I thought I’d go to work a little early so I could get some paperwork and reports done before I had to lead walks.
Oh, but, hey… I have that Nest Box walk coming up in a couple of weeks, I probably should check the status of the nest boxes in the Pavillion Field. OK… that won’t take long:
1 – House Wren nest, no eggs or babies
2 – Empty
3 – House Wren nest, babies
4 – Tree Swallow nest, no eggs or babies
There. Oh wait… There are a few boxes in the woods… it’s only a few more steps.
1 – House Wren nest, eggs
2 – Mouse nest
3 – Empty
Mouse nest? Darn it. I better make a note to get some predator guards on these pipes.
There. But… you know, as long as I’m this close, the Spatterdock Lily and the Blue Flag were in bloom yesterday. It won’t take long to snap a few shots.
Wow! There sure were a lot of critters inside the Spatterdock Lily. Besides these little guys, there was also a snail, and a fly!
And look how beautiful the Blue Flag looks in the morning mist.
There. Hey! If I take this slightly longer loop back to the field, I can get a shot or two over by that really big patch of Blue Flag. Why is that Red-winged Blackbird squawking at me and flying right over my head… then away and into the rushes in the pond? Oh look! He’s showing me the Wood Duck babies! Don’t worry momma. I’m not going to hurt your babies.
Oh yeah… here is the Blue Flag patch.
So much for getting to work early.
Hmm, go for a nature walk, taking lovely photos of flowers and enjoying the flow of the bird breeding process, or pushing paperwork? I think you chose correctly!
Love the Wood Duck babies and the Blue Flag Iris w/bonus bee!
That reminds me that I really need to get out to check my boxes! Love your macro flower pictures! WOW
One thing leads to another so easily doesn’t it Jen! I love your macro photos and the patch of blue flag.
Beautiful photos-I’m seeing some plants that I haven’t seen before ever since I started reading your blog.-
Larry – Do you mean you’re seeing them on my blog, or that you see flowers around your place that you hadn’t noticed before?
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