 William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, landscape, 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  Sparring young buck White-tailed Deer in Driftwood Texas. November 26, 2013. Near a small pond in Driftwood, Texas, I came upon this fun series of shots while cruising for deer photos one morning. A group of seven young bucks were sparing. With a chuckle, I was immediately reminded of the games from which Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer might have been excluded! On the other side of the pond was a doe. But the formidable rack on the buck following her sent a clear warning to these young bucks to not even try.  White-tailed Deer Buck in Hill Country of Driftwood Texas. November 29, 2013.  White-tailed Deer Buck in Hill Country of Driftwood Texas  White-tailed Deer Buck in Hill Country of Driftwood Texas  White-tailed Deer Buck in Hill Country of Driftwood Texas  White-tailed Deer Buck in Hill Country of Driftwood Texas  White-tailed Deer Buck in Hill Country of Driftwood Texas  White-tailed Deer Buck in Hill Country of Driftwood Texas  White-tailed Deer Herd
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William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, landscape, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- Hebrews 2:7 Thou crownedst him with glory and honour  White-tailed Deer Buck in Hill Country of Driftwood Texas; Hays County. November 26, 2013.  White-tailed Deer Buck in Hill Country of Driftwood Texas. November 26, 2013.  White-tailed Deer Buck in Hill Country of Driftwood Texas. November 27, 2013.  White-tailed Deer Buck in Hill Country of Driftwood Texas. November 27, 2013.  White-tailed Deer Buck in Hill Country of Driftwood Texas. November 29, 2013.  White-tailed Deer Buck in Hill Country of Driftwood Texas. November 29, 2013.  Axis Deer Chital Buck in Hill Country of Driftwood Texas. November 29, 2013.  Axis Deer in Driftwood Texas were once exotics but now breeding in the wild. November 29, 2013.  Trophy White-tailed Deer Buck in Texas Hill Country Trails; Driftwood, Hays County, Texas. November 29, 2013. Williamwisephoto Nature Notes is a wildlife, landscape, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- Luke 1:80 "The little boy greatly loved God and when he grew up he lived out in the lonely wilderness..."  Great Blue Heron fishing in the reeds on a pond in Walton County Georgia Winter’s chill is settling in. Condensing mists rise from the warmer waters into the cooling air. The sun remains at a low angle late into the morning, casting contrasting warm beams and cool blue shadows across the landscape. A Great Blue Heron scans the waters in solitude. His searches more and more are in vain compared to the last months as the fish retreat to the warmer depths. Isolation… winter seems to bring it about. Soft-natured humans retreat to their heated interiors; the gay birds that have brightened our summer have departed to warmer southern climes. We are left to ourselves; often left alone. But the isolated place need not be lonely. Often, the creatures that prefer remoteness retreat to the isolated area. When we blend in, donning our camouflage or entering our blind, we often find the isolated areas aren’t so desolate. The shy mammals, the reclusive rodents, the timorous avians all come out to feed and play when man, the top of the food chain, is not present. So, embrace the solitude; seek it out. Blend in and wait. You never know what will come out of the shadows.  Mallard drake; Walton County, Georgia. November 14, 2013.  William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the wonders 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  Hooded Merganer; Walton County, GA. Photo #201311040 7:38 AM – a very chilly morning; with the temperature at 28 degrees, the meteorologist said it is about 18 degrees below the average. A single Hooded Merganser sits on the pond behind the shelter this morning. The Mergansers are always so skittish that I’ve never been able to get a good close-up. Perhaps being accustomed to the county vehicles passing by frequently, I drive my truck around back instead of walking. I fire a few shots as the sun barely tops the trees leaving some bright orange reflection on the otherwise bluish-gray, fog-covered pond. Something spooks him and he takes to the air, circles the pond twice, and leaves. Oh well; once again no close-up shot. Now, change lenses and get to the shelter photography work. “Trevor” needs to be posted, “Butterscotch” and others need better photos.  Hooded Merganer; Walton County, GA. Photo #201311039  Hooded Merganer; Walton County, GA. Photo #201311041 William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, landscape, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, order, design and wonder of God’s creation. "Great are the works of the LORD, studied by all who delight in them. Full of splendor and majesty is His work." Psalms 111:2  Black Racer coiled in grass, Dyar Pasture Waterfowl Management Area, Lake Oconee Georgia, nature preserve On a typical, slow fall day, my daughter and I were just hunting for someplace cool to go; hunting for something cool to see. Charlie Elliot Wildlife Center isn't far. We saw a few cormorants and other birds, but nothing out of the ordinary. We stopped at Dyar Pasture Waterfowl Management Area on the way home. Came across a surprising find: of a Racer on a cool day.  Fall Colors, blue water, on Marsh, Dyar Pasture Waterfowl Management Area, Lake Oconee Georgia, nature preserve William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the wonders of God’s creation. “But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you; or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish in the sea inform you. Which of all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this?" Job 12:7-9  Great Blue Heron with sun reflecting off golden pond at Sandy Creek Park, Athens, Georgia; Lake Chapman. November 2, 2013. A brilliant sunrise sets the lake afire in ripples of liquid yellow-gold. A noble, long-legged wader patiently stands as a sentinel waiting for the underwater activity to materialize into a morning repast. What a privilege to be here; a privilege to awake another day and enjoy this wonderful creation gifted to us.  Mallard Drake and Hen at sunrise on small pond in Monroe Georgia. Walton County, Georgia. November 4, 2013. With a cynic’s view, I would never have even been here for this special moment. For this was Lake Chapman in Sandy Creek Park in my home town of Athens, Georgia. Being my local park, I’ve been here many times. If I had said, “Been there, done that.” I wouldn’t have returned. But why not enjoy the same place repeatedly? And the cynic says, “Another photo of a Great Blue Heron? Hasn’t that bird been documented enough?” Perhaps. But a photo is more than just a document of a particular species in a particular place and time. There moods, feelings, thoughts and meditations behind these moments. And a photo can bring back all those memories.  American Coot; Walton County, Georgia. November 11, 2013. The cynic says, stay home. But I say, “keep going back”; enjoy that same place in the different seasons; in different weather conditions; at different times of the day or night; in different stages of bird migration. So why not? Keep going back!  Great Blue Heron with golden sunset reflecting on Lake Chapman, Sandy Creek Park Athens Georgia. November 2, 2013.  Mallard Drakes and Hens gather in sunrise on small Pond. Walton County, Georgia. November 4, 2013.  Mallard pair sitting on pond at sunrise. Walton County, Georgia. November 4, 2013. |
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