Stupendously Fabulous Nature Photographs!!! (not)

I've been thinking of changing the name of this blog to The Hapless Photographer. I can't win for losing.

This is the river, shortly after two dozen incredibly handsome Wood Ducks took flight.

I tried to capture them all weekend, but they were equally spooked by slooowly opening doors and siiiilently sliding windows. Forget about getting out of the house and over to the bank to photograph them. Skittish critters, they are. Honestly, I don't know how anyone ever photographs a Wood Duck.

Mid-week, I took Lily for a 3:00 a.m. walk (her idea, not mine). A good-sized pack of Coyotes was howling in the field behind the house. They certainly caught Lily's attention and I wondered if she knew what they were saying.

Even if they had been in the mood to be photographed, it was pitch black outside.

This is a crummy picture of a Wild Leek.

At least it's out of the ground.

Friday, on my way to work, I was a little too early and pulled into a riverside park to see if any migrating ducks were around. There were none. But within two minutes, a Bald Eagle swooped in front of me, a Great Blue Heron flapped down the middle of the river, and a migrating Common (!) Loon popped to the surface after diving for breakfast. My camera was at home.

This photo isn't particularly bad, it's just boring, unless
you live here. The river has dropped from 13.99' to 3.03'... but the pond isn't returning to its usual level, as it always has in the past. The path is still flooded and we can't walk around the pond. Our underground water must be in pretty good shape.