American Robin – Five Views
Five views of the American Robin ~ American Robin captures, Five Views © Jerry L. Ferrara
SHOT FROM THE FILE
Plains Zebra
Three views of the Plains Zebra from Africa’s Mana Pools National Park. ~ Plains Zebra captures © Jerry L. Ferrara
Puma – Airborne
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
Total Solar Eclipse – 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
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
Say’s Phoebe – A Say’s Phoebe’s Way
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
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
Hairy Woodpecker – Quite a Chiseler
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
Raccoon – Bandit Thief
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/Northern Flicker – A Few Shots From The Back Porch
~ White-tailed Deer, American Robin and Norther Flicker captures, A Few Shots From The Back Porch © Jerry L. Ferrara
Steller’s Jay – The Blue Bandit
The Blue Bandit While this Steller’s Jay looks like ‘the cat that ate the canary’, the timeless phrase is almost correctly applied here. That bulging crop is filled with peanuts from the seed tray … and the blue bandit scores! ~ Anecdote and Steller’s Jay capture, The Blue Bandit © Jerry L. Ferrara