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August 2016, Animalblog by Terry Costales
A late summer collection of animal portraits by photographer Terry Costales |
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There were four Stellar's Jays busy foraging where the forest met the beach.
Alaska can be very quiet at times, but not with jays around!
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A very handsome Stellar's Jay came out of the shadows a few times for pictures.
The rest of the time, he and his buddies were very busy foraging in the shaded trees and bushes.
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The Pisgah Arboretum barn is home to a few ground squirrels,
but this one seemed to have loftier goals than just staying on the ground.
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This grasshopper was about 5 cm (2 in) long and flew past us and landed
right in the middle of the path. What great camouflage it has!
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I finally reached the Great Blue Heron that I posted yesterday
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Last year, we camped at Baker Bay on Dorena Lake just east of Cottage Grove. Early the last morning I took a solitary walk and saw a distant Great Blue Heron standing in this gorgeous light. Such good luck!
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A White-naped Crane made for a dramatic sight in the dry grass.
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Here is the underneath of a giraffe's head. They look funny from this angle too.
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A study in stripes. (Damara Zebras)
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The funny lovely face of a giraffe.
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A Damara Zebra at the Wildlife Safari in Winston.
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I was surprised to spot this river otter in the large pond.
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A scimitar-horned oryx has achieved unicorn status due to a missing horn.
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An African Lion resting.
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Here is the last of my Western Kingbird series. At least for now.
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This is the same Western Kingbird I posted yesterday
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A Western Kingbird occupied a tree that was only twenty feet or so from an Osprey nest.
While I was in Spokane, I took daily walks on the Centennial trail and could always count on the Kingbird
being there. He was a very reliable model as birds go.
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A Black-capped Chickadee looked like a Christmas card in June.
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A Great Blue Heron was perched in a tall tree overlooking the Delta Ponds.
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A Song Sparrow was perched on a twig near the water at the Delta Ponds in Eugene, Oregon.
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This is the same Cedar Waxwing posted yesterday.
Here, you can see the markings on his wings and tail clearly.
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A Cedar Waxwing posed nicely, and for more than two seconds. What a gift.
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Here is one of the young of the Wood Duck posted a few days ago
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A Song Sparrow clung to the stem of dried Cow Parsnip.
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A male osprey sat near his nest above the Centennial Trail.
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A noisy Black-billed Magpie perched on the very top of a conifer.
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A beautiful Osprey flew above its nest.
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While walking back to the house where I was staying in Spokane, I noticed
just the tips of a deer's ears down the slope next to the trail. I carefully
moved close enough to clearly see the sweet face of this mule deer.
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A Spotted Towhee was caught out in the open for a moment.
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A common Robin looking uncommonly handsome atop a fencepost at Mt. Pisgah Arboretum.
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I was on one of the bird walks in Mount Pisgah Arboretum led by Julia Siporin, when I saw my first Hairy Woodpecker. Julia was able to identify it based on the length of its bill and markings. My field guide even agreed!
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