This week, I went walking along the river at the park...one of my favorite areas that's just a short drive away from home. I left early, as usual, and when I got to the park the deer were everywhere I went afoot. I lost count...
...fawns included!
There was a tropical depression about 300 miles south of us heading into Old Mexico. Tho, the heavy precipitation hit near Brownsville, Texas, Corpus Christi has had a few days of much needed rainfall. On Thursday, before sunrise, we had quite a lightning show!!! In fact, as I type this post up for scheduling, it's still drizzling rain! It's gonna take a long time to break the drought, but climatically, September is our wettest month. Anyway, the cloud formations were a beautiful spectacle that morning at the park....
I saw a few birds, but I'm sure I missed a lot of them, because of me watching the deer more. lol Other than sparrows, starlings, a few ducks on the pond, stilts, green jays, cardinals, doves [and did I mention a lot of deer], I photographed this wire lined with barn swallows still roosting [this is just what would fit in my viewfinder...many, many more beyond the camera lens!], and on the other side of the river, a couch's kingbird was chasing flying insects on the tree tops....
....and the river runs deep!
What a beautiful picture of the Kingbird's wings! They are glorious! The deer must be be very tame. I love their big ears! The sky is beautifully mysterious.
ReplyDeleteI love watching deer!
DeleteOh My Gosh ...what stunning photos. The Deer are absolutely beautiful
ReplyDeleteThe picture of the water reminds me of one I took back home in Wales.. though mine was a pond not a river.
Have a great week..
Phoebe x
Thanks Phoebe.
DeleteI absolutely love the picture of the Kingbird with it's wing spread like that.
ReplyDeleteThey're pretty birds.
DeleteI love the masked deer in the first picture, and the bird! So lovely. And I'm glad you finally got some rain. :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd we're getting more rain. Finally.
DeleteThe kingbird shot is a wonderful one! The birds on the power lines do that all the time. They even like to line up on my clothesline. Deer are quite a nuisance around here destroying gardens, but they are beautiful wild creatures to be appreciated in other ways, like the peek-a-boo shot of your first image.
ReplyDeleteThe deer eat my sisters apples from her trees
DeleteAnd I think birds do the 'line-up' world wide.
critters with 4 legs are my THING, and if I saw all these deer, I would have missed every bird... love that spotted fawn and the first one peering throught the tree. so glad you got some rain and did not get it from a hurricane.
ReplyDeleteI love watching wild animals too. As long as they don't pose any danger to me.
DeleteSo glad you are finally getting a bit of rain. Hope it continues. Loved the deer shots. I hope I never have to make the choice between hunger and a deer. Not sure what I'd do.
ReplyDeleteThat bird shot is splendid.
I never thought of deer/hunger in that way before. You've opened my eyes.
DeleteI absolutely love deer... and you captured them so beautifully, Anni! And I can almost smell that rain coming through the computer screen. I love that too! Love, Andrea xoxo
ReplyDeleteNothing compares to rain on parched earth@
DeleteBeautiful photos of the deer and kingsbird(?), and that top picture of cloud formations reminds me of an angel with outstretched wings. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I too like to find 'things' in clouds.
DeleteGreat pictures. The fawns always steal the show.
ReplyDeleteDon't they? Cute boogers.
DeleteI always love seeing your photos!
ReplyDeleteThanks Linda
DeleteAwww - wonderful shots!
ReplyDelete:-)
DeleteI love your deer shots...I don't know that I have ever gotten what I consider a good deer shot. And as for birds on a wire...wouldn't you love to be able to be up at eye-level and shoot looking down the wire.
ReplyDelete...and soar silently with the wind!
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