Pics for Wild Bird Rescue

     Cassandra honored me by asking me to include some of my images of the rescued birds at Wild Bird Rescue. They plan to use the images for a calendar fundraiser, and for a memorial to former educational birds. I included a Cedar Waxwing sitting on a holly branch that Marge brought in for it; a growing Scissortail Flycatcher (or Kingbird) that Chris fed, and a close-up of Stevie.

Great White Egret and Great Blue Heron

Happy Bullfrogs in Every Pond

Adolescent Scissortail Ready to Migrate

Water Lily and . . . an Adolescent Green Heron in the Background

     A composited image that I could not resist to create . . .

Bull Resting in the Shade of a Tree

Hawk Launching from a Post

Tire on a Battery Foundation

Green Heron Juvie

      Earlier this year, specifically in May, and then again in June, I spotted a flock of Green herons at Lisa Lake. They appeared to have settled in to nest. And now, mid-August, I found two juvenile Green herons in the same reeds, hunting for flies and fishing. 

sUAS: Sunset Over a Calm Lake

Sunset After a Rain Shower

     The cloud formations after a rain shower embellish the sunset over the lake. To the left, one can spot a Purple Martin house, its occupants out and about catching insects, while waiting for the call of migration. 

Lake Wichita in December, 2013

Brown Pelicans in Galveston

Fishing Vessel and Birds

Little Pond on a Farm

   

     Jay watches the numerous bull frogs in a little pond on a farm.

Sleeping Under the Milky Way

     After an afternoon on his SeaDoo, MyMrMallory and I settled in under the stars for an evening of meteor watching. We spotted several large meteors, all one week in advance of the peak of the Perseids. Bodes well for this weekend, if the sky is clear.

Two Trees at Sunset

iPhone photo processed with Snapseed. 

Dense Milky Way . . . Stars, Planes, Satellites

 

In my images, no meteors, but lots of satellites and airplanes criss-crossing the Milky Way.

Catamarans at Sunset

A Sailboat with Solar-powered Lights

        Intrigued by a lone sailboat, I returned to the sailing club to attempt a nice image of it. Its solar powered lights lit up the surrounding area. I wondered how it would look with the Milky Way in the background. 

      Around me, all was dark, except for the sailboat. At the top of its mast, I spotted beautiful Mars on the right, and Saturn and Antares on the left.

     

     A bit later in the evening, the cirrus clouds began to drift away. The Milky Way emerged above the bow. A meteor passed above it. Saturn, Mars, and Antares are still visible, now to the right of the mast. All these elements came together to make a lovely image.