February 3, 2021:
McAlpine Creek Park Finale:
I spent today at the Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge. It was sunny and crisp, and a great day to be outside with Nature!
I plan to post images from this outing within the next few days.
In the meantime, for your viewing pleasure today, here is a final set of photographs from my January 28th visit to McAlpine Creek Park:
Four images of Canada Geese; two shots of Brown-headed Cowbirds; Yellow-rumped Warbler; two photos of Song Sparrows; and a Northern Flicker.
Enjoy!
Stay safe and have a great day!
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February 2, 2021:
McAlpine Creek Park Keeps Giving:
For your viewing pleasure today, I would like to share another set of images from my enjoyable and productive January 28th visit to McAlpine Creek Park:
Four photographs of a White-breasted Nuthatch; Northern Cardinal; Chipping Sparrow; two images of a Pileated Woodpecker; and a couple of shots of a Field Sparrow.
Enjoy!
Stay safe and have a great day!
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February 1, 2021:
Continuing From McAlpine Creek Park:
Today, for a brief pleasant diversion, I’d like to share additional images from my January 28th visit to McAlpine Creek Park:
Three photographs of Red-shouldered Hawks; Carolina Chickadee; Great Blue Heron; and five images of Downy Woodpeckers.
Enjoy!
Stay safe and have a great day!
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January 31, 2021:
More From McAlpine Creek Park:
It’s cold and rainy once again here in Charlotte, NC!
To brighten up your day a little, I would like to share another bunch of images from my sunny day January 28th visit to McAlpine Creek Park:
Three photographs of a Black-and-white Warbler; a pair of Mallards in flight; two images of a White-throated Sparrow; two photos of a Northern Mockingbird; and two shots of Eastern Bluebirds.
Enjoy!
Stay safe and have a great day!
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January 30, 2021:
You Never Know:
One of the things that I like most about getting out in Nature, is that you never know exactly what to expect.
This was certainly the case during my January 28th visit to our local McAlpine Creek Park!
You just have to keep getting out there, and patiently observe what is going on around you.
As I often do, I started this outing shortly after sunrise, at the Park’s Beaver Pond.
Within a few minutes, I had the opportunity to observe and photograph a pair of Mallards mating on the pond, quite close to me, in the soft early morning light.
I had never photographed this before.
Pretty lucky!
You never know!
So, for your viewing pleasure today, I’d like to share a couple of images of this mating behavior, as well as a few additional photos of Mallards, and of three other birds, from this early morning at the Beaver Pond:
Two photographs of the mating Mallards; three additional Mallard images; Double-crested Cormorant; Great Blue Heron; and three photos of a Great Egret.
Enjoy!
Stay safe and have a great day!
