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Early Morning Surprise

Lena — Sat, 08 May 2010 20:54:49 +0000

It’s amazing what you can see around here when you get up early enough. In addition to the amazing stillness of the water, which made for great reflections of the Hunter Street Bridge…

you can imagine my surprise when this little critter came swimming by…

He was moving at a pretty fast clip so I wasn’t able to get a very good shot of him, so here’s a cropped version of another shot which was the best one of the bunch for a closeup…

I was really excited to watch him swimming along. It was the first time in my life I’ve ever seen a beaver swimming in the wild. The only place I’ve ever seen them until now was in a zoo.

All in all, a very cool morning. :)

For more Weekend Reflections, be sure to stop by James’ blog. And for some amazing animal shots, check out Camera Critters.

Have a great weekend!

Too Cold To Swim

Lena — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:35:23 +0000

Have a great weekend! Don’t forget to check out everyone else’s cool Camera Critters too!

Critters at the Golf Course

Lena — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:25:59 +0000

In keeping with my theme of no snow pics today, here’s a couple more archived shots from the golf course…

There were geese in the gallery…

and groundhogs just outside the ropes (okay, so it’s a fence)…

There were also ducks and frogs and a few other critters too, but we’ll save those for another day. (Because I’m sure there will be lots more days where I really don’t want to think about the cold and snow yet to come!)

That’s all for me today. I’m off to check out everyone else’s blogs and critter photos. You can see more too by checking out Camera Critters!

Hope you’re enjoying your weekend!

Critters at the Mall

Lena — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:15:13 +0000

I snapped these at the grocery store the other day. We were on our way into the mall and the noise from chirping birds was overwhelming. I started looking around to see where it was coming from, and was surprised to find they had congregated on top of the shopping carts. These don’t give the full effect because as I got close enough to snap the picture, most of them flew away. :)

For more cool critter photos, check out Camera Critters. And don’t forget about Weekend Reflections for some amazing reflection photos.

Have a great first weekend of 2010!

Peaceful Reflections

Lena — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:16:57 +0000

One of my favorite ways to relax and slow down is to sit by the river and watch the ducks. Depending on what time of day you’re there you can almost forget that this spot is right in the middle of the downtown area.

For more cool animal shots, check out Camera Critters. And don’t forget about the Weekend Reflections … there are always some amazing photos there too. :)

Have an amazing day!

Protecting Her Young

Lena — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:16:44 +0000

Since I’m not quite ready to brave the snow and cold yet this morning, today’s pics come from the handy-dandy archives. :)

I snapped these last summer at the golf course. I learned early on to make sure to always have the camera ready because you never knew what you would see on the sidelines.

As a mother, I know all about wanting to protect your babies, and watching this mother duck was really interesting. She worked really hard the whole time we were there to keep her baby hidden. It wasn’t until they got out into the middle of the pond that we could actually see the baby.

(Click photos to enlarge)

For more cool animal shots, check out Camera Critters. And don’t forget about the Weekend Reflections … there are always some amazing photos there too. :)

Have an awesome weekend!