"Natural World" Through My Camera: There Is No Substitute For Perserverance

"A Sand County Almanac"

"THERE ARE SOME WHO CAN LIVE WITHOUT WILD THINGS AND SOME WHO CANNOT."
"FOR US IN THE MINORITY THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE GEESE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN TELEVISION.".....Aldo Leopold

"LOOK DEEP INTO NATURE, AND THEN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING BETTER".....Albert Einstein

“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves”.....John Muir

Saturday, December 22, 2012

There Is No Substitute For Perserverance

For some people getting up each morning, before the sun has risen, can seem like a tedious routine. For those who wish to take photographs of nature and wildlife it is a limitless opportunity.
The first photo was taken yesterday morning under overcast skies. The clouds parted only briefly, but that was long enough to capture this scene...

Earlier this week I was watching a small creek for whatever might appear when this Eastern Bluebird flew down for a drink...

I was fortunate to capture these images of hawks hunting in various locations. The last photo shows a hawk departing with its prey dangling from it's talons...