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| Painted Turtle egg laying. |
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| Osprey atop Hydro Tower |
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| Tree Swallow |
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The following bear pictures are from my Trail Camera.
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| Bugs were bad that day |
In this series of photos a Bittern goes through the motions to produce its "PUMP-ER- LUMP" sound.
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| Begins to inhale, neck starts to expand. |
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| Puffing up |
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| Ready to release |
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| Emitting the sound |
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Follow-up with search for some response
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| Female Merganser perched atop Duck nesting box. | | | | |
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| Stayed long time. I wondered if she had eggs in the box and was waiting for her offspring? | | | |
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Next series of photos: Mallard juveniles parked on a clump of grass waiting the return of mother.
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| One is on lookout duty |
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| This is odd! Appears as if a male Wood-duck is baby sitting. |
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| Got an itch? |
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| serious searching | | | |
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| Time to organize a search party |
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| Rear Guard | | | | | |
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| Mad rush to greet mama on her return | |
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Other Duck Families
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| This poor Mallard has lost most of her brood and is down to just these 3 |
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| Wood-Duck: Newly arrived. Well trained in formation grouping. | | |
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| Is she using her wing to give instructions? |
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