Day 041: Wing Commander, You are cleared for takeoff!

These three photographs were taken within micro-seconds of each other. I felt lucky to get a picture of both a great egret and a great blue heron in the same photograph. It then got better!

Poised
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Takeoff
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Airborne
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Wildlife Habitat: Dead vs Alive

Browse on over to my main blog, NorthStarNerd.Org. I have a post with multiple photos on the subject of wildlife habitat. Here is a photo of my own northern Minnesota home. Note how my yard is a combination of woods, long grasses and perennials. Please give some consideration before you have the perfectly manicured lawn maintained with tons of fertilizer.

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Day 040: Sunrise Sonata

Music at sunrise! This thrush (hermit?) was singing his head off at dawn this morning, and I enjoyed the concert. Little did he know what danger lurked beneath the ponds of Heathrow this morning! Take a look at the claw that is jumping out of the water to attack the Snowy Egret. Reflections are wonderful!

Sunrise Sonata (Hermit Thrush)
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The Claw! (Snowy Egret)
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