Spring is poised to Spring

I noticed these guys pocking through last Monday, the first sign of spring. I love the crocus and they never fail to please. I am not waiting for white, blue and purple crocus, soon to follow I'm sure!



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Ring Necked Phesant

This guy sat for a great pose but I have to admit, it is not in the wild. Not a zoo either but the EE Wilson Wildlife Refuge. They use these birds as breeders to help repopulate the area in some managed way. I hope it works because it is not fair to the animals. If you are in the area there is much to see there, not all penned up either.



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Just a Sunset

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Turkey!

This big boy looked quite menacing at the refuge last weekend. But he came right up to us and we talked quite a while. He had the sweetest little chirp. Very friendly and ate grass out of our hand. William was a tad skittish, but he did feed him.



Beauty is truly in the eyes of the beholder!

Woodpecker at the feeder

This guy has become a regular at my back yard feeder and he is welcome. I love seeing a woodpecker. They have always alluded me and I guess that is why I highly regard them.

Both are soft, I know. Taken with the new 400 and my 2X for 800mm but with bad form on my part. I was not using a tripod but had the camera braced. Not so good.





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Clowds over Rising Sun

A very interesting morning lightshow. Things like this make me wonder hoe many people look and enjoy what nature has to give on a daily basis. There is always something.



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At the end of a Rainbow

Just some very cool landscape on my way home the other day.



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Busy Busy Busy!

I have taken a few shots here and there but just busy. This shot is the first shot from my new lens I received by our dedicated and loyal postal carrier: Tokina 400 f4.5. This is the first image shot, hand held in my kitchen, no cropping: ISO 6400, f6.3 @ 1/160sec. Not bad, very little if any blur. (Pentax does a great job with anitishake built in!)

Give us the ball......

A pair of portraits of the dogs while playing with my new 21mm lens and in camera effects. They are cool I think. I was using a ball to keep their attention and their expressions show it!


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Gull Through the Trees

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