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Nesting Swan

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While Chelsea McKenzie Pacini​ and I were having lunch with Ilaria Silli​, (a great friend from Italy) I noticed people walking across a bridge and then they would stop and look down. So, after lunch we walked over there to see what they were looking at and this is it, a Swan sitting on her nest! I am assuming this is a female because generally the female sits on her nest for up to 6 weeks, the male however, can if necessary. I love swans, they are beautiful and so graceful in the water. Also, they mate for life which I think is really cool! They are beautiful!  CONGRATULATIONS go to Donald Donald E. Russell​ & Raewyn Lyes Viljoen​ for guessing correctly, at least the Swan, the nest is an added bonus!  Donald & Raewyn, send me your mailing address in a private message (Facebook) and I will send you your gift for guessing correctly!!

May 2016

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

Swan on the River Thames

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Kingston Upon Thames, England – 2016 – iPhone

After a delicious lunch along the River Thames, we went for a little walk and oh how I love swans, this one gracefully floated by!

Monkey With My Glasses

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Monkey Temple, Bali,Indonesia – 2008 – Canon 20D

We had a fun time at the Monkey Temple, named because there are Monkeys everywhere.  We were warned that the monkeys  grab things, so to be careful!  Twice my glasses where taken right off my face by monkeys.  The second one grabbed them and took off down a cliff, then he just sat there looking at us with my glasses in his mouth!  What a stinker!  We paid a man to get my glasses, which he did by going over the barricade and enticing the monkey with apples and oranges, which worked.  At first the monkey took an apple and kept my glasses in his mouth, then when offered more fruit he took it with his other hand.  For the third piece he had to let go of my glasses.  The man was quick and grabbed my glasses before they fell down to the ocean below!  I had to wear my glasses the rest of the trip, but they were never the same with bite marks all over them!

Hooded Crow

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Gothenburg, Sweden

We had a nice walk thru the park and we saw a lot of other people doing the same thing! There are a lot of Hooded Crows throughout Scandinavia and Europe. They are black and grey and I think they are pretty birds!

Photo taken with a Canon 50D

Feet with Rooster

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Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii – 2015 – iPhone

After a walk along the beach, I sat down to RELAX and watch the surfers as they glided across the waves.  All of a sudden I heard ‘cock-a-doodle-doo’, I looked behind me to see this beautiful Rooster.  I quickly turned around to get a photo of him with my feet, as he walked away!

Looking At Me

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Mormon Row, Wyoming

We had a wonderful time in Jackson Hole, Wyoming with our dear friends Pam & Milt Taylor, THANKS for the invitation to go!  They took us to a place called Mormon Row, not far from Jackson Hole, an area that was settled by Mormon Settlers. While driving thru the area we saw this herd of Buffalo coming towards us and so we whipped out our cameras. I love this shot with a Buffalo looking at me and a baby Buffalo behind it.

Photo was taken with a Canon 50D

Grizzly Bear

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When we were in Alaska in 2011, we took a tour thru Denali National Park.  We saw some wonderful wildlife.  This Grizzly Bear didn’t even notice us as it was searching for Soapberries.

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Baby Buffalo (Calf) Nursing

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Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

I love with photo of a baby Buffalo, a calf, nursing.  Chelsea and I had a wonderful time watching nature throughout Yellowstone Park!

Photo taken with a Canon 20D

Buffalo Herd

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Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Jamie, (my daughter) and I planned a fun trip to go and see her husbands grandparents in Idaho.  The night before some of her children were ill, so I had to decide do I still go with Chelsea or cancel the trip.  I decided to go for it.  Chelsea and I ended up having a wonderful trip to Idaho and then to Wyoming where we drove thru Yellowstone Park.  While driving thru we saw a lot of Buffalo.  Cars were stopped all over and people were outside their cars trying to get the perfect shot!

Photo was taken with a Canon 20D

Swan

Heber City, Utah

My friend, Pam, and I had seen swans floating on a pond for sometime. So, we decided to go and take photos of them. This one keep swimming past me and it seemed to be asking me to take a photo of it. So, I did! Love it!

Camera used: Canon G7

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Lazy Panda Bear

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When we go to Washington D. C. we enjoying going to the Smithsonian Institute.  They have the largest museums in the world.  In 2008 we went to the Smithsonian Zoological Park where we saw this lazy Panda Bear.

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American Kestrel

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Farmington Bay is a wonderful place to get some great photos of birds. This day there was this cute Kestrel waiting for me to snap a shot!

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Baby Calves

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We had a wonderful trip to New Zealand, we stayed at my cousin’s on their dairy farm.  On New Year’s Day I went for a walk and took some fun photos.  These baby calves were so curious, they came to see what I was doing!  Mt. Taranaki or Mt. Egmont is in the background.  Yes, it is a volcano.

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Bald Eagle

Farmington Bay, Utah

My friend, Pam & I went out to Farmington Bay, back in 2007.  We saw lots of Bald Eagles that day.  As we were crossing a bridge, all of a sudden, there were a bunch of Bald Eagles who flew out from under it.  This Eagle fell into the water, as it was hit by some of the other Eagles, in their panic.  It swam, using it’s wings like arms, to the side and after a little while it took off, with water dripping off of it.  It was fascinating to watch!

Photo taken with my Canon 20D camera.

Bald Eagle

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Farmington Bay is a great place to see migratory birds.  In 2006 I went there with my friend Pam and we saw tons of eagles as well as other birds.  I try to go to Farmington Bay each February, a wonderful place for photographers and birds lovers.

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Bald Eagles Perched

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Around Valentine’s Day, each year, I go to Farmington Bay where I photograph the migratory birds. I never know from year to year what I will see. In 2006 I was pleasantly surprised to see tons of Bald Eagles. This tree was covered, so fun! How many Bald Eagles can you see? Oh…HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!!

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Two Bald Eagles Perched

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Farmington Bay, Utah

My friend Pam Taylor and I had a wonderful day taking photographs of the Bald Eagles at Farmington Bay, there were so many eagles there this day!

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African Crowned Crane

Denver, Colorado

Some years ago we went to the Denver Zoo and I loved this Crane, it was so elegant and regal as it posed for me!

Camera used:  Canon 20D

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