Common Yellowthroat – From Atop A Cattail

Common Yellowthroat

From Atop A Cattail Caught by my camera not too far from home in 2015, a wood warbler known as the Common Yellowthroat gives voice from atop a cattail. ~ Anecdote and Common Yellowthroat capture, From Atop A Cattail © Jerry L. Ferrara

California Quail – Vox Clamantis

California Quail

Vox Clamantis Be keen to the call of the California Quail. Vox clamantis, a voice crying out. ~ Anecdote and California Quail capture, Vox Clamantis © Jerry L. Ferrara

Raccoon – The Little Bandit

Raccoon

The Little Bandit Lounging on the cherry tree trunk, the little bandit stages just before an all-out raid on the fruit high up in the canopy. The beady eyes and ‘Zorro’ mask are dead giveaways as to the rascality to come. ~ Anecdote and Raccoon capture, The Little Bandit © Jerry L. Ferrara … image from my backyard.

American Dipper – Water Ouzel

American Dipper

Water Ouzel Roaring mountain creeks and lightning-quick western streams are the homes of a nondescript bird called the American Dipper [aka the Water Ouzel]. It’s a treat to catch sight of one hunting a streamside watery realm for aquatic insects and larvae. I caught this Ouzel in a pose between its forays to an Idaho river for water bugs. ~ Anecdote and American Dipper capture, Water Ouzel © Jerry L. Ferrara

Snowy Owl – The Ghost From The North

The Ghost From The North I caught these transitory glimpses of “the Ghost from the North” not too far from my home circa 2011 and 2014. ~ Captures under the title, The Ghost From The North © Jerry L. Ferrara

Northern Hawk Owl – SCREWED!

Northern Hawk Owl

SCREWED! As a Northern Hawk Owl prepares to dine, the expression on the vole’s face succinctly sums up the rodent’s certain star-crossed situation in one stark word: SCREWED! Just a little dark humor for today 🙂 ~ Anecdote and Northern Hawk Owl capture, SCREWED! © Jerry L. Ferrara

Mallard – Maelstrom

Mallard

Maelstrom Vortex, tumult, maelstrom, chaosa feathered creature enters the frayPatterns keep changing and re-arrangingshape-shifting the murky medium’s array A Mallard hen is caught swimming in the kinetic flow of a woodland creek. The incidence of light on the liquid surface traced the asymmetrical flow of water as the duck moved upstream. ~ Poem, anecdote and Mallard capture, Maelstrom © 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