Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Western Lowland Gorilla


Western Lowland Gorilla

I was trying to photograph a gorilla through a glass enclosure in Disney's Animal Kingdom and moved through the crowd until I could get a shot without too many reflections. After a few frustrating minutes with people moving in my way, I was able to get a few shots. When it yawned, it showed its teeth, and while it looks like he lost a few, I still wouldn't want it mad at me.

It must be a pretty boring life for an intelligent animal, but it probably was born in captivity and knows nothing else.
What did you think when you first saw the picture; that it was angry or sleepy?

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Monday, December 30, 2019

Winter

Winter

I chose this photo of winter in Holyrood.  It was taken in the 1990s on Kodachrome slide film.  It was a calm but COLD day and I snowwhoed to Main Beach Pond, about 15 minutes from my house.

While winter photos are often beautiful, I don't often share many because most people don't really like winter and they tire of seeing photos of winter, while there is still snow and ice on the ground. 

However, if you like winter photos, I have several albums on my Facebook Pages.
Feel free to share with family and friends.

Saturday, December 28, 2019

Serenity





Serenity

Today, I chose a selection of photos that illustrate serenity.  Early morning and late evening is a quiet and peaceful time of the day.  I have hundreds, if not thousands of photos of beautiful sunrises and sunsets.  Over the years I have shared many of them with you.  If you use Facebook, I invite you to view the albums I have created.
I have others, but those are the most recent.  


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Friday, December 13, 2019

Christmas Photo Advent Calendar












Christmas Photo Advent Calendar

Those of you who follow me on Facebook know that I have been sharing photos every day since December 1.  I made comments on each photo in the morning and added them to my Christmas Album in the evening.  Today, I am sharing the ones I have shared so far.

I've been negligent in sending out my Photo of the Day each morning.  It has happened from time to time over the 17 years I have been sharing photos with you.  When I get new photos, I'll be more motivated.

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Monday, December 09, 2019

Green Herons










Green Herons

To be honest, I didn't realize I had so few photos of green herons in my collection. However, I decided to share a few with you today, and I created online albums with the rest of the photos I have.

Hopefully, I'll get more of this species. 

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Wednesday, December 04, 2019

Great Blue Herons
















Great Blue Herons

I have photographed great blue herons in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, British Columbia and Florida.  Today's photos were taken on Florida.

The great blue heron is a beautiful and large bird that spends much of its time hunting prey in shallow pools.  I have many photos and, if you are interested, you can view more in my albums:


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Friday, November 29, 2019

Glossy Ibis











Glossy Ibis

I think there was a sighting of a glossy ibis on the island of Newfoundland last year, but I am not certain!  As you can predict, I photographed the birds in these photos in Bonita Springs Florida.

I don't have Facebook or Google albums with different photos so I haven't given any links today.  I will probably create the albums using the same photos that I have on this blog.

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Tulips

Tulips Tulips are a sign of spring, but my tulip gardens are under a foot or two of snow. It will be a while before we see the beauty of the...