Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Wordless Wednesday....Return to the Refuge

Back to the Forsythe Wildlife Refuge. 
Seems it is time for many of the young birds to make an appearance! 



Baby ducklings with mom.



 




 


Mommy, daddy and baby ospreys..check out the Osprey Cam



Can you still see me?"


Gosling with the folks.


 



 



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41 comments:

  1. I love all of the photos! I saw some baby bunnies when I walked this morning but they were too fast for me.

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  2. Great photos Caite!! Hope things are well with you!
    Xo Jeanne

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  3. Very good pictures, love the ospreys.

    Greetings,
    Filip

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  4. Caite, great collection of shots from Forsythe. I love the Osprey and chicks. And the turtle peeking out is cute. Gorgeous flowers! Are they open now during the week?

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    1. Yes, after their little Sandy forced closure, the road is reopen from dawn to dark and the visitors center is open everyday at, I believe, 10 am.
      Bring bug repellent! lol

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  5. Nice nature captures, especially the turtle. ^.^

    ♥ aquariann
    Featured Photo: Fourth of July Fireworks

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  6. What a great collection of pics… I feel as though I am there!!

    Mine is up as well… http://blog.aussiepomm.info/2013/07/wordless-wednesday-n087-airport-sunrise.html

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  7. Ah! Such lovely shots! The nest on the 'v' structure is a great find.
    Happy WW!

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  8. I love seeing all the baby wild life. we are still waiting to see the baby turkeys this year? we have noticed a huge herd of males, some must be from last year. and we have seen a female or 2, but no babies :( someone recently dropped off 3 cats on our wooded corner again, I am praying they didn't snack on them!
    I love all you photos Caite. you must have a great zoom, esp for the ospreys.
    Faythe @ GrammyMouseTails

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  9. These are great shots. I especially like the long necked goose shot.

    http://joycelansky.blogspot.com/2013/07/wordless-wednesday-puppy-problems.html

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  10. Wonderful wildlife refuge and marvelous captures :)

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  11. Nice captures! How far were you from those ospreys, when you took the photo?

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    1. that nest was probably the closet to the road..maybe 30 yards.

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  12. Great series. Love the turtle shot.

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  13. All your pictures are lovely. My favorite shot is the turtle.

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  14. Great shots. I love the one with the turtle. Happy WW!

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    1. always the turtle. I need a turtle every week!

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  15. Very cool. I love the bird with the curved bill. An ibis?

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    1. I am so bad with bird ID...but yes, I assume so. If anyone knows differently, tell me, PLEASE.

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  16. You got a lot of fantastic pictures here. :)

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  17. These places are wonderful. I'm glad we've had the good sense to preserve them. Yes, it's an ibis.

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  18. Nice shots. I'm enjoying all the animal babies this time of year too.

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    1. ok, baby birds are not the cutest...not like bunnies...but I still loved seeing them.

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  19. I love seeing wildlife in their natural habitat!

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  20. Your tortoise made my day. What a great post. Thanks for all this life!

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  21. Gorgeous pictures ! I love the turtle !

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  22. Great photos, Caite. I especially like the second one and the one above the wildflowers. Thanks for visiting!

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  23. Thanks for including the cam link. Cool!

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  24. Caite---- omg I've missed so much here:( somehow you feel off my radar at some point. I've fixed that- these are adorable shots.

    Hope you've been we'll.

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    1. why, thank you! baby animals..and human ones as well...are cute.

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