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.

24 comments:

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

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

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  5. What lovely bright light in these shots!

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

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

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

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

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  10. 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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  11. Nice pictures. Great shots. Magnificent series.

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

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  13. 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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  14. 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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  15. Lovely images Gary and another nice read.

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  16. Stunning images!
    My favorite is the White Wild Iris.

    Cassy from Acoustic Guitar Lessons

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

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  18. 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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  19. 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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  20. I love your wetland scenes. Great animal shots too.

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

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