One gator

Only spotted one gator today. Last weeks walk in the warm spotted nearly a dozen.

First Methodist

From Alligator Lake with telephoto one can see the United Methodist steeple.

War birds

Two WW2 era planes flew past while at Alligator Lake.

Wood stork

flying with the vultures was this one stork.

Telephoto Sunset

The sunset before changing the lens.

Coming Cold

Busy watching the moon for intersections and almost missed the sunset to my right. Switched from the 180mm with TC201 extender in manual to the 18-200mm on P mode for about three shots.
Hand held.

for Steve

The jets were busy today polluting the heavens with their contrails.

vulture moon

After the walk on the gay dike today with the great contrasts in dark and light sky, I waited about fifteen minutes at the end of the trail, watching the vultures heading for roost. One or two passed within range of the moon. Hand held.
Still hoping to capture the sandhill cranes in the formation crossing the moon.

Goldfish bandit

Went outside to leave for the lake, a large bird flew from the little pond in the front yard. It was a Great Blue Heron. I went back in and waited, he flew back. I watched about thirty minutes as he walked about the pond slowly, stabbing our last remaining large goldfish!
I left and Melanie said that he returned, hanging around most of the day. Odd when he has ponds all about the area to choose from. Ours is covered by trees and such. Interesting he would find it.

how now

brown cow of Cline Feagle Road.

Caretaker place

on Cline Feagle Road the caretakers place.

feagle beagle

the beagle would give me no quarter, following me barking the entire way through the Cline-Feagle road.