It was a beautiful day today. The lake was like a mirror.
From the smallest beetle, to the beautiful birds, all the creatures are so interesting.
The beetle has golds and greens.
The wing span of the heron amazing.
The snapping turtle was huge.
He looks like an ancient creature. Last year I saw one with a severely damaged shell. Slow down out there!
Hey…that snapper is huge! And that's a great heron shot!
ReplyDeleteI've been making beetle photos for the past several days; must be like some sort of photographer flu. You must have caught it off my blog, even though I haven't posed any shots yet. :-)
The snapper looks enormous! The birds are lucky to have all their toes.
ReplyDeleteKudos on the heron shot - it's beautiful!
Your world is so vibrant, full of God's creatures. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletePhotographer flu, I like that, Griz! I ordered a bug book and have been trying to figure out what they all are and label them. It keeps me out of trouble. Tricky photographing them.
ReplyDeleteOh! My! that turtle,it is so cute!
ReplyDeleteLovely shots!
Wow! That is some turtle!! What terrific shots! Looks like such a lovely, quiet day -- well, except for the heron perhaps, but what a beautiful place!
ReplyDeleteJenn, these shorts are wonderful and that snapper is huge and he looks ancient but.....relaxed.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful weekend.
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I laughed at the *hanging out* turtle -- big guy! Great heron shot. Your world is soooo alive! Beautiful! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI love that turtle getting a stretch in. Great post.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your world with us. I really enjoyed your picture of the turtle -- he's huge!
ReplyDeleteI do love your wildlife posts!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful snaps.
ReplyDeleteBEautiful images. The snapper splayed out on the rock is especially cute!
ReplyDeleteNice pics I love the trutle I haven't seen one in ages
ReplyDeleteYou live surrounded by a beautiful world both big and small.
ReplyDeleteGreat wildlife photos, that big snapping turtle looks dangerous, wouldn't want to get too close.
ReplyDeletewhat a brilliant photo of the turtle!
ReplyDeleteOh Wow! Jen....what a Great shot....she's gorgeous!!!! My daughter works for an enviromental consultant company and was telling me snappers are becoming an endangered species....so sad I think they are great!!!!! Yes you are so Right , Teachers have to know everything!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYes Jen Daughter's are just wonderful....Laura and her fiancee are such Great kids, she works as a Terrestrail Ecologist with some amazing Biologists...and had some fantastic experiences working with a wolf researcher this winter...her specialties this summer will be with turtles and whip-por-wills in the area. Her fiancee Chris is founder of his buisness, Earth Mentorship Programs and also works as a Wilderness guide all four seasons. His ULR is www.earthmentorship.com They are getting married this fall along the banks of the Oxtongue River and the reception is at the Wolfden...
ReplyDeleteShe is a wealth of information, and Love's sharing it with us....