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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Upstate New York
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Havalotta suggested I submit a photo for March. Here are 2 I took near my pond. The first one is the bullfrog being eaten by mosquitos and the second is a bluebird getting a drink. Thanks for looking!
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Michigan
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Ooooooo EXCELLENT bluebird! Kitcat!
Brand new to the site, feeling at home and already contributing such wonderful photos! Have fun exploring! The site's CHUCK FULL of information and nature orientated people just like you to get to know and share among.
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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For some reason, I've never thought of mosquitos biting amphibians--why, I'm not sure. Nice shot--cool that you have a pond. You'll have to share more photos (on another thread unless you want them to be considered as entries here). I love the clarity of the bluebird. His colors are fantastic. Do you have any nesting where you live? I've REALLY gotta get my pond started...then I could get some "bluebird getting a drink" pictures...maybe even a "bluebird taking a bath" photo. What I want most, though, is to see the adults bring their fledglings to it so that I can get a good look at them and know they survived fledging.
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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Glad you feel at home already.
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Lungwort
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Upstate New York
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Thanks again! No, the bluebirds haven't nested with us yet - no houses up but we're working on that. We had the pond installed a while back and it's been one of the best investments we made. You'd be amazed at the wildlife it draws even though it is directly outside our sunroom.
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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![]() Today, I started weeding garlic mustard from a slope in my "woodland"...and decided there were a couple of nice-sized rocks that would help me make my pond/streambed project look more natural...I was hoping not to have a heart attack when I moved I flipped it end over end up the slope (luckily it was right on the top). The other one, I slid down the slope and started flipping it end over end up the path. Hopefully it won't take me too long to get them the approximately 150 feet or so to the site of my future pond. I'm really hoping this is the inspiration/catalyst to get me started on the pond. ![]() The upper portion (where I started digging last year), is not far from our sunroom...I can view it from the living room window, (or two upstairs bedrooms, come to think of it), and the deck. ![]()
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Heron
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Tinley Park, Illinois, USA
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I cropped this shot a lot to keep the birds big enough to see some detail. The original, un-cropped photo has a lot more birds, but when I shrink it down enough to post here, it loses a lot of impact, so I opted for this version. Anyway, these are Sandhill Cranes that were circling over the Bartel Grassland on March 13. I was there to photograph the burn crew who was doing this year's burn, and flock after flock of cranes was flying over, many circling fairly low overhead and about 200 landed at the west end, but eventually left, probably due to the burn crew being a little too close for their comfort.
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Heron
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: powell,Ohio
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Awesome shot jpdenk!
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Lungwort
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Upstate New York
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Dap, not to get all nanny-like on you, but please be careful moving those rocks. Doing that was a contributing factor to my back problems (being stubborn and not waiting for help was another, LOL! I'm sure you would NEVER do that!) We had our pond installed by a pond company and they did a great job. Had to save up for it but it was worth every penny!
John, that shot is amazing! How big are they? They look like they must stand 6 feet tall!
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Wisconsin
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John - Great shot of the cranes in flight. There's usually a pair or two that nest in my neighbor's marshy area. I never tire of their unique vocalizations. It always conjures up images of some ancient landscape full of prehistoric creatures.
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