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Welcome to the mon@rch nature blog and I hope you join us in some of our nature adventures through the Allegany State Park area!
I am a naturalist, field biologist and nature photographer from the Western New York area. I have started exploring nature writing through this blog and it truly has been fun sharing my numerous adventures with everyone. Thanks to the many other authors that help me with my post and they will be sharing some of their nature explorations.
I have always had a latent interest in birds and photography and have been lucky enough to find time to explore these interests over the last few years. I am very thankful to the Cattaraugus County Bird Club for getting me started, sharing their wealth of knowledge and for their wonderful programs. And many thanks to Tom for letting me share some of my adventures and photos on the Monarch Nature Blog.
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You can see how the birds always seem to look so dry!
27 November 2007 at 7:00 pm
I love how the water beads up on the feather. What a wonderful photo, Tom!
27 November 2007 at 7:00 pm
If the water is merely beading up on the surface, is the feather really wet?
27 November 2007 at 7:22 pm
Maybe that’s why they bathe so vigorously. They’re scotchguarded!!!
27 November 2007 at 8:27 pm
@ Young Naturalist J – I think this is a goose feather which probably had some of its waterproofing on it! Great observation!
@ Pam – thanks and just had to take its picture for a Wordless Wednesday! Thanks
@ Nick – I never picked it up . . . should have though! Great question but was also getting rained on at the time!
@ Mary – Maybe! 🙂 I really need to get my birdbath going again! Thanks
27 November 2007 at 9:11 pm
Oooh! I like that! (Isn’t it Tuesday? Wait, what planet am I on again…?)
27 November 2007 at 9:23 pm
@ NaturesPalette – This post is really for tomorrow but many of us obsessed with blogging find it just as quickly as I post it! Others will end up finding this tomorrow (WED)!
27 November 2007 at 10:00 pm
Another early bird… I like the photo it shows how water repellant a feather can be.
27 November 2007 at 10:05 pm
It’s a wonderful photo, and interesting, too. Thanks for posting it, and happy WW.
27 November 2007 at 11:03 pm
Spectacular!
27 November 2007 at 11:06 pm
Lovely …. ~nita~
27 November 2007 at 11:07 pm
Almost Wednesday. Now we know how they stay dry, you need to show us how they stay warm.
27 November 2007 at 11:11 pm
Great detail in the pic. Happy WW.
27 November 2007 at 11:32 pm
Lovely little composition, there. A minimalist subject, yet so much going on. Nice one!
Nick; Very Zen. 😉
28 November 2007 at 12:31 am
Yep you are right I find your posts in the morning usually.
So for me it is Wednesday.
Amazing creatures birds are and how they seem to stay dry and warm. I like how the water just beads up.
28 November 2007 at 8:15 am
Beautiful shot for the weather around here lately.
28 November 2007 at 8:48 am
Wow, it’s a lovely photograph. There’s a whole story in the elements there: the suburban grass, the fallen feather, the rain.
28 November 2007 at 9:39 am
Another beautiful picture Tom! I would love to see a macro shot of the drops. It looks like the water is magnifying the texture of the feathers.
28 November 2007 at 12:21 pm
Simply divine!
28 November 2007 at 1:57 pm
Interesting photo! I need a coat of what that feather has on my truck.
28 November 2007 at 5:57 pm
Cool textural photo!
28 November 2007 at 8:27 pm
Nice nice nice!
28 November 2007 at 8:48 pm
@ Lisa – thanks and I also love this shot!
@ Bobbie – thanks and always love WW
@ Liz – Thanks
@ nita – thanks
@ Grace – they just have multiple feathers!
@ MomOnTheGo – thanks!
@ Lana – thanks for your kind words!
@ Toni – If I did it tonight, you would see it on Thursday! Thanks
@ martytdx – thanks and has been raining a great deal the past few weeks!
@ Crayons – thanks
@ sherri – thanks and should have taken that shot!
@ Lisa – thanks
@ Larry – thanks and I think we all do!
@ Adam – thanks
@ Zen – thanks thanks thanks!
28 November 2007 at 9:36 pm
Very nice.
No words needed!
Sherry
28 November 2007 at 10:44 pm
You have a great eye for capturing nature’s artistic flair. Beautiful!
28 November 2007 at 11:51 pm
oh I’m late 😉 it’s Thursday for me but that way I get to enjoy two posts!
29 November 2007 at 7:28 am