoxlNXeN9NuF12p5b_50/w520-h640/Blurbird%20Serenade.jpg" width="520" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p>Kitty Riley Konohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12276960899615808724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252740126751990602.post-91098715187319176892023-11-10T18:13:00.003-05:002023-11-10T18:13:31.032-05:00Orange Tree in Valley Forge Today<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_EMwcbEMsk_dpJdYVgoQYLfpe1astSOstTKDvrpweOzcPv1RI_VzkPeKKwdWVfktuEiBznIMq0gaRdrhWM-45dDnbRBPgHZhXUU0DYEmAzfE555lmy2zofbibUC_0XbG7eLmqRKRN9ckHk1ksodq4NgWJP03zYtFcRBkOsQSyYgIhCOO0C8vxxd6sX_4/s900/Orange%20Tree%20in%20Valley%20Forge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_EMwcbEMsk_dpJdYVgoQYLfpe1astSOstTKDvrpweOzcPv1RI_VzkPeKKwdWVfktuEiBznIMq0gaRdrhWM-45dDnbRBPgHZhXUU0DYEmAzfE555lmy2zofbibUC_0XbG7eLmqRKRN9ckHk1ksodq4NgWJP03zYtFcRBkOsQSyYgIhCOO0C8vxxd6sX_4/w400-h266/Orange%20Tree%20in%20Valley%20Forge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Kitty Riley Konohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12276960899615808724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252740126751990602.post-15258343677308636512023-10-25T22:04:00.003-04:002023-10-25T22:04:32.753-04:00Saddle Billed Stork<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_Wdp7HYl1OfKFCKKWzm6dTmE8JCcbFeig3O_b424oEkvUVFkAt4dbYCDl7an826VAZ8g3g-bAo8vtrAq0z16UDYCVMAUuZ1mag37PnghPzNKhXzknl73HkjNFc2zZz_FnkDHISuC0IwwCZUHMWtHBHBuJp65yrukExZmfoyRB7ID5SZhTgFXPVkBsLo/s5493/Saddle%20Billed%20Stork%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5493" data-original-width="3662" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_Wdp7HYl1OfKFCKKWzm6dTmE8JCcbFeig3O_b424oEkvUVFkAt4dbYCDl7an826VAZ8g3g-bAo8vtrAq0z16UDYCVMAUuZ1mag37PnghPzNKhXzknl73HkjNFc2zZz_FnkDHISuC0IwwCZUHMWtHBHBuJp65yrukExZmfoyRB7ID5SZhTgFXPVkBsLo/w426-h640/Saddle%20Billed%20Stork%204.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Kitty Riley Konohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12276960899615808724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252740126751990602.post-35062861128009009272023-10-08T13:05:00.005-04:002023-11-06T21:15:29.794-05:00Back to Kenya <p>I had the greatest pleasure to go back to Kenya for 15 days in late September and early October. It was an incredible experience once again. Led by the great photographers Denise Ippolito and Paul Mckenzie, we all learned so much about light, patience and going with the flow. For the first time I had the chance to stay in a hide in the ground all night with the wildlife coming right up to us and drinking from a watering hole. Also had the chance to fly over the salt lakes of Kenya in a tiny helicopter without doors and photographed the gorgeous landscapes and thousands and thousands of flamingos. Here are a few of the many scenes that crossed my lens.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKDxWQ5qW6lHcEKDz1V0k_BbzHdmWffXwq_I4MqZcgAGZPL1ckDYDQzrjzUpjzpnrvMjf4uy7B3buqp_RM9PboH91CmeqnAsOh2tg0jSzJ-gKJvQTIE0VhS-pZyhE-p62aFcfOu_2irMFbDUn-9NHUQBryrIFBkhbE6P_PHshfJnSARVTfFLgnOGl3Kg/s6595/flamingos%20and%20pelicans%20over%20soda%20lakes%204.