Happy 250th Soar on high, oh mighty oneTwo hundred fifty, you’ve just begunThe greatest place on planet EarthYou’ve been that way from since your birthTake on the challenges aheadAll shackles you will duly shredAnd on into the future goYour righteous creed will surely glowHappy 250th U.S.A.! ~ Poem and Bald Eagle capture, Happy 250th © Jerry L. Ferrara
Five views of the American Robin ~ American Robin captures, Five Views © Jerry L. Ferrara
Three views of the Plains Zebra from Africa’s Mana Pools National Park. ~ Plains Zebra captures © Jerry L. Ferrara
Airborne In a search for one of her errant, rambunctious youngsters that had wandered off, a female Puma becomes airborne as she gracefully leaps a small stream. ~ Anecdote and Puma capture, Airborne © Jerry L. Ferrara
Something from our solar system: 2024 Total Solar Eclipse The total solar eclipse of April 8, 2024, from Arkansas, USA showing a Baily’s Bead, the Corona, the Diamond Ring and Solar Prominences. ~ Image of 2024 Total Solar Eclipse © Jerry L. Ferrara
A Say’s Phoebe’s Way My name by the wayhails from one Thomas SayA naturalist hefrom a past centuryEntomology his gameand for me it’s the sameFor look at my beakit is “bugs” that I seekWhen I’m out on the flyI do more than get byFrom the air I do snatchmany insects I catchHover I willwhile making my killMulti-tasking I seemwhile from plants I do gleanOne might just sayit’s a Say’s Phoebe’s way The Say’s Phoebe is a member of the Flycatcher Family. ~ Poem and Say’s Phoebe capture, A Say’s Phoebe’s Way © Jerry L. Ferrara
White-fronted Bee-eater A White-fronted Bee-eater is caught perching on the edge of the brush near Zimbabwe, Africa’s Zambezi River. ~ White-fronted Bee-eater capture, White-fronted Bee-eater © Jerry L. Ferrara
Quite a Chiseler One of the Hairy Woodpecker’s most notable features is its inordinately sizeable beak, making it ‘quite a chiseler’. ~ Anecdote and Hairy Woodpecker capture, Quite a Chiseler © Jerry L. Ferrara
Bandit Thief Beady eyes and bulbous noseYour shifty character truly showsDon’t look so cute you bandit thiefYou’re all about giving grief. ~ Poem and Raccoon capture, Bandit Thief © Jerry L. Ferrara
~ White-tailed Deer, American Robin and Norther Flicker captures, A Few Shots From The Back Porch © Jerry L. Ferrara