Todays Sights and Sounds

[Old Dude]

Today's Sights and Sounds

I have walked our dogs, past and present, for years at this site. I have seen many trains come through while I was on the road leading to the tracks, but never had a camera with me when I was so close until this morning. The engineer actually blew his horn at me to warn me not to be stupid and get off the tracks lol. Coming...


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I was walking her across the river at the canal park ( actually called The Riverlands ) when I heard an unfamiliar bird call. I think I have learned more about birds this year since frequenting this part of Tnet and joining the photo forum I also enjoy than any other year of my life. I wasn't able to get great pics of this Rose Breasted Grosbeak but it is the first one I have actually photographed so I am posting them anyway...


This little mushroom just captured my attention for some reason. Either because of the ray of sunlight hitting it or because of where it was ( in an old deadfall ).


Entrance sign at the park. For you westerners, those are not buttes above the kingfisher. They are cooling towers of the nuclear power plant just across the way. They own and operate this park.

 

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[tamrock]

I miss the days of the caboose and the brakeman who'd be catching a breeze up top by an open window who always waved back at ya as the end of the train went by.

Aaaa, I'm not seeing the Kingfisher

Duh! he's on the sign

 

[Old Dude]

Hmmm...you don't see the sign? Oops, I posted before you edited yours Haha

 

[tamrock]

Hmmm...you don't see the sign?

Later I noticed I thought you had a real one to show. I'm after this Kingfisher down by the creek. Had him once and not as close as I would like, but off he went just as I zoomed in and got the camera to focus on him. He sure make a racket as he fly's up and down the creek. I hear and see him all the time swooping along from tree to tree. Pretty comical bird they are.

 

[Old Dude]

Later I noticed I thought you had a real one to show. I'm after this Kingfisher down by the creek. Had him once and not as close as I would like, but off he went just as I zoomed in and got the camera to focus on him. He sure make a racket as he fly's up and down the creek. I hear and see him all the time swooping along from tree to tree. Pretty comical bird they are.

They have that weird flight almost like a woodpecker, up and down without flapping their wings all the time and their call is definitely unique. I have a picture somewhere on the hard drive of an old 'puter or on one of the many cd's/dvd's upstairs of one I took while floating down the river. I used to see one sitting on the power lines over a pond I drive by on my way to work too.