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Solly Mack

(90,730 posts)
Sun Mar 17, 2013, 02:59 AM Mar 2013

Come walk with me



to my walk.


Where the Cherry Blossoms were blooming



and the bees were buzzing



and the White Tails were roaming



and the Red-bellied Woodpecker was building



and the Common Grackle was stealing



and the Peacock was roosting





and the Black Swan was grooming



and the Green Heron was profiling



and the Redhead (diving duck) was cruising



and the Raccoon was picnicking (albeit rudely)





where the Beaver was waving



and the turtles were sunning (one's an albino)





and the sky was beautiful



where even the Black Crowned Crane made an appearance



and the Great White Egret reigned supreme.

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Come walk with me (Original Post) Solly Mack Mar 2013 OP
These are stunning! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2013 #1
Thank you, CaliforniaPeggy! Solly Mack Mar 2013 #4
All on one walk??? Celebration Mar 2013 #2
One walk. Solly Mack Mar 2013 #3
Wow! Beautiful critters brer cat Mar 2013 #5
Thanks, brer cat! You're welcome! Solly Mack Mar 2013 #6
But, I don't see the partridge in a pear tree. NV Whino Mar 2013 #7
Thanks, NV Whino Solly Mack Mar 2013 #10
Mmmm, I don't know NV Whino Mar 2013 #15
OK. I'll go looking for a bobwhite. The closest thing we have here. Solly Mack Mar 2013 #16
Thank you for inviting Worried senior Mar 2013 #8
Thank you, Worried senior! Solly Mack Mar 2013 #11
Thanks 2naSalit Mar 2013 #9
Oh, no! My flowers are already blooming. Solly Mack Mar 2013 #12
It's all just a matter 2naSalit Mar 2013 #13
Exquisite - all the way Mira Mar 2013 #14
Thanks, Mira. Solly Mack Mar 2013 #17

Celebration

(15,812 posts)
2. All on one walk???
Sun Mar 17, 2013, 08:44 AM
Mar 2013

Wow!

What's with the (albino orange?) turtle? Definitely that is something I never see on walks.

Raccoons always startle me when I see them. The beaver is adorable and I have no photos of beavers so I am very jealous of that. As for the cherry blossoms, well, we are only a little behind you here.

Great job with all of these! Thank you for sharing.

Solly Mack

(90,730 posts)
3. One walk.
Sun Mar 17, 2013, 09:09 AM
Mar 2013

Around a zoo.

The turtle is a red-eared slider....just like the greener one next to him. Genetic defect. Shouldn't be in the sun but can't help itself. It's part of their nature. Won't live as long as a 'normal' red-eared slider.
Red-eared sliders abound in LA. Albino births are rare, however. The other turtle is a spiny softshell.

Except for 3 of the birds, the rest are animals found in Louisiana. The Grackle and the Woodpecker have moved into the zoo from the 'wild'.

Thanks, Celebration!

Solly Mack

(90,730 posts)
16. OK. I'll go looking for a bobwhite. The closest thing we have here.
Sun Mar 17, 2013, 03:39 PM
Mar 2013

Not today mind you...but soon...and for a very long time.

You drive a hard bargain.

Solly Mack

(90,730 posts)
12. Oh, no! My flowers are already blooming.
Sun Mar 17, 2013, 12:14 PM
Mar 2013

Not bragging....just relieved it is Spring here and no snowstorms.

Thank you, 2naSalit!

2naSalit

(85,635 posts)
13. It's all just a matter
Sun Mar 17, 2013, 12:20 PM
Mar 2013

of location and time. I will have over a dozen wild orchids, two kinds of eagles, trumpeter swans and other natural delights in the near future to observe, hopefully with my camera in hand! I need to work on my photobucket acct and put up some cool shots I have collected over the past few years, and my new stuff... but first, I have company coming in a little while and need to get the rest of my preparations done, traveling in a blowing snow scene isn't fun and my friend will be tired.

Lovely photos though, and it's nice to know it's spring somewhere!

Mira

(22,378 posts)
14. Exquisite - all the way
Sun Mar 17, 2013, 12:53 PM
Mar 2013

you don't even know how to take a mediocre photo. I'm amazed, and love taking a walk through your lens.

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