Hey, I Know You …

We visited our son and his family last week. As we were heading out, I heard this beautiful mockingbird .. it took me a couple minuets to locate her, but perhaps she recognized me? 🤣.

This is a Northern Mockingbird .. I love this fact about the northern mockingbird:

The northern mockingbird is known for its intelligence. A 2009 study showed that the bird was able to recognize individual humans, particularly noting those who had previously been intruders or threats. Also birds recognize their breeding spots and return to areas in which they had greatest success in previous years. Urban birds are more likely to demonstrate this behavior. (Wikipedia)

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Great Blue Resort

As I wrote a couple of days ago, we saw a number of Great Blue Heron’s while hiking at Grand Lake St. Marys State Park. As we hiked out to the end of windy point, they would take off, fly a short distance, land and then watch us. This would repeat several times. Must be a good fishing spot.

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Reflections

Lakes and rivers are among my favorite photographs. I love to stand on the shore and gaze at the glass-like canvas created by the surface of still water. The reflection of the horizon and the trees is just so amazing.

Today is a day of reflection. It’s Father’s Day and I have been thinking about my father. I will keep this short and just say how much I appreciate him and his life. I will always miss him. I had a great childhood and great parents. Many do not have that experience. Call me lucky, privileged or just blessed .. I call me thankful.

Enjoy your day and if you are able to, give your father a hug.

~ Rick

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A Duck Date?

I enjoyed watching these Mallards as they slowly cruised across the lake. It seemed like they were on a date .. just out getting some sun and maybe lunch. They didn’t seem rushed.

We need more time like this .. time to enjoy others and just relax.

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Two Young Eagles

We spent some time hiking at Grand Lake St. Marys State Park one day this week. We have been there many times, but I don’t think we have ever seen so many Great Blue Heron’s. I’ll share a few of those photos soon, but today I wanted to share these eagle photos.

We begin our day by hiking at Windy Point. It is one of our favorte spots, and it is considered a good place for birding. My experience echos this. Over the past 3 summers, we have stopped at this location several times, and have seen a number of beautiful birds. It’s never very busy either, so its perfect.

After we hiked to the end of the point and back, we saw these two juvenile bald eagles in a nearby tree. I shot the individual photos, and Teresa captured them both in the 3rd photograph. We almost missed them but stayed put long enough for us to capture a few great photos.

The next two photos were captured as they flew away.

We saw one adult Bald Eagle, but I missed that photo opportunity.

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