Monday, July 29, 2013

More Views Of the Vermilon River.

I had intended a more political post in favour of nature, and the dying world wide wilderness expressed so well in some recent publications,but the sheer photographic opportunities in the hikes of past week, despite the weather, perhaps show what a sustainable wilderness is.
Opposite: Cormorant In Flight.

A post to: Id Rather Be Birdin, Our World Tuesday, WBW. And of course the Vernilon River Video, A Hike To Mystic Lake.







Downy

Female Red-winged Black Bird

Butterfly?



At this time of year, the young begin to mature and drive me crazy with identification. So here goes. A young Redstart, I think.
Milkweed

Song Sparrow.

Unknown

Red-eyed Vireo

Cormorant In Flight.

Bluebells?

Chicory

Merganser and young.

Downy

Female Yellow-throat

Goslings and parents.

Goldfinch

Immature Redstart.

Male Yellow throat

Posing Female Yellow throat

Female Red winged Blackbird.

Red-eyed Vireo

Song Sparrow.

Female Common Yellow-throat.

Great Blue in flight.

Goldfinch

Mourning cloak

Male Common Yellow-throat

Female Common Yellow-throat.

Red Dragonfly

Red-eyed Vireo

Downy

Female Yellow-throat

Female Yellow throat

Immature Redstart?

A Gaggle of Geese.

Otters

Downy

Great Blue in flight

Female Yellow-throat

Immature Redstart?

Female Yellow-throat

Geese

Immature Redstart.

Same


Same

Biedsfoot Trefoil-almost gone now.

White Admiral

Chicory

Viper's Bugloss

Song Sparrow.

Dandelion

Dragonfly

Female Yellow-throat

Fireweed

Female Yellow-throat

Geese

Ring-necked ducks in back

Goldfinch

Great Blue in Flight

Gull

Mourning Cloak

Chestnut-side Warbler

Male Yellow throat

Mallard in Flight.

Meadowsweet

Merganser and Duckling


Gemale Yellow-throat

Dragonfly

Viper's Bugloss

Wild Wood Lilies

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59 comments:

  1. HansHBJuly 27, 2013 at 12:20 PM

    A great serie of photos, very interesting to study!

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  2. AnnJuly 27, 2013 at 1:32 PM

    Wow, so many gorgeous pictures. Thanks for stopping by my blog and identifying the Cedar Waxwings for me.

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  3. Margaret Birding For PleasureJuly 27, 2013 at 1:54 PM

    HI What a wonderful selection of great photos. I especially loved the Merganser with its chick as I have never seen a chick before here. Have a great weekend.

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  4. TexWisGirlJuly 27, 2013 at 2:08 PM

    some beautiful blooms! the mergansers made me smile! :)

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  5. Gemma WisemanJuly 27, 2013 at 2:50 PM

    Intriguing series of photos capturing your world at this time of year. The names of birds fascinate me. The redstart seems to have a predominance of yellow on the tail feathers?

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  6. Carole M.July 27, 2013 at 3:13 PM

    beautiful surrounds you walk Gary and find an abundance of nature and its bounty every time; much enjoyed

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  7. eileeninmdJuly 27, 2013 at 3:47 PM

    I love all the birds and dragonflies! Gorgeous collection of images, Gary!

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  8. MaryJuly 27, 2013 at 5:58 PM

    What a wonderful variety of all types of nature! Beautiful!

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  9. IndraniJuly 27, 2013 at 8:12 PM

    Fantastic shots!

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  10. Phil SladeJuly 28, 2013 at 12:50 AM

    Your usual brilliant collection Gary!

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  11. UnknownJuly 28, 2013 at 12:52 AM

    That was quite an enjoyable trip (even though you weren't a 100% sure about some)! What an elegant bird the Bittern is! A great capture of the red dragonfly - never seen the red one, and the flowers are all so beautiful, in particular the milkweed and the chicory!

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  12. NatureFootstepJuly 28, 2013 at 12:59 AM

    hm, I thoguht the Bittern was a Cormorant.

    Love athe Whire Admiral. :) Havn´t seen any of the Red ones yet. :(

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  13. Nancy JJuly 28, 2013 at 2:40 AM

    I would find it extra difficult to pick one as my favourite, every one super. Love the gaggle, and the flowers. super focusing, and many hours of patient waiting for that perfect shot. Fond greetings from Jean

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  14. UnknownJuly 28, 2013 at 2:47 AM

    Wonderful series! I especially love the woodpecker and the geese.

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  15. Anne (cornucopia)July 28, 2013 at 4:19 AM

    Wonderful mix of photos!

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  16. HuldraJuly 28, 2013 at 6:54 AM

    Lovelly pictures.
    Thank you for sharing :)

    Greetings from Huldra in Norway :)

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  17. Kenneth Cole SchneiderJuly 28, 2013 at 7:38 AM

    Those young birds and the adults in molt can really give you fits! That's a Double-crested Cormorant in flight, going away of course (that seems to be my most frequent point of view).

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  18. Anni July 28, 2013 at 8:51 AM

    So wishing I could spot a female redwinged blackbird And LOVE the color of the Bugloss!

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  19. Ramakant PradhanJuly 28, 2013 at 9:15 AM

    You have amazing flora and fauna by the river. And so's your photography. Btw you helped me identify a species of flowers I had seen during one of my trips but couldn't recognize. Now I know them to be Viper's Bugloss :)

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  20. UnknownJuly 28, 2013 at 9:51 AM

    awesome shots.... very amaze looking at those birds!

    Amiko

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  21. MastHolidayJuly 29, 2013 at 1:50 AM

    Great captures of your eyes and camera. lovely series.

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  22. alpJuly 29, 2013 at 4:33 AM

    Estupendas imagenes..muy bonitas...un abrazo desde Murcia...

