First up, a shot of the lake and the colors. The colors weren't amazing, but they were quite nice.
I like walking around Burke Lake. It is a 4.5 mile loop and with my side bits comes out to a five-mile hike. I hadn't been out locally for a while, so chose this hike to do on a beautiful day. First up, a shot of the lake and the colors. The colors weren't amazing, but they were quite nice. And, how bad a fisherman do you have to be to get two of the same rigs in a tree. Well, here is a photo of two bobbers, two snap swivels, and two of the same rubber lures all in a bunch hanging in space from a tree. Someone was having a bad day. Things started to get a bit more art-like after this, as I didn't find standard wildlife shots. So next up is a yellow jacket. It was basking on a leaf, and I had on my telephoto lens, so got the best pic I could without changing lenses. Kinda a good thing, as it flew off seconds after this photo. This next photo, of an eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), I was dubious about when I took it. It had all the hallmarks of a great shot of a squirrel with fall foliage behind it, but seemed impossible to get the lighting right. I think I did okay with it. Two final pics. The first is of a great blue heron, a species I continually say I will stop posting pics of. But they are mostly gone from this area now, headed south, so I post this wishing them well on their journeys. And then there is this. I don't post much art here, but from a photo I took today here is a sumi-e interpretation of fall in northern Virginia.
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ARWallace
10/31/2014 04:51:45 am
Fortunately you are not trying to make a living as an artist. best to stick to bat biology.
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ARWallace
10/31/2014 04:53:08 am
Nice to see the return of the Mammals to the Blog.
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Keith
10/31/2014 06:10:28 am
All great field biologists delve into art at least occasionally, yourself included!
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Linda
11/1/2014 01:08:41 am
Being a bit of an aspiring artist myself, I thought the art piece was worthwhile of a frame and a place on the dining room wall.
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