Archive for May 2016

Close To Home And Up Close With Some May Flowers

As you may have guessed from my posts these past few weeks, I love this time of year.  There is something new, exciting and beautiful occurring  everyday in the natural world.   I have been focusing my attention on the many species of birds arriving everyday  here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Today, not having much time,…

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Where There Is Rain There Are Raindrops.

It was another cloudy and rainy day here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It has rained seven out of the last eight days.  And when it rains, there are rain drops so I decided to photograph some of them clinging to the new leaves and flowers with my macro lens.  Once again I was able to appreciate…

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Mother’s Day At The PPL Wetlands.

It started out rainy and cool again here in Northeastern Pennsylvania but the forecast called for clearing so I headed down to the  PPL Wetlands where I hoped to find some cool stuff to photograph.  And as usual the wetlands didn’t disappoint me. Even before I parked my car I saw  this   proud mommy…

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A May Afternoon At Community Park.

We had some more sunshine here in Northeastern  Pennsylvania yesterday and I couldn’t wait to head outdoors after leaving my office. I didn’t have time to go far, so I decided to once again visit our local  local Community park. When I visited last week I encountered quite a lot of wildlife and I was…

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Some Photos From An Evening Walk Near Home.

It was another nice  evening yesterday in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It’s so hard to stay indoors this time of year. So, even though I had some chores to do, I ventured for a short walk out through the reclamation area and to the railroad tracks near my home to see what there is to see. And there…

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This Is For The Birds

Well I decided to make this post about the many beautiful birds I observed in my backyard and on my walks near my house these past work week.   I always loved seeing birds in the woods on my walks since I was a child.  My dad thought me the common ones, the robins, blue…

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Back To The PPL Wetlands, And Back To March,

It was a different world here in Northeastern Pennsylvania on Sunday. A cold front came through Saturday evening  lowering the temperatures and making for a cold,  windy and rainy  morning.  My nephew Mike wanted to do some fishing at Lake Took-A-While so I was headed back to the PPL Wetlands. I love it down there.…

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Another Up Close Look At The Beauty Of Spring.

We have finally had some Summer-like weather here in Northeastern Pennsylvania these past few days and it has resulted in a spurt in the growth of the plants, trees and flowers.  I took a few walks with my macro lens to once again capture the beauty of May  from an insect’s perspective.  For a few…

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