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  23. AnonymousJuly 29, 2013 at 6:53 AM

    You certainly find nature's beauty on your hikes, Gary.

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  24. Ranita SinhaJuly 29, 2013 at 7:10 AM

    Awesome photography!!!

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  25. AnonymousJuly 29, 2013 at 9:23 AM

    Gorgeous, gorgeous shots of nature, Gary! Love those ones that were in hiding..You have great eyes!

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  26. Sylvia KJuly 29, 2013 at 4:01 PM

    Superb captures of all the winged critters and beautiful flowers, Gary, as always! Thanks for sharing the beauty! What wonderful hikes you do have indeed! Have a great week!

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  27. AlJuly 29, 2013 at 4:24 PM

    Very pretty photos. Don't get me started on the political stuff, I think we're destroying our planet and our civilization's remaining time is in the few decades at most.

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  28. AnonymousJuly 29, 2013 at 5:28 PM

    Thanks for sharing your days out - bluebells look like a type of campanula
    Take care
    Cathy
    visiting from Our World

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  29. EG CameraGirlJuly 29, 2013 at 5:43 PM

    Birds are definitely getting harder to identify as the adults moult and the young start to mature.

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  30. LeoviJuly 29, 2013 at 6:24 PM

    Beautiful capture, nice photos! Saludos.

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  31. CynthiaJuly 29, 2013 at 6:43 PM

    Beautiful views of summer in your part of the world!

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  32. SandyCarlsonJuly 29, 2013 at 6:51 PM

    What a feast, these photos! Thank you, Gary.

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  33. KmcblackburnJuly 29, 2013 at 8:27 PM

    Beautiful captures!

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  34. mickJuly 29, 2013 at 9:07 PM

    All very beautiful - I especially like the gaggle of geese!

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  35. ❀~Myrna~❀July 29, 2013 at 10:11 PM

    Fantastic beautiful series of pics!

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  36. KusumJuly 29, 2013 at 10:42 PM

    Great post!

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  37. BirgittaJuly 29, 2013 at 11:00 PM

    Gorgeous nature photos!

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  38. CarraolJuly 30, 2013 at 12:56 AM

    Impressive collection of images of Nature, beautiful colors!

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  39. Bob BushellJuly 30, 2013 at 1:03 AM

    Great array of birds, butterflies, dragonflies and plants, marvelous Gary.

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  40. AnonymousJuly 30, 2013 at 3:22 AM

    The baby birds are sweet when they are so downy. I love the pictures of the dragonflies. Thanks for sharing your world! Thank you for comment on my blog and all the best from Sweden!

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  41. aspiritofsimplicityJuly 30, 2013 at 5:32 AM

    I love all those beautiful bird. Such beautiful photography

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  42. magiceyeJuly 30, 2013 at 6:18 AM

    Amazing collection indeed!!

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  43. Dies und DasJuly 30, 2013 at 8:32 AM

    Ein sehr schöner Bilderbogen!!
    Schönen Gruß,
    Luis

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  44. Linda KittmerJuly 30, 2013 at 11:07 AM

    Another wonderful series Gary. I love the dragonfly.

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  45. RajeshJuly 30, 2013 at 11:47 AM

    Beautiful birds and flowers, so many of them.

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  46. Brian KingJuly 30, 2013 at 3:55 PM

    Beautiful shots!

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  47. betty-NZJuly 30, 2013 at 4:46 PM

    Nature certainly does have its strengths to survive. The sheer beauty of your part of the world makes me feel that we don't give credit where it's due. Your photos are absolutely fabulous.

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  48. Daniela AugustkaJuly 30, 2013 at 10:39 PM

    Very nice and great photoseries.

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  49. Stewart MJuly 31, 2013 at 1:59 AM

    I love the way you just drop a otter into the middle of the post - that would be a year long highlight for me!

    Cheers and thanks for linking to WBW

    Stewart M - Melbourne

    PS: I added another image to the WBW - I forgot last night!

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  50. GordonJuly 31, 2013 at 2:09 AM

    A remarkable array of photos Gary, a pleasure to view them.
    All the best, Gordon.

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  51. Hootin AnniJuly 31, 2013 at 5:47 AM

    Again, a most enjoyable array of photo shares Gary!

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  52. i stora dragJuly 31, 2013 at 8:09 AM

    That was really a nice series!
    So many good photos from your world!
    Greetings Pia

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  53. Jill HarrisonJuly 31, 2013 at 5:02 PM

    always enjoy your bird shots, but I am particularly enjoying the summer wildflowers.
    Have a wonderful week and thank you for stopping by my blog this week.

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  54. Kay L. DaviesJuly 31, 2013 at 7:46 PM

    Wonderful birds and butterflies, Gary, and the occasional shot of the Downy Woodpecker made me laugh.
    Really enjoyed this trip through your part of the country.
    K

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  55. KarenAugust 1, 2013 at 7:21 AM

    A terrific series! I know what you mean by trying to identify the fledglings LOL

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  56. Sallie (FullTime-Life)August 1, 2013 at 12:51 PM

    Your pictures and documentation of your hikes should go far toward helping people to realize what we have and how we need to treasure and maintain it. If only everyone could see it as you do!

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  57. SandyCarlsonAugust 2, 2013 at 7:31 PM

    I love that great blue silhouette!

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  58. jeanlivingsimpleAugust 2, 2013 at 9:48 PM

    Gary,It warms my heart that you have such a healthy and abundant amount of birds/wildlife in your area.
    Give Boomer a nice pat for me. :)

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  59. eileeninmdAugust 3, 2013 at 4:58 AM

    hello, Gary! I hope you do mind that I linked up your blog to my latest post as one of my favorite blogs to follow.
    Eileen

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