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4397" data-original-width="6595" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKDxWQ5qW6lHcEKDz1V0k_BbzHdmWffXwq_I4MqZcgAGZPL1ckDYDQzrjzUpjzpnrvMjf4uy7B3buqp_RM9PboH91CmeqnAsOh2tg0jSzJ-gKJvQTIE0VhS-pZyhE-p62aFcfOu_2irMFbDUn-9NHUQBryrIFBkhbE6P_PHshfJnSARVTfFLgnOGl3Kg/w400-h266/flamingos%20and%20pelicans%20over%20soda%20lakes%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelicans and Flamingos from the Helicopter over the Salt Lakes</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0CvqwZsuH3aZe4dofTNgzSdxHKt4TK9o6uDcYt_RC3p_ox5wblM6RJQl_Q0YLl9UVcVX-plNWmcxyeAFbZY37Q6uPPKgt-tZn-tz60rnZgP162oMHIJLOpGu21hKLNeGN6DBRODmIjYk5-PF_t0IlIACR9CRiH6j8jIf6uJzUC0GplkTSz91GStqCToY/s6023/Reflections%20on%20the%20Water.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4015" data-original-width="6023" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0CvqwZsuH3aZe4dofTNgzSdxHKt4TK9o6uDcYt_RC3p_ox5wblM6RJQl_Q0YLl9UVcVX-plNWmcxyeAFbZY37Q6uPPKgt-tZn-tz60rnZgP162oMHIJLOpGu21hKLNeGN6DBRODmIjYk5-PF_t0IlIACR9CRiH6j8jIf6uJzUC0GplkTSz91GStqCToY/w400-h266/Reflections%20on%20the%20Water.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reflection from the Helicopter<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxh_cSj1T8JUIpdCv7uR2U8MmhUILz5Cvxi0RJTf5SSLT7nTTsPoqoSmPwB4syg6ew74IwHtQKz-JBBYtJYcjEOZK-qyJqPaKodf7wnVGEBcUFC5OxxkaOIveVqwcnxkQ8QgCFbhXa_4j6kirQvmPTvOTc2LR1BxW5135zI79ukkejHei0if5cfmePvw/s4897/Three%20Little%20Cuties.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4897" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxh_cSj1T8JUIpdCv7uR2U8MmhUILz5Cvxi0RJTf5SSLT7nTTsPoqoSmPwB4syg6ew74IwHtQKz-JBBYtJYcjEOZK-qyJqPaKodf7wnVGEBcUFC5OxxkaOIveVqwcnxkQ8QgCFbhXa_4j6kirQvmPTvOTc2LR1BxW5135zI79ukkejHei0if5cfmePvw/w400-h266/Three%20Little%20Cuties.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three of Four Baby Cheetahs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQQ-Np5pTWUn_Q8YJNVf5at8gazY9ShZgXU-84B_LB1SA_SzRb4tck4lrdwvfkrXYFWHRgSbGYl6SxTZKWN2aUwZNkDQkgi_uDZtrxNj0DkbWIL6UbCcGz1t7YK23mkCxIfflYyOB1NqC3jDAupcvWQkWDIVsujG0pA3Eo6dMH6gVwF9acM1xsHwO3I9w/s5541/Elephant%20on%20the%20Run.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3694" data-original-width="5541" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQQ-Np5pTWUn_Q8YJNVf5at8gazY9ShZgXU-84B_LB1SA_SzRb4tck4lrdwvfkrXYFWHRgSbGYl6SxTZKWN2aUwZNkDQkgi_uDZtrxNj0DkbWIL6UbCcGz1t7YK23mkCxIfflYyOB1NqC3jDAupcvWQkWDIVsujG0pA3Eo6dMH6gVwF9acM1xsHwO3I9w/w400-h266/Elephant%20on%20the%20Run.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Running Elephant - Amboseli</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXzSIJtSJvWGr4cf2iNS0bIIwDe9f4S-V1oijDmLzEkHPRPaVMTUHjyKj_tum-lTIW11qsRE2FAy9Vn0Ppi1C5c-3Jq7JoDO7LDJhEdxTbVmlXlF1GqDQTTDSLlQhSShalI8kiFeDTU2hglvSy4BnJEydd-CSdhxJIbZoDCv_gXvMKa_pqMHNdBFvG_VM/s4685/Elephant%20and%20the%20Sunrie%20with%20Trunk%20Up.