Hiding under Mom. Any time there was any sign of danger,"Eg,"gulls flying over,Mom would call the chicks and put them under the safety of her wings.
A rarity,all 4 chicks together.
Chicks under Mom.
On the run.
l was one of the very lucky plover guardians this year. this wee one is from the first nest and is only 2 days old. A little bundle of fluff (very active fluff) !
A nest that has been dug right up to. Exposing the nest. l hope they had gone before it was dug out. They seem to have a very long tunnel to the actual nest. But the young disappear and hide when people are around. Possibly giving the impression they are gone. A stop work order on this soil pile should have been done. Maybe keeping it closer to the main building instead of quite the distance away. Possibly keeping the birds away from the human activity. It is so sad.
Bank swallows almost ready to fledge.
These bay bank swallows were in a garden centers soil pile. l think many have been wiped out from what l can see. These are almost ready to fly.
This cute ground hog was enjoying the day, but to close to the road for my liking. Don't see many of these cute things any more with development the way it is going. l myself really enjoy seeing a ground hog at the side of the road or in a field. So cute,so innocent!!
Looks like this guy has quite the web built around this plant. He then did a spiderman trick and went down to the leaves below.
Something very magical about a spider web. A true work of art. This spider in its web were sparkling in the sunlit woods.
Bug on Queen Anne's Lace.
Foxgloves and moon glow.
Moon glow, very fragrant and stays open at night for the moths. Beautiful.
This just reminded me of the fall migration. The sun going down and the huge flocks of birds everywhere settling into the wetlands for the night. The sounds were incredible. And the sun amazing.
Another shot from the river.
The one and only osprey we saw hovering to catch some dinner. He ended up getting caught up in the swarm of birds and never did get a catch!
One side the setting sun. The other the rising moon. Caught a few birds flying past the moon. l missed the larger flock because l was looking in the other direction. l guess you can't have it all.
Sun setting before the warm look set in.
Watching me as l approach.
Mom in the back with her little ones.
What a beautiful doe.
