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MAD World Photography
Bringing the world of nature into view!
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The only constant in life is change!
That is my motto these days as I continue to practice embracing the changes. My photography helps me look for the beauty in those changes and I hope it helps you see life through a new lens!
Thanks for visiting!
The stunning Red-headed Woodpecker, unlike many other woodpeckers,
will frequently leap from branches to catch flying insects mid-air.
As part of the Nightjar family of birds, Whippoorwills live a nocturnal lifestyle resting
during the day and feeding at night. They are rarely seen due to their excellent camouflage.
Western Cattle-Egrets follow large animals or farm machines and eat
invertebrates stirred up from the ground.
Golden-winged Warblers have suffered severe population declines in the last half-century.
Minnesota is a favorite spot with about half the remaining population.
While the number of nests seems to be declining at our local Great Blue Heron rookery,
those that remain are quite productive with 3-5 chicks per nest! That's a full house!
There is so much beauty to a Peony flower, inside and out!
This beauty is a Reddish Egret, my favorite wading bird! In the US they are found mostly in coastal areas of Florida and Texas where they comically prance around foraging for small fish and crustaceans. Climate change has taken its toll on their breeding and feeding habitats
and they are listed as a "Yellow alert tipping point species."
While the number of Osprey are declining rapidly in the Chesapeake Bay area due to overfishing,
up here in Vermont on Lake Champlain they are, thankfully, thriving.
This Giant Swallowtail butterfly, the largest butterfly in North America, is finding some good eats on a thistle in bloom. They can have a wingspan of up to 6 inches!
One sure thing about climate change is that it is making for more dramatic weather systems!
Beautiful but worrisome at the same time!
Our Loon population seems to be holding steady here in Vermont, thankfully!
I took some artistic license to create this image in B & W, preserving the iconic red eye!
One of my favorite Loon parents does a great job keeping up with this teenager's appetite!
Unlike most flying birds that have light, hollow bones filled with air, Loons have solid, heavy, and dense bones, making flight difficult. They have adapted by "flying" on top of the water when they need to escape intruders,
like this one who was being chased by another adult looking to move in on it's territory.
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