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3123" data-original-width="4685" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXzSIJtSJvWGr4cf2iNS0bIIwDe9f4S-V1oijDmLzEkHPRPaVMTUHjyKj_tum-lTIW11qsRE2FAy9Vn0Ppi1C5c-3Jq7JoDO7LDJhEdxTbVmlXlF1GqDQTTDSLlQhSShalI8kiFeDTU2hglvSy4BnJEydd-CSdhxJIbZoDCv_gXvMKa_pqMHNdBFvG_VM/w400-h266/Elephant%20and%20the%20Sunrie%20with%20Trunk%20Up.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elephant at Dawn - Amboseli</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOJZCtQVNIFCiQIPbRPVdk4CAP3gP-ac_YP6pqS1LxA9-q0jSHZq-twwAopberx2E01rhZeAB6TWEgmXlhllbPhvgMonwaXxgB5TbE55jH_iNKndyeoM23d8rFtryqQ0a0FalZaDGnBT99pfZoROwqd7hPgbyx4DbQtdbQIBIN-y_NOzDmvqnaesX7kE/s6568/Big%20Elephant%20on%20Dry%20River%20Bed.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4401" data-original-width="6568" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOJZCtQVNIFCiQIPbRPVdk4CAP3gP-ac_YP6pqS1LxA9-q0jSHZq-twwAopberx2E01rhZeAB6TWEgmXlhllbPhvgMonwaXxgB5TbE55jH_iNKndyeoM23d8rFtryqQ0a0FalZaDGnBT99pfZoROwqd7hPgbyx4DbQtdbQIBIN-y_NOzDmvqnaesX7kE/w400-h268/Big%20Elephant%20on%20Dry%20River%20Bed.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elephant on Dry Lake Bed - Amboseli</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HLJgv040vwWaq6CkPvLs06546Ul4vHNy-7iZoLo1RCCUnfCGVb5HuOkPvjunwuSBSX8Yp5pMMq8m4axKXONh5DyRgdw1HzOHycOjjoLAXnXSIKI3quvydQn3F9UPxqFS_YlMKiRk0PDELLZyTpI7tqLq2mHUBzlqgt8dZsnH-Z2n0pkn7DVeeq0XNBQ/s9316/Mom%20and%20the%20Kids%202.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6156" data-original-width="9316" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HLJgv040vwWaq6CkPvLs06546Ul4vHNy-7iZoLo1RCCUnfCGVb5HuOkPvjunwuSBSX8Yp5pMMq8m4axKXONh5DyRgdw1HzOHycOjjoLAXnXSIKI3quvydQn3F9UPxqFS_YlMKiRk0PDELLZyTpI7tqLq2mHUBzlqgt8dZsnH-Z2n0pkn7DVeeq0XNBQ/w400-h264/Mom%20and%20the%20Kids%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Momma Cheetah and her Four Cubs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVUjoPL0kmFSEMs1Hmy2n4h4QEYGifLYp0XFd5oN86s7eQFD-xxfo66zKD41hpSTn4paVebB4DjPtq1RdDI166n-mOzFs-gETpK7Bw6e8GxbZb6O_LbBHpz9YyKdnJ6cdgX_dFIBT41NzQJNK15jJBu49VXnYF4KzBc5NgS_R4f0WK8hvc6LoYwFLIzY/s7474/The%20Waterbuck.jpg" style="clear: left; 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margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6130" data-original-width="8640" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8nqRszxfdLs79zVBCiq50S9mF_WTNsDS0DEgNa-Tsg1lcFU0WaCqTyotnnUecETjw8Kj_p3NEcIshN7MMEY6Kzor5TQBjS5p5NuSPTkoH1Q1ZiDymfeCQ7tIxCdq41MU5AjtRpH9sP5eEoTnI2fIsaSjr8wN33__QotfU2C8atIuYtCg_Efwy9MAjgw/w400-h284/The%20Porcupine%20at%20the%20Watering%20Hole.