Birds – Page 20 – Wandering Dawgs

Bald Eagles of Alaska

August 16, 2018Posted in Alaska, Birds, Nature, Photography, RVing, WildlifeTagged Bald Eagle, Photo Challenge, Wandering Wednesday16 Comments

Five years ago we were wandering around Alaska in our RV. As we traveled I was always on the lookout for wildlife and we saw plenty of it.

Along with the many land and sea animals, I enjoyed seeing the birds. The Bald Eagles were my favorite and there were more Bald Eagles than I’ve ever seen anywhere else. We saw them perched in trees, soaring overhead, and even in a nest in front of the Homer Post office. The most unusual sighting was seeing one fly right beside the truck as we drove along the Homer Spit. I was so busy watching him keep up with us that I didn’t get a chance to take his picture!

He was looking at me — Bald Eagle on Ninilchik Beach

Bald Eagle at Chilcoot Lake State Park, Haines, AK

Bald Eagle at Chilcoot Lake State Park, Haines, AK

20130621Day-37Fjordland-to-Juneau-(177) — Bald Eagle in the Lynn Canal between Haines and Juneau

20130621Day-37Scale-Eagle — Bald Eagle in tree beside Eldred Rock Lighthouse in the Lynn Canal

Mama and Baby Eagles across from Homer Post Office — Mama and Baby Eagles in Homer

Eagle soaring over bluff at Russian Orthadox Church — Eagle soaring over bluff at Russian Orthadox Church in Ninilchik

Pair of Eagles — We spotted this pair of Bald Eagles as we cruised by on a wildlife and glacier cruise from Valdez

Inspired by Ingrid’s Wandering Wednesday photo prompt – birds

June in the Butterfly Garden

June 27, 2018Posted in Birds, Butterflies, Flowers, Georgia, Nature, PhotographyTagged backyard, Butterfly Garden, garden, Georgia birding, Wandering Wednesday18 Comments

My butterfly garden is full of colorful blooms and the butterflies are starting to take notice.

20180620Butterfly-(11) — Butterfly on Mexican Sunflower

20180605Garden-(3) — Monarch on Milkweed

20180607Garden-(2) — Zinnias

20180620Butterfly-(16) — Mexican Sunflower

20180619Creek-(2) — Purple Coneflower

20180619Creek-(1) — Black Eyed Susan

The birds continue to come by daily.

20180604Bunting-in-rocks-(9) — Male Painted Bunting

20180603Garden-(17)-Tufted-Titmouse — Tufted Titmouse

20180613Garden-(3) — Ruby Throated Hummingbird

20180612Cardinal-(7) — The cardinals search for dropped seeds on the ground beneath the bird feeder

Happy Summer!

Linked to Ingrid’s Wandering Wednesday – Flowers

Wandering Wednesday – Water

June 20, 2018Posted in Birds, Georgia, NatureTagged Live Laugh RV, Photo Inspiration, salt water tidal creek, Wandering Wednesday, water16 Comments

I have lived within a few miles of the Atlantic Ocean for most of my life. A dock connects our back yard to a tidal creek.

At low tide, there’s just a trickle of water in the creek.

20180619Creek-(6) — Georgia Tidal Creek at low tide

During the low tide, wading birds walk along the creek bed searching for food.

Roseate Spoonbill in Georgia salt water tidal creek — Roseate Spoonbill

Tri Colored Heron finds a snack in a Georgia creek

Juvenile Little Blue Heron — Searching for a treat in the tidal creek

When the tide is high, it’s a different world.

20180615Creek-(2) — When the tide is high enough, we can hop in the boat and go for a ride

At the mouth of the creek we enter a river and explore the coastal waters.

20180503Boat-Ride-(1) — Boat ride in Georgia waters near Tybee Island

20160603Boat-Ride-(8) — Uninhabited Georgia Barrier Island only reachable by boat

And during the summer, when the tide is just right, we can catch fresh blue crabs for supper.

Nothing better than catching, cooking, and eating Georgia Blue Crabs

This post was inspired by Ingrid’s Wandering Wednesday.

Five Years of My Favorite Photos

June 5, 2018June 5, 2018Posted in Birds, Butterflies, Photography, WildlifeTagged All-Time Favorite, Wordpress Photo Challenge24 Comments

During the five years I’ve been blogging I’ve posted hundreds of photos. Here are just a few of my all-time favorites .

Pair of Orcas on Columbia Glacier tour from Valdez — A pair of Orcas on Columbia Glacier tour from Valdez, Alaska

Black Bear eating Dandelions — Black Bear beside the road in British Columbia

Bull Elk Bugling in Cataloochee Valley — Bull Elk Bugling in Cataloochee Valley, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NC

Bald Eagle at Chilcoot Lake State Park, Haines, AK

Whooping Crane — Whooping Crane near Goose Island State Park, Texas

Trio of Roseate Spoonbills — Trio of Roseate Spoonbills, Texas

Great Egret with chicks — Great Egret with chicks, Georgia

Vibrant Monarch Butterfly — Vibrant Monarch Butterfly, Georgia

We went really close to Mt. McKinley — Denali, formerly known as Mt. McKinley, as seen from the air, Alaska

Watching for whales in Haines, Alaska

Polychrome Overlook, Denali National Park, Alaska

Calving on Aialik Glacier — Ice calving on Aialik Glacier on the Kenai Fjords trip from Seward, Alaska

Blue Ridge Parkway — Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia

20171017NC-Nantahala-National-Forest-Waterfalls-(39) — Dry Falls in the Nantahala National Forest near Highlands, NC

Tybee Island Light Station 4th of July American Flag — Tybee Island Light Station 4th of July, Georgia

The beach at sunset — Sunset at Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida

Double Rainbow after a summer storm — Double Rainbow after a summer storm, my back yard, Georgia

Painted Bunting on Twisted Vines

May 27, 2018Posted in Birds, Nature, Photography, WildlifeTagged garden, Painted Bunting, Twisted, Wordpress Photo Challenge10 Comments

Many birds like to perch on the twisted vines covering the arbor in my back yard. This week I was able to capture this Painted Bunting.

20180522Bunting-(6)Twisted-2 — Painted Bunting on Twisted Vines