Originally uploaded by Gregg Obst
This Canada Goose was bathing pretty aggressively right in front of me and with the magic hour sun shining right on him/her, it made for a half way descent shot. Taken at the pond at Fleetwood Park, Sunday 10-19-2008.
Entries from October 2008
Splish, Splash, I was taking a bath
October 20th, 2008 · Comments Off
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Mute Swan displaying its plumage
October 20th, 2008 · Comments Off
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“Did you too see it, drifting, all night, on the black river?
Did you see it in the morning, rising into the silvery air -
An armful of white blossoms,
A perfect commotion of silk and linen as it leaned
into the bondage of its wings; a snowbank, a bank of lilies,
Biting the air with […]
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Geese with jewelry
October 19th, 2008 · Comments Off
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Canada Goose with a tracking band on its leg flying over Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area.
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It’s beginning to look a little like Fall !
October 13th, 2008 · Comments Off
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I started my Sunday off with a quick lap around Lake Ontalaunee. I didn’t see anything other than Canada Goose there so I headed up to Leaser Lake to see if they had any wildlife out and about. They didn’t but I hadn’t been to Leaser Lake for over […]
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I can haz spiders ?
October 12th, 2008 · Comments Off
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Mallard couple in flight
October 11th, 2008 · Comments Off
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Mr. and Mrs. Mallard in action at Fleetwood Park’s pond.
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Mallard drinking
October 9th, 2008 · Comments Off
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I tried to catch the “magic hour” sun at Fleetwood Park this afternoon in order to capture some Mallards flying in for the evening. Unfortunately they weren’t flying except when a Labrador Retriever came up on them and of course I was not prepared for the shot. I was […]
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Soaring time again
October 6th, 2008 · Comments Off
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Adult Bald Eagle in flight over the Susquehanna River in Maryland on Sunday 10-5-2008. Things are stating to get better each week as the cold air pushes Eagles out of Canada and the Northeast U.S. and down along the eastern sea board.
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Eagle confrontation in tree
October 6th, 2008 · Comments Off
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A.K.A…..”Don’t be gettin’ all up in my ****”. A younger Adult Bald Eagle (right) pushes an older Adult Bald Eagle (Left) out of his perch in a territorial dispute of some sort.
Susquehanna River, Maryland. Sunday 10-5-2008
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I smell fish !
October 5th, 2008 · Comments Off
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An adult Bald Eagle flying over the Susquehanna River in Maryland on Saturday, 10-4-2008. They were pretty active in the morning and then again in the late afternoon on Saturday. In the middle of the day, not so much. :–D
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