Photography
Monday, February 21, 2022 was the last day of the Great Backyard Bird Count. Since it rained in the afternoon, we only went out from 11:24 am – 12:30 pm. It was a very overcast day. The thing I learned was that I can’t get very good photos on an overcast day. Without the light,…
Sunday – February 20, 2022 was Day 3 of the Great Backyard Bird Count. I did one long session from 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. in our field in Ringgold, Catoosa County, Georgia. Here are the birds we counted: Mourning Dove – 10 Red-bellied Woodpecker – 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 1 Female Carolina Wren –…
Saturday – February 19, 2022 is Day 2 of the Great Backyard Bird Count. We did 6 different eBird checklists today in Ringgold, Catoosa County, Georgia. We covered backroads from one side of Ringgold to the other. We spotted 21 different species of birds. I learned the hard way that any more than 2 checklists…
Today was the first day of the Great Backyard Bird Count of 2022, orchestrated by Cornell Labs and eBird.org. Dave and I went out twice to observe birds. The first time was in the morning between 10:20 a.m. and 11:20 a.m. ET. We logged what we saw in a checklist on eBird.org. It was much…
WARNING: Bird Watching May Be Habit Forming! This weekend (Friday, February 18th through Monday, February 21st) is the Great Backyard Bird Count created by Cornell Labs. They’re celebrating 25 years of birding. Cornell Labs is asking everyone to participate by going outside for at least 15 minutes and looking for birds, identifying them. counting them…
Nature practices inclusivity. The message I’m seeing in nature today is that there’s room for everyone – birds, squirrels, rabbits get along.
My new favorite Sunday activity is bird watching – in particular capturing photos of birds. I’m absolutely loving my new Canon Rebel T7! With my camouflaged snowmobile suit, I stay warm and the birds don’t spot me as easily. It’s so much fun taking closeup photos of birds in their natural habitat! Mockingbird Today after…
Here in Northwest Georgia, we have lots of squirrels. They love the hickory nuts and black walnuts on our property. My husband’s arch nemesis is a fat squirrel who loves to raid our birdfeeder on the back porch. For the Native Americans, squirrels were symbols of trust, preparedness, and thriftiness. Trusting Squirrels are one of…
Manifesting your desires doesn’t have to be difficult. I’ve stumbled on an easy, effortless way of manifesting things. It’s not overnight, but it works. I learned it from my interest in cardinals and convertibles. While going through the Rare Faith Mindset Mastery Program a couple years ago, we were asked to set an inconsequential goal….
