Ferrara Wildlife Photography

Sandhill Crane – A Remarkable Traveler

A Remarkable Traveler In more than one way the Sandhill Crane is a remarkable traveler. In spring, they journey north to procreate and raise their offspring. In fall, the stately birds reverse the northward movement and overwinter in more favorable southern climes. Their migratory maneuvers involve thousands of miles. The Sandhill Crane is also a ‘time traveler’ of sorts … atleast when considering its genetic expression. Fossil remnants of Sandhill Cranes indicate the species has been extant in North America for about 2.5 million years according to Cornell University’s Lab of Ornithology. The Sandhill Crane is currently considered to be the oldest living bird species on the continent. ~ Anecdote and Sandhill Crane captures, A Remarkable Traveler © Jerry L. Ferrara

Vicious Lies His orbs seem kindbut I’ll remindSuch feline eyestell vicious liesThose well-set jawsshould give one pauseHis lips conceala treach’rous dealBecause beneathare rending teethAnd when eyes flareteeth rip and tearSo bewarethat gentle stareFor if you erryou might not fare ~ Poem and African Lion capture, Vicious Lies © Jerry L. Ferrara, Zimbabwe, Africa

Wild Turkey – Happy T-Day

Happy T-Day ~ Wild Turkey images © Jerry L. Ferrara

Bald Eagle – Power On The Wing

Power On The Wing Power On The WingIt’s an eagle thingThey ply a lofty courseAnd sweep the sky with force ~ Poem and three Bald Eagle captures, Power On The Wing © Jerry L. Ferrara

The River Horse Oft it’s called the ‘river horse’…misnomers do aboundThe Hippopotamus is, of course,sometimes in rivers foundBut naming it a horse in factis but a fallacyFor the hippos’ genetic trackis not equine, you seeIts closest kin does seem to hailfrom the briny seaAnd thus it is the mighty whaleits nearest lineage be ~ Poem and Hippopotamus capture, The River Horse © Jerry L. Ferrara from the Zambezi River, Zimbabwe

Sunsets – Transitory Views

Transitory Views Three transitory sunset views of our closest star. © Jerry L. Ferrara

Stare Down I made the capture I call Stare Down one wintery juncture in time many years ago in the Yellowstone. The wolf’s piercing glance never fails to remind me of Aldo Leopold’s essay, Thinking Like A Mountain, and the missive conveyed in those words, which is well worth reading. ~ Anecdote and Gray Wolf capture, Stare Down © Jerry L. Ferrara

Deep In The Storm Against the storm the eagle strivesits mission undeterredWhen you face the squalls in liferecall these salient wordsTake on the foibles thrown your waythey’re but a test you seeLike the eagle deep in the stormthen you will truly be ~ Poem and Bald Eagle capture, Deep In The Storm © Jerry L. Ferrara, from Wild North Idaho: Season of the Eagle

Deep and Arcane The trumpeting call of the Sandhill Craneis such a primeval strainA note that is wild and sure to beguileits resonance deep and arcane ~ Poem and Sandhill Crane capture, Deep and Arcane © Jerry L. Ferrara

A brief deviation from wildlife: An Ephemeral Appearance The Green Flash [the smallish thin green line at the top of the distorted sun] is a rarely observed phenomenon. As the sun slipped slowly into the tenebrous horizon, the ‘green flash’ made an ephemeral appearance over the dusky Pacific Ocean. ~ Anecdote and Green Flash capture, An Ephemeral Appearance © Jerry L. Ferrara

SHOT FROM THE FILE

Sandhill Crane – A Remarkable Traveler

African Lion – Vicious Lies

Wild Turkey – Happy T-Day

Bald Eagle – Power On The Wing

Hippopotamus – The River Horse

Sunsets – Transitory Views

Gray Wolf – Stare Down

Bald Eagle – Deep In The Storm

Sandhill Crane – Deep and Arcane

Green Flash – An Ephemeral Appearance