H.J. Ruiz – Avian101 – Page 856 – "My Backyard Visitors" – All about birds

Estuaries

There are many estuaries in the state of Georgia, they are usually great habitats for wildlife because the conditions are very propitious for all kinds of species and the wilderness food chain is greater. In other words there are more opportunities for any kind of wildlife to find the nourishment necessary for survival and preserve their kind. Estuaries are of great importance for both wildlife and humans. Most great cities have been been developed near estuaries and have been utilized as inlets, outlets and still are being of great importance in our modern daily life. Of course they have also been neglected through the years and created significant ecological changes which have impacted with degrading the safety conditions of the environment in form of chemicals, pollution, sewers, industrial deluge and countless other pollutants. Fortunately there are many estuaries that are not in such conditions, those are the ones we should always protect for our sake and wildlife’s. We should always keep in mind that we are responsible for the condition of the legacy that we’ll hand over our future generations.

I find this estuaries rather beautiful too. Appealing to the eye or perhaps is just my clinical eye of an artist and photographer which is predominant. In any case, I bring you some shots to give you an idea of how my mind works…or doesn’t?

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I Have a Question for You

I’m totally intrigued about a duck that I saw swimming in the pond at a park last Monday.

It’s not what kind of duck what intrigues me but what appears to be wing feathers sticking up on each flank of the duck. It’s the very first time I see this mode on a duck.

If you do know anything about this matter, not a guess but with certainty I beg you let me know. I’ve been looking all over on the Web and I couldn’t find any references about that. Thank you in advance!

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Tags: birds, Important Question, intrigues, Mallard Duck, nature, photography, photos of birds

Fun at the Park

This is part 2 of our visit to the park, it’s just the continuation of the great time we spent with our grandson Tyler and his friend Joseph, of course I should include our good friend Lynda and my wife Lucy.

The boys fed the ducks and then hit the playground until they were totally exhausted.

While they play I walked around trying to shoot all the avians in the pond area. Some were out of reach even with the long lenses I had with me. So I had to be moving from here to there in order to get good shots. Not to forget that it was very hot in the mid 90s.

Next I bring you a series of photos for your entertainment:

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