Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey and Local Farmers Market.
Birds at the bird feeder and the first Montgomery Farmer’s Market. Individual images can be viewed here.
Friday (01-June-2018) — New Jersey
Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.
While mowing the backyard, I found an Eastern Box Turtle at the edge of the grass and beginning of the wildflower meadow. The last time that I saw one in my yard was nearly 20 years ago. The back section is wet, and I recently found some May Apple plants — so had hoped to find that the turtles still existed on my property. There were frogs and dragonflies at the pond. The frogs jump into the pond before I can take their picture. Back on the patio, the plants in the Garden Towers are growing very fast. I have already started harvesting some of the lettuce. Individual images in the slide show can be viewed here.
Five-Years Ago (01-June-2013) — Latvia
Gone to See Europe. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Day 36: Riga, Latvia.
“Come Sit on My Lap Little Girl” said the Man in Gold. Street Performer in Riga, Latvia. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 10-100 mm VR lens (ISO 400, 94.2 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 sec).
Ten-Years Ago (01-June-2008) — Colorado
Springtime Nature in Rocky Mountain National Park: Broad-tailed Hummingbird.
Male Broad-tailed Hummingbird marking its territory at Lily Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 250, 400 mm, f/8, 1/125 sec).
Thursday (31-May-2018) — New Jersey
Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.
Birds at the bird feeder, and deer close-up. I think the larger bird in the first image is a female red-crested finch. While taking some of these images a deer walked right next to the patio to chew on some grass.
