Nature or Not?

Depending on your definition of nature, this next photo may or may not fit with the theme of this blog, but I couldn't resist posting it anyway. I hope you like it.

Two of my ducks, Ginger and Dorothy

Morning Glory

Here's a picture I took about a month ago. I think it may be some kind of morning glory, but I'm far from being an expert on flowers so I may be wrong. If so, please feel free to correct me!

Oh Deer

Last month we headed down to our favorite campsite, and I was eager to put my new Nikon Coolpix L110 to the test. I was hopeful for some good pictures of a white-tailed deer, and wouldn't you know that the very the first time I set off with my camera one jumped right in front of me across the road. Obviously I was caught extremely off guard, and had no hope of being able to set up my tripod in time for a good shot. I  followed it to the edge of the woods, camera in-hand, and was able to get a few pictures before it bounded away deeper into the forest than I dared to venture. I walked away utterly disappointed in having missed such an ideal opportunity for some great shots. Before our trip was over, I had spent a good 30-45 minutes simply sitting against an old electrical pole waiting for another chance to photograph this beautiful animal; but I had no such luck.

I returned home disheartened at having no good deer pictures to share on my nature blog, but then as I began looking through them on the computer I realized that I did in fact walk away with a couple good deer photos after all. I suppose that 3 inch LCD screen on the back of my camera doesn't always give you the right impression of how a picture turned out. Anyway, here it is. It may not be spectacular, but  I was nonetheless happy with it.

No, It's Not a Giant Mouse...

I was really happy with this shot I got of an opossum on our property. When you own ducks, you see more than your fair share of raccoons, opossums, foxes, etc. So far, the only one of those animals I've had luck photographing is this little guy, but hopefully that'll change soon!

You Know It's a Hot Day When...

Today we were helping some of our family move to their new home. It was a scorcher of a day (100+ degrees), and I guess this little guy just couldn't take the heat. He came and sprawled out on the porch just long enough for me to snap this picture, and then took off. My cousin proceeded to place a dishpan full of water on the deck in case he returned, but apparently he found refreshment elsewhere.

More Camping Pictures - Butterfly & Rabbit

I was really excited about this shot.

A rabbit that was hanging around near our site.

Muskrat Pictures and Video

We just got back from a camping trip, and I was able to capture tons of pictures of some of the wildlife. The place where we went is teeming with muskrats, and I was able to photograph them to my heart's content. In case you've ever wondered what a muskrat looks like, here you go.

 

 

Also, after taking all the pictures I wanted, I was able to record this video of one. It was originally recorded in 720p high definition, but some of that quality was lost during the upload. I hope you'll still enjoy it.   

Be on the lookout for more pictures from our trip. I have enough from this week alone to keep this blog going for a long time!