Bald Eagle – Cruising The Canopy
Cruising The Canopy A Bald Eagle is caught in the act of cruising the canopy, searching for a lofty spot to land. ~ Anecdote and Bald Eagle capture, Cruising The Canopy © Jerry L. Ferrara
SHOT FROM THE FILE
Grey-headed Fish Eagle – Rapacious
Rapacious Waiting on the forest’s edge near a Sri Lankan backwater, a Grey-headed Fish Eagle eyeballs a potential meal in the nearby aqueous murk. It struck a rather rapacious pose. ~ Anecdote and Grey-headed Fish Eagle capture, Rapacious © Jerry L. Ferrara
Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Red-naped Sapsucker – Picidae
Picidae Five remarkable bird species of the Woodpecker family [Picidae] that have occupied our freehold at various times over the years: the Downy, Hairy and Pileated Woodpeckers as well as the Northern Flicker and Red-naped Sapsucker. ~ Anecdote and Woodpecker captures, Picidae © Jerry L. Ferrara
Pocket Gopher – An Infrequent Debut
An Infrequent Debut A Pocket Gopher makes an infrequent debut above ground and in the process the fossorial creature shows off its four formidably-sized incisors. They are surprisingly effective tools in the rodent’s arsenal for digging through hard soil and dense subterranean vegetation like thick roots. The gopher’s teeth are probably good defensive and/or fighting weapons, too! ~ Anecdote and Pocket Gopher capture, An Infrequent Debut © Jerry L. Ferrara
Black-capped Chickadee and Red-breasted Nuthatch – It Took The Cake!
It Took The Cake! Here is an example of interspecific aggression and competition as a Black-capped Chickadee [right] displaces a Red-breasted Nuthatch [left] from a seed cake feeding station. In this spirited episode, the Chickadee was triumphant. It took the cake! ~ Anecdote and Black-capped Chickadee and Red-breasted Nuthatch captures, It Took The Cake! © Jerry L. Ferrara
Asian Elephant – A Meeting of the Minds
A Meeting of the Minds So, during a ‘meeting of the minds’ there was much discussion. It was decidedly determined that the wrong species is in charge of the planet. ~ Anecdote and Asian Elephant capture, A Meeting of the Minds © Jerry L. Ferrara
African Lion – Wait I Will
Wait I Will Wait I will, in the stillBlends my shape, into the ‘scapeEyes that tell, of coming hellI see my prey, in disarrayThen use my skill, to make my kill ~ Poem and African Lion capture, Wait I Will © Jerry L. Ferrara
Whooper Swan – Real or Fake?
Real or Fake? Mirror, mirror on the lakeWhose bright likeness did you take?Reflect the light and with it makeA portrait real, or is it fake? ~ Poem and Whooper Swan capture, Real or Fake? © Jerry L. Ferrara
Gray Whale [calf] – The Friendly
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The Friendly A curious Gray Whale calf breaks the water’s surface and gives a pensive peek. That seemingly surreptitious act was quickly followed by the ‘friendly cetacean’ coming close to the panga and allowing a brief moment of physical [whale-to-human] contact. Needless to say, to have had the privilege to pet a wild, free-roaming whale [totally on the whale’s terms] has been a most treasured wildlife experience. ~ Anecdote and Gray Whale [calf] capture, The Friendly © Jerry L. Ferrara
Northern Cardinal – A Scarlet Presence
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