 William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the wonders of God’s creation. "Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors." Mark 13:28  Summer Tanager, September 6, 2018 I was excited to spot this Summer Tanager here near my office on August 29. It would be another species for my Walton list. But the more I looked at the photos, I began to wonder if the darker wings marked this as a Scarlet Tanager. With a little bit more hopeful consideration, I listed her as a Scarlet Tanager, and a new Life Bird for me. Then the following week, on September 4, I heard the distinct call of a Summer Tanager right in this same area and spotted the yellow bird afar off. Hmmmm? I went back indoors and reconsidered the photos I had taken the other day. After a little deliberation, I changed the eBird listing from Scarlet Tanager back to Summer Tanager. Then again today (September 6) I came across this yellow bird in the same area. And her wings looked dark again in the photos. Summer or Scarlet? Summer or Scarlet? Unless another eBird user corrects me, I left it as a Summer Tanager because of the call I heard. Perhaps one day I’ll be so familiar with most of these birds that I won’t call myself into question!
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 William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the wonders of God’s creation. In that day I will also make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, the birds of the sky, and the creeping things of the ground. And I will abolish the bow, the sword, and war from the land, And will make them lie down in safety. Hosea 2:18  Northern Flicker; Walton County, GA. September 6, 2018. Thursday, 7:47 AM - another quick birding walk before heading into the office. Walton County, GA  Northern Flicker; Walton County, GA. September 6, 2018.  Prothonotary Warbler; Walton County, GA. September 6, 2018.  William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the wonders of God’s creation. Genesis 3:8 And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day:  Gray Catbird; Walton County, GA. Wednesday - added a Gray Catbird to my Walton County list while on my early morning birding walk! Lots of bird activity this morning. I didn't really want to stop birding and go to the office. Walton County, GA
 William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the wonders of God’s creation. Psalms 18:10 Mounted on a mighty angelic being, he flew, soaring on the wings of the wind.  Wednesday, 4:44 PM- standing at the finish line of a Morgan County cross country meet waiting for my daughter to run out of the woods. I couldn't resist the impulse to turn the lens skyward!
 William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the wonders of God’s creation. Psalm 84:3 Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow builds her nest and raises her young at a place near your altar, O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, my King and my God!  Chipping Sparrow; Walton County, GA. The shortening of the days has become quite obvious of late. The sun is coming up later and later each morning and the birds are getting a later start as well. I am only afforded a few precious minutes of morning birding before the work day must begin. Walton County, GA  Chipping Sparrow; Walton County, GA.  Blue Grosbeak; Walton County, GA.  William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the wonders of God’s creation. Song of Solomon 6:10 “Who is this, arising like the dawn, as fair as the moon, as bright as the sun, as majestic as an army with billowing banners?”  Prairie Warbler Monday, 8:04 AM – trying to catch a relaxing Labor Day morning before heading off to help at church. With the warblers arriving near my office in Walton County, I’m hoping to catch some new yard birds here at home. Not too much into my cup of coffee, a bright yellow flash streaks across my backyard and lands in the wilting Persimmon Tree. This brilliant bird is light up even more brilliantly in the rising sun. And yes, it is another Life Bird! Prairie Warbler. Clarke County, Georgia    William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the wonders of God’s creation. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.Matthew 6:33  Mourning Dove Saturday – Putting my own weekend time off aside, I went on a long drive in the church van from Georgia to Kentucky to help an old friend outreach for his church. We stopped in Lexington overnight Friday and I did some birding in the hotel parking lot before the others were ready to hit the road. That afternoon while outreaching door-to-door in a Louisville, my attention was also avian inhabitants! Between that and a couple of raptors seen along I-75, I picked up 21 species for Kentucky! I put the Kingdom of God first and all these species were added unto me! 1 Canada Goose  Northern Mockingbird  Mallard ducks  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 THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2018Walton County, Georgia. Friday, August 24 The ruby-throated hummingbird Archilochus colubris spends the winter in Central America, Mexico, and Florida, and migrates to Eastern North America for the summer to breed. Most common hummingbird seen east of the Mississippi River in North America. Perched on Pokeweed, a plant native to North America, South America and East Asia. Some members of the genus are known as pokeweeds or similar names such as pokebush, pokeberry, pokeroot or poke sallet.Photographed in Walton County, Monroe, Georgia, USA. Walton County, Georgia. August 24, 2018 Monday, August 27Walton County, Georgia. August 27, 2018. Tuesday, August 28The sun has not yet crested the trees at 7:30 AM. With the sun coming up later each morning my morning bird walks are getting shorter in order to start working at 8 AM. But still a good bit of warbler activity down by the duckweed bog. Walton County, Georgia. August 28, 2018. Wednesday, August 29Walton County, Georgia. August 29, 2018. Thursday, August 30Walton 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  Georgia whitetailed deer young doe. The white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus, also known as the whitetail or Virginia deer, is a medium-sized deer native to the United States. Commonly hunted. Athens, Clarke County, Georgia USA  American Beaver photographed in Walton County, Georgia earlier in the morning. 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 Some backyard birding in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia in August, 2018. 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  White Great Egret Ardea alba heron wading bird on swamp pond in Georgia, southest United States. Large white heron with a large yellow bill and black legs and feet. Walton County, Georgia Back again on August 23...  Great Egret Ardea alba in swamp wetland habitat with reflection in water. The great egret, also known as the common egret, large egret or great white egret or great white heron is a large, widely distributed egret in the United States. Photographed in Walton County, Monroe, Georgia, USA
