Tag Archives: birds

Silent Sunday

Posted on May 17, 2023 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on neihtn:
Great Egret building nest. Great Egret displaying aigrettes during breeding season. Great Egret displaying aigrettes during breeding season. Great Egret displaying aigrettes during breeding season. Snowy Egret displaying breeding plumage.

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Winged Water World

Posted on February 15, 2023 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on DRAGONFLY EFFECT:
My Featured Blogger this week is Sylwiaiwan Merchut of Dragonfly Effect. Apart from the fact that Sylwiawan is Polish, I only know one other thing about them: their photography is remarkable. But then, you can see that for yourself! DRAGONFLY … Continue reading →

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Getting His Munia’s Worth

Posted on February 2, 2022 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on A Sliver of Life:
Weary soles and wretched souls,ending one of our worst strolls,a trail promising sighting goals,no birds and empty crab holes. Then at the dirt trail’s fag end,in the shrubs around the bend,fluttering wings heard…

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On Being Free

Posted on November 8, 2021 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week You can never be free in the future. You can only be free in the present. But take heart— it’s always the present. ~MT~

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Fun With Nature: Terns

Posted on January 31, 2019 by mitchteemley

Terns, seabirds of the same family as gulls, are extremely selective in their pairings, prompting Charles Darwin to coin the phrase, “One good tern deserves another.” Known for their distinctive sound, “kee-WAH,” terns are particularly fond of eating sand eels, … Continue reading →

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Freedom

Posted on November 24, 2018 by mitchteemley
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The Wishing Map 77

Posted on July 25, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Seventeen: Naimian (Continued) Previously: Zack was led by naims (gnomes) to a strange wooden elevator inside an immense tree. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ He was crowded … Continue reading →

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