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![]() William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message
![]() William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message Monday, 10:09 AM - Long, strong pointed weapons engaged in battle... scrapping, grabbing, pinning to the ground... exertions of force and dominance. No, this wasn’t the inside of the Amphitheatrum Flavium in Rome, but the grass just outside the back door of my office. Two Common Grackles engaged in combat, hardly noticing my appearance. One source states, “Dominance disputes may be resolved by physical combat including bill-fencing, pecking and clawing.” That is putting it mildly! Just after they flew off, a coworker observing the battle along with me said, “You don’t see that every day.” Walton County, Georgia ![]() William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message A very bright, warm, sunny afternoon just before quitting time. I took a walk up to the Sheriff's firing range for some quick birding. A mockingbird stood panting in the heat on a dirt pile, and hopping around on the pile of railroad ties was a beautiful Blue Jay.
Many birders consider these guys to be bullies or pests because they may eat the eggs of other birds. This particular individual seemed more content to spy out insects in the grass from a perch, hop down for a bite, then hop back up to scan the green blades for more. I sat a couple of minutes and watched him forage. -Walton County, Georgia ![]() William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message The Green Anoles uses the pink dewlap in establishing territory. He will also bob up and down, or do push-ups, as part of this territorial display.
![]() William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message ![]() Wednesday, 11:14 AM - On one of my million trips between the admin office and the kennels, I saw a Great Blue Heron fishing on the other side of the shelter pond. I ran back in for my long lens and teleconverter. I was in for a treat… as soon as I lifted my glass, he brought a rather large bream up out of the water. It looked way too big for him to swallow, but it was gone in two gulps! At that distance, the photo quality wasn’t so great, especially since the Heron was backlit. But still a fun sight to see! Walton County, Georgia
![]() William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message Wednesday, 8:39 AM - I guess it is a “weed”, but Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota) sure is pretty. What a beautiful, large white bloom, intricately formed by hundreds of smaller white blooms. In addition to looking like lace, many websites state that it earned its common name from a legend that Queen Anne of England (1665-1714) pricked her finger and a drop of blood landed on white lace she was sewing. These springtime blooms have popped up all along the roadsides and fields here in Georgia. There are many along the edges of the shelter pond that frequently get mowed down. Is something really a “weed” just because we say it is? Walton County, Georgia
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