 Great Egret Ardea alba in swamp wetland habitat with reflection in water. The great egret, also known as the common egret, large egret or great white egret or great white heron is a large, widely distributed egret in the United States. Photographed in Walton County, Monroe, Georgia, USA  Great Egret Ardea alba in swamp wetland habitat with reflection in water. The great egret, also known as the common egret, large egret or great white egret or great white heron is a large, widely distributed egret in the United States. Photographed in Walton County, Monroe, Georgia, USA And again on August 29...  Large white Great Egret Ardea alba preening on a log in a swamp wetland ecosystem. They hunt in marshes, swamps, streams, rivers, ponds, lakes, impoundments, lagoons, tidal flats, canals, ditches, fish-rearing ponds, flooded farm fields, and sometimes upland habitats. Walton County, Monroe, GA, USA.  Large white Great Egret Ardea alba preening on a log in a swamp wetland ecosystem. They hunt in marshes, swamps, streams, rivers, ponds, lakes, impoundments, lagoons, tidal flats, canals, ditches, fish-rearing ponds, flooded farm fields, and sometimes upland habitats. Walton County, Monroe, GA, USA.  William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the wonders of God’s creation. "The list isn’t important, but the birds themselves are important. Every bird you see. So the list is just a frivolous incentive for birding, but the birding itself is worthwhile.”  Scruffy molting juvenile Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) perched on a fence post in Monroe, Walton County, GA. August 20, 2018 Photographing wildlife has been a favorite pastime since the ‘90s. But with an upgrade to a smartphone and discovering the eBird app early this year, bird listing has now become an all-consuming hobby. Keeping track of species totals by county and state fell right in stride with my obsessive-compulsive personality! The birding lists entered into eBird also contribute to science and conservation efforts. Bird species abundance and distribution can be charted through millions of lists submitted by eBirders. There is no denying the powerful contribution made by bird listing. But there is something more, I find, with photography and it keeps my camera in hand. The listing is fun, but can lose a bit of the personal connection with an individual bird. A tallied total of my “yard list” is great, but I also love getting to know the individual birds of my backyard. A photograph records and preserves an individual bird in the way a list cannot. But both are fun, and I continue to list and to photograph. My own personal challenge of late has been to submit a daily eBird list which includes at least one photograph. It has turned a hobby into somewhat of a sport! Walton County, Georgia USA  Great Egret individual I've gotten to know as it visits the pond behind my office each day this summer.  Green Heron; one of the more secretive individuals visiting the pond behind my office this summer.  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 Walton County, Georgia birding photography.  Juvenile Northern Mockingbird with feathers fluffed up. The northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos is the only mockingbird commonly found in North America. Photographed in summer in Georgia, USA. August 17, 2018.  Psalms 68:6 "God makes homes for those who are abandoned; He makes free those who are bound with chains."  Thursday, 9:24 AM - So many little dogs come into the animal shelter with a big attitude. But not little “Skip”! It was a real pleasure getting to play with this cute little pup prior to his photo session. “Skip” was picked up stray by an animal control officer on August 15, 2018. But like so many other loose dogs, he didn’t have a collar, tag or microchip to find his way back home. (Come on people, its 2018! Put a tag on your dog!) On his way in and out of the kennel, “Skip” stopped at each kennel to touch noses and wag tails with every dog in the hallway. No Napoleon Complex with little “Skip”! “Skip” was photographed for the Walton County Animal Control shelter in Monroe, Georgia USA on August 16, 2018 and put on the shelter’s website, www.waltonpets.net to find his owner or to find a new home if no owner showed up.   Small breed black and tan Pinscher or Manchester Terrier mixed breed dog outdoors on picnic table on leash. Pet adoption dog rescue photo for Walton County Animal Control shelter.    Psalms 68:6 "God makes homes for those who are abandoned; He makes free those who are bound with chains."  Thursday, 9:12 AM - Skinny, not spayed, in heat, flakey skin, fly bites and ticks on her ears, never been to a veterinarian before… poor “Stormy”. While I hate to see dogs surrendered to the shelter, some dogs will have a much better life away from their current owners! “Stormy” was surrendered to the Walton County Animal Control shelter in Monroe, Georgia, USA on August 15, 2018. She didn’t appear to have had the best care, but was a true submissive sweetheart! She was just a medium-sized dog which might make it easier to find her the new home she deserved. In the shelter she tested heartworm negative, was given her vaccines and deworming, and got a good dose of flea medication. She was on her way to better health and a better life… if someone would open their heart and home to her. “Stormy” was photographed for the Walton County Animal Control shelter in Monroe, Georgia USA on August 16, 2018. She was placed on the shelter’s adoption website, www.waltonpets.net, to find her a new and better home.   Pit Bull and Labrador mixed breed dog outdoors on leash. Thin and skinny, flakey skin condition. Pet adoption dog rescue photo for Walton County Animal Control shelter.   |
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