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Timber Wolf – A Scapegoat

A Scapegoat Oh hear the little girl in red It’s all about the things she’s said How wicked and how you are bad So really, really, really sad Those awful, spiteful, hateful lies Have twisted fact, yet truth belies Yes, you are a killer supreme So what does that point really mean? Your actions balance and bring wealth To Nature’s web it means great health You keep the herds and prey in check Why does that make you circumspect? Could it be mankind’s deep need To find a scapegoat for “his” deeds? ~ Poem and Timber Wolf capture, A Scapegoat © Jerry L. Ferrara

Happy Thanksgiving Late in posting … still in a food coma. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. ~ Anecdote and Wild Turkey capture, Happy Thanksgiving © Jerry L. Ferrara

Sweep the Boreal Aurora Sky While the background for this shot may be reminiscent of those eerie, shadowy curtains of charged particles from the sun [the aurora borealis], it is in reality not the dramatic light show at all. What follows is the story behind the making of the image: Across the wide and watery chasm of the expansive bay, white-headed entities idled tree-bound in the deafening, hushed stillness while greeting the somber light of dawn. That same light, cast from the forest and smeared subtly onto the liquid surface, created ephemeral impressions, mirrored reflections, and muted hues … Nature the artist, the lake its immense canvas. In time, a solitary Bald Eagle launched from its lofty lookout. Over the pigmented fluid it glided low, the backdrop redolent of a Northern Lights array. Suddenly the eagle performed an astounding aerial maneuver … and “Sweep the Boreal Aurora Sky” came into existence. ~ Anecdote and Bald Eagle capture, Sweep the Boreal Aurora Sky from the book, Wild North Idaho: Photos and Reflections © Jerry L. Ferrara

Elfin and Inconspicuous An elfin and inconspicuous Brown Creeper pauses briefly while foraging. The tiny avian is a native to our local Idaho forests. ~ Anecdote and Brown Creeper capture, Elfin and Inconspicuous © Jerry L. Ferrara

A Dapper Pose Resting on a small platform of floating ice in Norway’s Svalbard Archipelago, a Bearded Seal strikes a dapper pose showing off its lavish vibrissae. ~ Anecdote and Bearded Seal capture, A Dapper Pose © Jerry L. Ferrara

The Calling Card Communicating with one another in absentia, a Jaguar sniffs a brushy area where a member of its race recently sprayed. Along a path a feline wentand as it passed, it left a scentfor others of its kind to find,a message that seemed quite sublime.Did the ‘calling card’ give hintof the author’s veiled intent?Was it a trespasser’s claimto the jungle’s dark domain?Or a lusty lady’s tempt–a Jezebel’s seductive scent? ~ Poem and Jaguar capture, The Calling Card © Jerry L. Ferrara, from the wilds of Brazil’s Mato Grosso.

What Part Didn’t You Get? The impish look given by the juvenile Burrowing Owl was too much to resist. By sheer accident, I noticed the bird was attracted to the click of my camera’s shutter — opening and closing. Its body posture in this frame just said everything a person might wish to say to someone who is annoying. ~ Anecdote and Burrowing Owl capture, What Part Didn’t You Get? © Jerry L. Ferrara

A Shadow Shifted The wind moaned a mournful monologueand the snow swept the spacious ‘scape.In the same surreal circumstancea shadow shifted and took shape. ~ Poem and Gray Wolf capture, A Shadow Shifted © Jerry L. Ferrara

A Pair of Scissors In the Texas outback, I was hoping to catch this species with their exaggerated tail feathers spread … hence their name. No such luck, but I still dubbed the image A Pair of Scissors. ~ Anecdote and Scissor-tailed Flycatchers capture, A Pair of Scissors © Jerry L. Ferrara

The Rockhopper Penguin at the far right [in submissive pose] had just picked its way through established nesting sites in the colony. It went through a good amount of trauma in the process receiving opposition from members of the clan. Here, it is being aggressively confronted and was truly “catching hell”. Catching Hell This morn it ran the gauntlet through others’ nesting sites. Perhaps its sole intention was to pilfer neighbors’ rights. Instead it met resistance, demeanors did quite swell. This is what it means for those who end up catching hell. ~ Rockhopper Penguin capture and poem, Catching Hell © Jerry L. Ferrara. New Island, Falkland Islands.

SHOT FROM THE FILE

Timber Wolf – A Scapegoat

Wild Turkey – Happy Thanksgiving

Bald Eagle – Sweep the Boreal Aurora Sky

Brown Creeper – Elfin and Inconspicuous

Bearded Seal – A Dapper Pose

Jaguar – The Calling Card

Burrowing Owl – What Part Didn’t You Get?

Gray Wolf – A Shadow Shifted

Scissor-tailed Flycatchers – A Pair of Scissors

Rockhopper Penguin – Catching Hell

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