I prefer that name to “daddy long-legs.”
Archive for May, 2015
Harvestman on a fern
Posted in wildlife, tagged daddy long-legs, harvestman on May 24, 2015|
Daisies in the May sun
Posted in West Virginia on May 24, 2015| 2 Comments »
Mad turkey
Posted in birds, tagged Eastern wild turkey, wild turkey on May 24, 2015|
Whip-poor-will calling up close!
Posted in birds, tagged Caprimulgiformes, whip-poor-will on May 23, 2015|
Wow. I love hearing these! When I was a kid, they scared me because I thought they were some kind of giant owl!
Evening feed
Posted in birds, tagged domestic duck, domestic mallard, Duck, mallard, Pekin duck, Rouen duck on May 23, 2015| 1 Comment »
Some not so wild wild ducks
Posted in birds, tagged mallard, mallard duck, mallard hen, mllard drake, Rouen duck on May 20, 2015|
Just lounging on some green space in the city:
You can tell that the wild mallard hens are very different from hen Rouens. They are much smaller, for starters, and they are a lighter tan in color.
Compare:
When nature calls
Posted in Uncategorized on May 19, 2015| 1 Comment »
Can you spot the creature in this photo?
Posted in wildlife on May 18, 2015| 3 Comments »
A duck chaser no more
Posted in birds, golden retriever, tagged domestic mallard, golden retriever, mallard, Pekin duck, Rouen duck on May 15, 2015|
Two more ducks
Posted in Uncategorized on May 15, 2015| 1 Comment »
A pair of month-old pekins got added to the pond today. So now there are 8.
The Rouens, which are 7 weeks old, had a growth spurt this week.