A Quick Bite On a verdant grassy lawn in an urban setting in Colombo, Sri Lanka, a perky Palm Squirrel grabs a quick snack. The common rodent species is a well-known dweller of gardens and city treed areas. ~ Anecdote and Palm Squirrel capture, A Quick Bite © Jerry L. Ferrara
Johnny One-Note This is a Nuthatch [sp. Red-breasted]. It was Vicki’s grandmother’s favorite bird. Nanny called it “Johnny One-Note” because of its characteristic, repeated one-note nasally call. Every time we hear the species vocalizing we are reminded of this great lady. ~ Anecdote and Red-breasted Nuthatch capture, Johnny One-Note © Jerry L. Ferrara
Soaking In A Pool In a hot and humid setting in India’s Sal Forest, a Bengal Tiger finds relief by soaking in a pool of water. ~ Anecdote and Bengal Tiger capture, Soaking In A Pool © Jerry L. Ferrara, Kanha National Park, India
Play Play, play, play awayIn mock battle through the frayAll that practice might some dayBenefit your ursine way ~ Poem and Polar Bear capture, Play © Jerry L. Ferrara
Feisty One of numerous signs of spring! This feisty little dynamo, a Marsh Wren, gives voice from its reedy wetland home. According to Cornell’s Laboratory of Ornithology, males of this spirited species can be polygynous. They [both sexes] certainly are extremely territorial at nesting season. ~ Anecdote and Marsh Wren capture, Feisty © Jerry L. Ferrara
Sobriety Test Looks like this one certainly would be able to pass a sobriety test. Just sayin’! 😀 ~ Anecdote and Canada Goose capture, Sobriety Test © Jerry L. Ferrara
Through The Lea It was very late on a clammy afternoon. The coolness was finally replacing the humid heat from earlier hours and ‘creature activity’ was erupting in the meadow. A White-tailed Deer fawn found it to its liking to expend some pent-up energy as it scampered, bounded and streaked through the lea. ~ Anecdote and White-tailed Deer capture, Through The Lea © Jerry L. Ferrara
I’ve never quite understood why some have fear of solitude … the condition of being alone. I find solitude to be cleansing, uplifting and spiritual. We should have more of it! Stolen Solitude But Glory Revealed As evening leisurely progresses, darkness slowly smothers the twilight and the newly arrived moon hurls a javelin of light across the gentle lake. Solitude reigns the scene … but not for long. Amidst the rhythmic liquid sound of the water softly licking the boreal shore, comes a heavy padding in the sand of massive bruin feet as an enormous Brown Bear ambulates the strand … solitude stolen, but glory revealed. On a lonely beach in a land of lorea mighty beast walks the distant shore.There’s no hurry to its pace.When it moves, it does with grace.Pause it at times to scan the scape.What does the brute anticipate?No matter what the linger seems,’tis but part of a grander scheme.The bear’s role is both bold and grand,designed and shaped by Hallowed Hands. ~ Anecdote, poem and Brown Bear capture, Solitude Stolen But Glory Revealed © Jerry L. Ferrara
The Conductor Looking almost like an orchestra conductor at the conclusion of a musical score, a Great Blue Heron uses its outstretched wings to stall its forward motion while alighting. This elegant wading bird is a familiar component of wetland habitats and is frequently observed stately striding freshwater marshes, coastal backwaters and salty seasides in search of a meal. ~ Anecdote and Great Blue Heron capture, The Conductor © Jerry L. Ferrara
Whiskery An Atlantic Walrus gives an icy stare into the camera while tiny droplets of moisture drip from the tips of its whiskery vibrissae. The sensitive hirsute facial features serve the walrus in detecting disturbances in the water as well as locating its prey. ~ Anecdote and Atlantic Walrus capture, Whiskery © Jerry L. Ferrara. 79° 43’ 53.87” N x 11° 0’ 4.08” E Norway