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Porcupine at the Watering Hole - Lentorre</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-9mV1ZMNQlLefYC41fKEscRkDTTzVv0yTpUSx8nUFVjqHrY_jtaF2azea4JsALO6MVrUNHskmgOns4zLKeGz9AbWwoMCPLv2JdbsFzaaDuW2L95hsDVEg0dB8SA4ysE_r5ExcyaN4QTlZPMgdlNqN49zyHDbuHCbH0B1CYeLwBESeiIT5UjrI-0c3Ww/s6777/serval%20cat%20in%20profile%20Looking%20Forward%20at%20the%20watering%20hole.jpg" style="clear: left; 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margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5047" data-original-width="7571" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqk1SjwrjpVulkuikQYQEew8ftRDwfhfKA0BP9dwcYBhS3o_qft__gYylVjw-KDaOt0qY4SS4OMU08Qk6zH_2IW5cg4QvolyKseimQy4Ml4Xz_YFvSJR3_TL5MmFxX7SAlzqvfGz7fQpmx77u19sofHNY0wr8csRg9rXcbwmKTg0BXRfQFkRRIacUaMCo/w400-h266/Bee%20Eaters%20Sharing%20a%20Bee.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bee Eaters Eating Bee - Maasai Mara</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p>Kitty Riley Konohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12276960899615808724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252740126751990602.post-1046556278291185182023-09-04T21:18:00.006-04:002023-09-04T22:56:32.961-04:00New Book - Svalbard<p>Well, it's been a few months, but I finally pushed the button on a new little book of our adventures in Svalbard from this past June. It's not totally fabulous, but it is fun. If you care to take a look, you can see it all for free right here. <a href="https://www.blurb.com/b/11688129-svalbard">https://www.blurb.com/b/11688129-svalbard</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJ5zjDEYWZ6Zam_to7edsV0JLlEDcc2D-Bwh-ssmhzCrhVDSV7cfzIVuIAKuqx-X_U_wNJCAfgM4FhyTXRLqUO813aMY-XQtZtXuJZWk6stZC3FEHhsCPP5JzIQzoDo8o4K8jgaRor3W0oDvv7oQn4Pg0fp2gVe8Vm2SvTHjFXj8ZvlxuK4FC_4Yf6Zw/s1702/Screen%20Shot%202023-09-04%20at%209.17.08%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1408" data-original-width="1702" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJ5zjDEYWZ6Zam_to7edsV0JLlEDcc2D-Bwh-ssmhzCrhVDSV7cfzIVuIAKuqx-X_U_wNJCAfgM4FhyTXRLqUO813aMY-XQtZtXuJZWk6stZC3FEHhsCPP5JzIQzoDo8o4K8jgaRor3W0oDvv7oQn4Pg0fp2gVe8Vm2SvTHjFXj8ZvlxuK4FC_4Yf6Zw/s320/Screen%20Shot%202023-09-04%20at%209.17.08%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Kitty Riley Konohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12276960899615808724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252740126751990602.post-24868650185653731132023-08-29T21:54:00.004-04:002023-08-29T21:54:55.879-04:00The Monster in the Bog Today<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrMquO1jvQV_ZI5qLCwPZA0QxY1RoialDJpw8XnV3H_QMLf6E0H0t6KW-3cvdoYEZN12IILFHcntRBNJ4z9dHVcfD3L7gqA8mN9AHdF2kA7FWhOWkoo4nL7r28Sm041veSkLtcE4CIIi5QrNupijrBoogJPu0lawEJeZ6ANIP9uD62H4zWBVwAAzde7FI/s1600/Cormorant%20Stare.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1489" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrMquO1jvQV_ZI5qLCwPZA0QxY1RoialDJpw8XnV3H_QMLf6E0H0t6KW-3cvdoYEZN12IILFHcntRBNJ4z9dHVcfD3L7gqA8mN9AHdF2kA7FWhOWkoo4nL7r28Sm041veSkLtcE4CIIi5QrNupijrBoogJPu0lawEJeZ6ANIP9uD62H4zWBVwAAzde7FI/w373-h400/Cormorant%20Stare.jpg" width="373" /></a></div>We had a downpour of a rainfall this morning and this little beauty was preening himself to try and dry off. Gave me quite the stare.<br /> <p></p>Kitty Riley Konohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12276960899615808724noreply@blogger.com0