Red-bellied Woodpecker

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I really love woodpeckers, and this little guy is so cool. This is a Red-bellied Woodpecker. I guess the red-belly is not very visible in this shot, but it’s there. I not only saw her, I heard the pecking as well. 

This species does not migrate. They are monogamous, and solitary nester. It is certainly a small woodpecker. 

This was the 1st time I haves seen one of these around this area. Later the same day, I saw a nest and a second one, about 3 miles upriver. I’ll capture a shot of that when I go back. Now if spring would just return. 

~ Rick

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©2018 Rick Cartwright

The colors of sunrise

I photographed the sunrise yesterday (March 19). While these photos were not taken from the same exact location, it was the same sunrise, over a 20 to 30 minute period. I was trying to find the best spot to photograph the sunrise. Once I was able to review the photos, I was amazed at the color shifts. Any one of these shots would be a great photo to frame, but as a set, they are extra stunning. Enjoy, I did (other than it was darn cold out).  

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I took the 1st two on a country road in the middle of nowhere. I just stopped, and shot them out the window. I captured a bird in the shot above, but focus was not on her. 

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This shot was taken from Garbry Big Woods. I don’t like capturing utility poles / wires in my photos .. drives me crazy. In this case, I wanted to capture the trees. I may do some edits and remove the poles:). 

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Another side road near Big Woods. The sun was out, and the clouds were clearing. Again, the colors are so different. 

 ~ Rick

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A river or a creek?

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Last week I posted a few photos that were taken at Greenville Falls State Nature Preserve. There is a lot more to this preserve than I previously knew about. I’m hoping to get back this week and explore. This is one of my favorite photos from the overlook. This is Greenville Creek .. It sure looked like more than a creek in this photo. If I took this photo in September, you would understand the naming.

Have a great week! 

~ Rick

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Aged trees

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I like this bridge. It’s not really anything special .. just very cool.  The trees are more interesting. So many young trees, just starting out, but some older trees have fallen, and didn’t make it through the winter.

Just a fun photo. 

~ Rick

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The Roar of flowing water

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Time exposure gives flowing water this amazing appearance. This was taken at Greenville Falls, near Covington, Ohio. I had a second photo without the time exposure, so I’ll share that too. 

Water levels are up due to all of the rain and snow recently. The falls was fast and loud. Another sign that spring is coming fast. You could hear the roar of the flowing water from some distance. 

~ Rick  

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