Thursday, August 18, 2011

Bright Skies, Wetland Scenes and Wildlife of the Vermilon River. A Post to SWF.

Big Wetland
Big Wetland
 We had a day of rain, and then a return to blue skies, as you can see. These shots are of a large wetland to the south of the others, that runs indepth probably close to a mile. There are interior trails, but those trails are narrow. The trails show tracks and scat of racoons, black bears, fox and larger canids. So if you run into one of those and have to step off the trail you end up in the water and mud, which off course is soft. It's a bad trail for me because I'm lame and its too hot for Boom. Some people asked me if they could go on a hike with me and guess where we're going. All the photos except the young Robin are taken in and around this area.

Yellow Lily

Forget-Me-Not Creek.
Bee In Joe Pye Weed.
 The creek below feeds the wetland and its banks are lined with wild Forget-Me-Nots. It's quite a sight. The immature Robin impressed me alone with his size. The Red Squirrel and I played hide and seek around a small birch tree. The Turkey Vulture was floating in circles above the wetland.
Bull Rushes
A post to SWF @ http://skyley.blogspot.com/ ,Canera Critters @ http://camera-critters.blogspot.com/ and Scenic Sunday@ http://scenicsunday.blogspot.com/
White Wild Iris

Mauve and White Wild Iris.

Turkey Vulture.

Turkey Vulture.

Great Blue In Flight.

Immature Robim

Immature Robin

Red Squirrel Hiding

Red Squirrel Hiding.
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24 comments:

  1. TexWisGirlAugust 18, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    the squirrel is adorable. and loved the cattails (bulrushes). :)

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  2. KarenAugust 18, 2011 at 11:03 AM

    Beautiful scenery! Forget me nots are one of my fave flowers, and that squirrel is just too cute. Have a nice weekend Gary.

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  3. Bengts fotobloggAugust 18, 2011 at 11:45 AM

    Beautiful squirrel, great shots.

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  4. Pearl MapleAugust 18, 2011 at 12:16 PM

    Beautiful views of your nature trails and all the little animals, thanks for sharing with SWF and your kind comments on my post earlier

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  5. My name is RietAugust 18, 2011 at 12:23 PM

    Beautiful pictures especialy of the birds. Wonderful to see. I love the picture of your dof.

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  6. AnonymousAugust 18, 2011 at 12:41 PM

    What lovely bright light in these shots!

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  7. Lois EvensenAugust 18, 2011 at 12:57 PM

    Your images are always so lovely. I like that squirrel trying to hide. :)

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  8. AnonymousAugust 18, 2011 at 1:29 PM

    bears in the trail? can be quite scary. but lovely images.

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  9. Bob BushellAugust 18, 2011 at 2:31 PM

    Nice touch to this, endless.

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  10. FjällripanAugust 18, 2011 at 2:31 PM

    Beautiful, great photos of the birds flying! Have a nice day :)

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  11. SteffiAugust 19, 2011 at 12:39 AM

    Great photos for SWF!Thank you for sharing and have a nice weekend!

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  12. Stewart MAugust 19, 2011 at 5:16 AM

    Hi there - if I was wandering about in the back of beyond and vultures started flying over me, I think I may get just a bit worried!

    Cheers SM

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  13. LeoviAugust 19, 2011 at 5:56 AM

    Nice pictures. Great shots. Magnificent series.

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  14. Tatjana ParkachevaAugust 19, 2011 at 8:49 AM

    Wonderful photos.

    Regards!

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  15. DhemzAugust 19, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    gorgeous shots! thanks for dropping by @ explorerminded.com....:)

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  16. forgetmenotAugust 19, 2011 at 10:15 AM

    As always, a nice variety of interesting photos. Looks like a great place to hike and see lots of wildlife and lovely flowers. Have a nice weekend. Mickie :)

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  17. Ms. BeckyAugust 19, 2011 at 1:29 PM

    Hi there Gary and Boom, I love exploring wetlands, and I'm happy you got some rain there. we could sure use some here. the land looks rich with life, it's a bountiful time of year. your photo of that great blue in flight is spectacular. wow. another great post Gary. happy SWF to you, and I hope you have a fun weekend with Boom.

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  18. theconstantwalkerAugust 19, 2011 at 1:58 PM

    Lovely images Gary and another nice read.

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  19. CassyAugust 19, 2011 at 8:10 PM

    Stunning images!
    My favorite is the White Wild Iris.

    Cassy from Acoustic Guitar Lessons

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  20. Padharo RajasthanAugust 20, 2011 at 12:12 AM

    Lovely images and great shots !! Simply fantastic !!Padharo Rajasthan

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  21. CarlettaAugust 20, 2011 at 12:16 PM

    Always a wonderful hike with you Gary.
    I really like the sun filtering through the vulture's wings and the hide and seek squirrel. :)
    Carletta's Captures

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  22. AnonymousAugust 20, 2011 at 1:44 PM

    Great photos, as always!

    The photo of the bull rushes (we call them cat tails) reminded me of one summer at my grandparents' and a bonfire, and we would burn the dry ones to keep the mosquitos away. I can't remember if it worked!

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  23. UnknownAugust 21, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    I love your wetland scenes. Great animal shots too.

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  24. TaniaAugust 21, 2011 at 12:49 PM

    I am very impressed by your bird photos. Great work!

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