A Scarlet Presence A male Northern Cardinal gives pause before flitting into the scrubland. A scarlet presence one moment …. gone the next! ~ Anecdote and Northern Cardinal capture, A Scarlet Presence © Jerry L. Ferrara
Junior Has Arrived On July 7th, I posted a doe White-tailed Deer capture and queried “Where’s Junior”? Junior has arrived. Actually, two of them showed up, but I was only able to bag one of the spotted ‘little stinkers’. ~ Anecdote and White-tailed Deer capture, Junior Has Arrived © Jerry L. Ferrara
Catbird A Gray Catbird gives a quick look during a run through the cherry tree. ~ Anecdote and Gray Catbird capture, Catbird © Jerry L. Ferrara
Quills It was nearly a mile hike into the area I had scouted out earlier in the day. The goal was to return in the evening when the Porcupines were more likely to be active. Sure enough, this one crossed my path in the dark and began feeding. Each time I took shots, the rodent flared its long guard hairs and quills in response to the flash … and NO, they do not throw their quills! ~ Anecdote and Porcupine capture, Quills © Jerry L. Ferrara
The Breakfast Club I made this Burrowing Owl family portrait in the spring of 1980 on Kodachrome 64 film. It’s hard to believe that was 45 years ago! The youngsters [6, portrayed at the right] came out of their burrow one at a time until all were aptly assembled topside while one of their parents [left] took a brief, if not needed, snooze. “Get to work, Mom! The breakfast club has arrived!” ~ Anecdote and Burrowing Owl capture, The Breakfast Club © Jerry L. Ferrara
A Musical Rendition A Yellow-rumped Warbler [Audubon’s] voices a musical rendition in the early morning light. ~ Anecdote and Yellow-rumped Warbler capture, A Musical Rendition © Jerry L. Ferrara
Where’s Junior? We know you have a youngster hidden somewhere near the house. So, where’s Junior? ~ Anecdote and White-tailed Deer capture, Where’s Junior? © Jerry L. Ferrara
~ Bald Eagle capture, Happy 4th of July!!! © Jerry L. Ferrara
Wings Here are some slices of ephemeral moments during bird flight often missed by the eye. What can’t be seendoesn’t meanit doesn’t actually existSo though the eyemay not spyreality’s sometimes missed ~ Poem and Pine Siskin, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco, Black-capped Chickadee and Northern Flicker captures, Wings © Jerry L. Ferrara
Gaping A Crocodile spreads open its mouth in a gaping posture. ~ Anecdote and Crocodile capture, Gaping © Jerry L. Ferrara