Every Day is a Gift!
The color rosy red makes me think of Roseate Spoonbills. A few years ago I captured these beauties when we visited the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Wading Bird Rookery. During nesting season wading birds come to nest in the trees there. These nesting birds are wild and can come and go as they please.
Shared Terri’s Sunday Stills color challenge Rosy Reds
Feeding and watching the birds is a favorite pastime of mine. I have many bird pictures in my archives but I chose a few recent ones for Terri’s Sunday Stills challenge.
Many thanks to Terri for her Sunday Stills challenge Feeding and watching the birds
All of the Lens-Artists hosts once again have challenged us to show our favorite images of 2024.
My header image of Dogwood blooms in the spring is one of my favorites from last year. The camellias brought bright color to my winter garden last year. This one was blooming in January.
These two cooks were working hard grilling lobsters on the Viking Sea during our February West Indies cruise. I love the smile on the face of the cook in the middle.The lobsters were as delicious as they look.
While at the Savannah Scottish Games we stopped to see a presentation of Birds of Prey from the Oatland Island Wildlife Center. Wassaw, a rescued American Bald Eagle, seemed to pose for me.
This iguana ignored the people in their beach chairs on the beach at our hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
I watched some beautiful sunrises and sunsets last year. This sunrise in coastal Georgia and sunset on our West Indies cruise are my favorites.
The famous Pitons in St. Lucia are a beautiful sight to see from the water.
The Tybee Island Lighthouse went through a major renovation last year. Even though the old paint had been removed the lighthouse proudly flew the American Flag on Memorial Day.
I loved the yellow umbrellas on the beach in Tortola.
Many thanks to all of our Lens-Artists hosts for this challenge and for all the challenges from 2024. I’m looking forward to seeing what we are challenged with in 2025.
JohnBo Journeys with JohnBo Lens-Artists #330 – Favorites of 2024
Tina Travels and Trifles Lens-Artists #330 – Favorite Images of 2024
Egidio Through Brazilian Eyes Lens-Artists #330 – Favorite Photos of 2024
Ritva Ritva Silllanmaki Photography Lens-Artists #330 – Favorite images of 2024
Sofia Photographias Lens-Artists #330 – Favorite Images of 2024
Ann-Christine Leya Lens-Artists #330 – Favorite images of 2024
Anne Slow Shutter Speed Lens-Artists #330 Favorite Images of 2024
Patti Pilot Fish Blog Lens-Artists #330 – Favorites Images of 2024
All of our Lens-Artists hosts have asked us to share some of the images we loved that didn’t quite make it into any of this year’s Len-Artists challenges. Here are a few of my favorites.
Wishing you Peace, Joy and Happiness this Holiday season
Many thanks to all of our Len-Artists hosts for this challenge. Here is a link to Tina’s Lens-Artists Challenge #329 – Last Chance
Terri’s color challenge: “November’s color theme includes shades of brown and shades of auburn (a rich, brownish red). You are welcome to include images of both colors or pick one to highlight.”
When I first read Terri’s challenge I had no idea what kind of brown things to include. When I realizied that I’ve seen plenty of brown wildlife during our travels I knew what to do.
Wildlife photography is my favorite type of photography. Seeing wild creatures in their natural habitat is always a thrill. For this challenge I’m including some of my favorite brown animals and birds.
The first gallery features Brown Bears in Alaska and British Columbia, White Tailed deer in Virginia, Bison in South Dakota, and Elk in Canada.
I chose some of my favorite birds the bird gallery: an Osprey, an American Bald Eagle, Brown Pelicans, a hawk and a juvenile White Ibis. The Osprey is in Georgia, the Eagle in Alaska, and the rest of the birds are in Florida.
It’s not always easy to capture photos of wild animals when I spot them but it sure is fun to try. Sometimes it’s just pure luck to be in the right place at the right time with the right camera lens.
Shared with Terri’s Sunday Stills challenge Color Challenge – Shades of Auburn and Brown
Wandering Dawgs 