When I'm out on a trail, walking, and the bird life is nearly nil, I tend to look for scenery that may be a good photo op. The other morning I headed over to Pollywog Ponds [a favorite area to walk in the morning hours] - on such a Winter's Day, the barren trees, not often seen in town where most are evergreen, I love the silhouettes]. I was there to see what birds could be spotted. It was quiet. Only the early morning risers were seen flying from tree to tree. And on the ponds at the time I was there were just coots, grebes, and scaups. Four night herons were along the reeds on the smaller of the two ponds. As I said, when there is little activity, I tend to look to the trees and water for something to photograph. This is what I saw...
White winged doves
An abandoned wasp hive
Four Lesser Scaups on the larger pond
Two planes? No...top object of course is the passenger jet [Southwest Airlines], bottom object is a seagull
Once I reached the river banks, I spotted this in the water....
...I zoomed in. An abandoned, flooded, pickup truck. Hmmmm. Is this the part where I say: "only in Texas"?
Don't you really want to know the story of the truck? I do. I hope no one was killed. The angle you snapped, the plane and bird look the same size! Really moody, artful photos.
ReplyDeleteYes, you're right. I didn't realize the size difference.
Delete"An abandoned wasp hive"...hope, bees make a new one.
ReplyDeletethank you for sharing of your artful and beautiful photos
Thanks for coming by. I'm not sure what 'good wasps do tho.
DeleteThe picture of the truck makes me thing that someone had one of those "It sounded like a good idea at the time" moments.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the seagull was trying to race the jet
I'm thinking the same thing...they crossed a flooded area & washed out.
Deletenot only in Texas, happens here a lot... love the photo of the sunken truck. love the bird/plane together and the squirrel wins favorite since I lean towards anything with fur... but I do love trees against the sky, anytime at all
ReplyDeleteI like the furry too.
DeleteOh I love that fat squirrel, and the picture of the birds Airplane and winged! Have a great Saturday!
ReplyDeleteThanks...have a great day yourself.
DeleteOh MY! Various very interesting visions! These are art at its high interest value!
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed it all Ms. G
DeleteI love all those beautiful pictures and now I'm humming California Dreaming by the Mamas and Popas! And yeah.... that truck in the water sounds pretty Texas to me!
ReplyDeleteYep...Texas all right. Lol
DeleteWhat fun pictures! I like your pretty fog border, too. And yes, I too wonder about that truck. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks, I made that frame for my pictures.
DeleteCure capture of the squirrel! I cannot help but think 'is there a body' in that truck...LOL...
ReplyDeleteI thought that too. I saw no vultures.
DeleteThose bare trees make some great pictures.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pictures, and then that squirrel - so cute!
ReplyDeleteStrange that the pick up truck is in the water.