Today I am sharing my first catch of the year for one of my most difficult birds to capture. They are one of my favorites, Great Blue Heron, very prehistoric looking but are always a challenge. This is the position I almost always get them in, flying away from me before I even get very near to them. 🙄
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A Photo a Day Blog with Guides to Wildflowers and Butterflies in Kansas
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
03/27/24
It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog! Spring has sprung though it has been very cold in the mornings the last couple of days and didn't feel like it. Today's flower is one I am looking forward to seeing again. This is Missouri Evening Primrose. They bloom from May through July and open at sunset and close in the heat of the next day. They will stay open longer if it's cloudy out and this was the case when I saw these. The flowers face up until pollinated and then face down. These flowers are very drought resistant as well which is good for our area as we have trouble getting consistent rain. 😏
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
03/26/24
I heard this Phoebe outside a few days ago. I quickly went to get my camera thinking it would probably leave by the time I got back but it was still there and I was able to snap off one shot before it flew off. They get their name from their call.
Monday, March 25, 2024
03/25/24
Happy Monday and happy new week! My first Tulip bloomed this past week. It is a new one that I planted last fall and the area it is in warmed up much faster than another area I planted some bulbs in and they are only about 2 inches tall.
Sunday, March 24, 2024
03/24/24
It's a double digit day! 😁 It's also Steamy Sunday here on the Blog! Today's image is our locomotive at the water tower at the C&H Railroad. We were there playing on a nice day last November and I took this image. It is a bit staged as there was no water in the tower at the time.
Saturday, March 23, 2024
03/23/24
I bought myself a telescope late last year after much deliberation on what type to buy. Ironically, since I bought it, on days when I had the time, it was usually cloudy or really cold. In preparation for the upcoming solar eclipse, I bought a sheet of sun filter foil and made a filter for the scope and was testing it out this past Sunday. I also used my camera on the scope successfully for the first time as well and took this image of the sun. I liked how you could see some sun spots, one up near the very top and then a group of 3 down in the lower part.
Friday, March 22, 2024
03/22/24
It's Friday, TGIF! Today's image is one of a flower that I love seeing around and makes me happy. It's technically a wildflower but I am sharing this image of it today dues to the lovely bubbly bokeh because Fridays Are Bokehlicious! This is an Ox-eye Daisy bloom up close from last summer.