Taken with a long lens; thats all I had. This is the smallest yellow-maroon Cypripedium in Arkansas, rarer than the larger cousin:
Posts Tagged ‘Arkansas’
Lady-slipper Orchids (Cypripedium)
Posted in Wildflowers, tagged Arkansas, Boston Mountains, cyprepedium, small lady slipper orchid, yellow and maroon on May 14, 2015| 1 Comment »
1000th Post – a beautiful Blue Winged Warbler this morning
Posted in wildbirds, tagged Arkansas, Blue winged warbler, Boston Mountains, high water, Little Buffalo River, parthenon on May 13, 2015| Leave a Comment »
We have high cloudiness now; but early after the fog we briefly had filtered sunshine. The place where I usually find nesting warblers is underwater. On the opposite side of the Little Buffalo River the banks are higher and I was able to get 2 fairly good photos of a male Blue Winged Warbler with a EF600L IS f/4.0 Lens on a Canon 7D with and 1.4X Extender; this was a very long shot:
Scarlet Tanager near a creek getting water
Posted in wildbirds, tagged Arkansas, Bosotn Mointains, Hogshead Creek, parthenon, scarlet tanager, water on May 12, 2015| Leave a Comment »
First Scarlet Tanager (after 1st pre-molt) that I photographed this year. Its’ a male siting on a branch waiting to get to a spring creek to get a drink of fresh water or to bathe; they are so outstandingly beautiful ! Fire-red and charcoal black:
Both male and female Bluebirds are feeding the hatchlings
Posted in wildbirds, tagged Arkansas, bluebirds, Boston Mountains, Eastern Blue Birds, NW, nw arkansas, parthenon on May 7, 2015| 2 Comments »
On my Bluebird Trail, I have 6 house; 3 occupied, five hatchlings each. I believe they are about 4-5 days from fledging. The male and female are making hourly flights at 4-5 minute intervals; then a pause for 20-30 minutes; then feed again for an hour. also, it is early enough in the spring for a 2nd brood; they will likely change houses. Carolina Chickadees used 2 of the 6 houses too.
Another Male Hooded Warbler – this one I’m Proud of
Posted in wildbirds, tagged 2015, Arkansas, Hooded Warbler, Little Buffalo River on May 6, 2015| 3 Comments »
Closest I ever got to a (very hard to find) Hooded Warbler and I think one of the best portraits of a bird I ever took; was within 20 feet of him; came back with 100 mosquito bites and a dozen ticks – now removed:
Closeups of female Ruby Throats
Posted in wildbirds, tagged Arkansas, Boston Mountains, female Rudy Throat, hummingbird, parthenon on May 4, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Closeups of Ruby Throat Hummingbirds 5/1/15
Posted in wildbirds, tagged Arkansas, close up, feathering, parthenon, ruby-throat hummingbird on May 2, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Male Hooded Warbler singing from a branch
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, breeding season, Hooded Warbler, parthenon, singing on April 30, 2015| 1 Comment »
A striking small bird, 3″, of eastern hardwood forests, the Hooded Warbler prefers forests with some shrub understory. They are not easy to find here in Arkansas. I have a location in the Little Buffalo River bottoms where I have found the nesting for the last 5 years; these photos from a group of 85 taken 4/30/2015 ant 8 AM:
Better photos of a nesting pair of Northern Parulas
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged 2015, April 29, Arkansas, Little Buffallo River, northern parula on April 29, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Newly fledged Barn Swallow
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, Barn Swallow, boston, fledgling, Mountains on April 29, 2015| Leave a Comment »
This is very early for a Barn Swallows to fledge and be fed by parents (last year was May 10th); I think this chick may have been knocked out of the nest way early, but he/she seems to be doing OK:
Life and Wildlife along the Little Buffalo River 