Lochloosa Lake Series
Shroud
I thought the way the sun and fog shrouded these cypress trees was almost ethereal...
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Wild
I love the colors of the wild irises...
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Good morning
Great Blue Heron at sunrise...
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Swallowtail
These swallowtails are ever more intricately designed on the underside of their wings.
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Swallowtail
There is so much beauty in our world. I hope people will learn to take care to preserve it.
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The wings have it...
I love the beautiful design on the underside of the wings.
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Mutual attraction
Lovely purple thistle attracts the butterflies...
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Lochloosa Low
Beautiful Lake Lochloosa...
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Dragonfly in the wild...
Most people don't seem to include insects in the category of wildlife... but they can be just as interesting and beautiful as any other larger form of wildlife.
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Stunning while sunning
Gulf Fritillary butterfly sunning....
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Morning light
Blue heron in the fog at the first sign of dawn.
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Landing Strip
Dragonfly on a lilypad at Lake Lochloosa...
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Bright and beautiful
Spring is such a great time for photography... the vibrant colors and contrasts keep me out and about snapping new shots!
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Striking
Ospreys are very striking with their yellow eyes!
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A bird's nest is his castle...
Osprey by the nest at Lake's edge...
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Married couple
Mating pair of osprey... Do you think the one that's squawking is the female??
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Preparing for take off
Osprey ready for take off...
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Vibrant
Wild Iris... such vibrant colors...
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Wild Iris
Such delicacy and perfection...
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Bend
Another view of the natural arch
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Spring Butterfly
I love spring when the butterflies flutter and fly about!
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Arched
I love natural arches. This tree at the campground with the spanish moss hanging is a great example.
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Flutterby
Another lovely swallowtail butterfly...
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Illumination
The illumination of dawn sunshine...
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Fireweed Friend
Butterfly on fireweed blooms
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Yet another
Swallowtail butterfly
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So many butterflies... so little time...
So many butterflies... so little time...
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Fast take off
Great Blue Heron on take off...
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Great day for a flight
Osprey soaring
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All natural
I don't often try my hand with black and white... but it seemed fitting for this scene...
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Cypress shine
Sun through the cypress trees...
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Dawn's Early Light
Early morning light through the trees at the campground...
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Pollination Station
Time to pollinate...
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Lunch is served
This osprey at the lake eats a lot of fish...
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Glory & Grace
Ospreys are very graceful in the sky...
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Working, working away...
Working, working away...
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Look at me!
This Great Blue Heron was not camera shy at all!
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I wonder if this worker dreads Mondays like we do?? :)
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