Wolfhounds on the Couch

My contribution to Eileeninmd's Saturday's Critters #100.





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Crescent Moon Orbs

My contribution to TexWiscGirl's Good Fences #83.


I'm also linking to Michelle's Nature Notes (#334).


I don't often get good moon pics with my camera, but sometimes I get some interesting effects:

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Orbs Emerge

My contribution to Carmi's Thematic Photographic 313 - When night falls:



P.S. Here's a Horace's Duskywing:

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Run Down, But Not Out

Carmi's Thematic Photographic 311 is Run down.

O.K, that's not quite what Carmi meant. How about this fence and garden behind Juergen's German Bakery? I suppose the Scarlet Sage was put there on purpose, but the Morning Glory and Datura are willing volunteers.

In other news, it's been too long since ORBS! were featured here.


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Fleeting Photos

Carmi's Thematic Photographic 302 is Temporary. Sometimes, one's opportunity to snap a photo is fleeting...especially if your subject can fly.

This big bird posed in a tree...temporarily. I wanted to get a picture clear of the twigs and leaves, but he/she/it/crow was having none of that.

Here's one of its fellow travelers:

On the other hand, these horses are very accommodating.

It's that time of year again: Moonflowers are back!

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Dryocopus pileatus

They're around here in Berkeley Springs all the time. But the Pileateds do try to avoid the paparazzi.

Here's one of my favorite local beetles:

Get your cameras ready, first in series of rare ‘blood moon’ eclipses begins April 15. This picture is from Saturday:

UPDATE: Carmi's Thematic Photographic 290 is Hungry? Here we have one of many local hungry birds, Mrs. Downy Woodpecker.
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Orbs, EsCar2go

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CHOMP!

My second Treetops post:





Bonus: Titmouse for B^4

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Treetops and Wrens

Carmi's Thematic Photographic 272 is Treetops . We had snow in the treetops(again) Saturday evening.

A bit lower than the treetops:

Way above:

At least one of the local Carolina Wrens* has started visiting the suet feeder:



* Thanks to JohnR for correctly identifying the moth-eater in this post as a Winter Wren.

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M-O-O-N, November 18, 2013

Carmi's Thematic Photographic 269 is Drink. Lacking any suitable at present, here's a picture from October 20, 2012:

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BirdsDogsMoon

Carmi's photo theme this week is no theme. That's fine, I'd use any theme as an excuse to post pictures of birds and dogs anywho. Plus...The M-O-O-N!






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