Standing Still

Male Gambel's Quail

Prescott’s parks are open on Wednesdays with no fees.  Today we took advantage of this and went to Watson Lake and Willow Lake.  It has rained a lot here and we were expecting normal to high water in the lakes but we found low water levels.  The bird populations were reduced also. 
Willow Lake - low water - great reflection!
If we had not stopped and really looked we would have missed lots of action.  I found myself thinking, “here I have my camera but not much picture material”.  That’s when I remembered to stand still and really look.  All at once two groups of Canada Geese flew from Watson Lake into Willow Lake while I was standing still.  
Canada Geese Flying In
The Mallards and the Grebes were swimming with their babes.   The Cormorants were sunning and drying their feathers.
Mom Grebe and Babe
We had our scope and found lots of Red-winged Blackbirds mixed with Yellow-headed Blackbirds.  Those Yellow-heads would make anyone become a birder!  At first I saw none and then as they flew up and over to the next green area, there were dozens.  They settled again sinking back into the plants. 
And at my feet there were several mayflies and butterflies, an iridescent bug, a couple of tiny bees flitting on a plant and a lizard basking on a rock.  
When I remember to stand still, I find so much photographic material and am amazed at the variety nature presents. 







Labels:

Comments

  1. UnknownJuly 24, 2012 at 6:52 AM

    Oh, Linda, these are exquisite, each like quiet time in a single photo. Thanks for sharing! Your skill and eye as a photographer are just more of your many talents!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Linda Britt DesignJuly 24, 2012 at 10:11 AM

    Thanks Mary, I'm so glad you enjoyed the photos.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Learning As We Go!

Image
Viking knit is the oldest method of chain making and I've become fascinated by it.  Once I conquered the single knit, I decided to add beads.  I could have googled or asked how it was done but it seemed like something I could just figure out.  And I've learned a lot as I proceeded first with tumbled turquoise beads and then with pearls.  I thought I'd share a few of the things I've learned.   Iif you want a great tutorial on viking knit technique, Trina Ann at http://blog.trinaann.com/  has written a clear concise easy to understand tutorial.  I highly recommend it.    Tumbled tuquoise beads in viking knit  I used tumbled turquoise beads in the first viking knit chain and I did not really know what I was doing.  But I went right ahead and as it turned out, I liked the end result.  Since the beads were irregular in shape there was a random quality to the finished product. During that process, I began to really understand the technique of viking knit.  Loo
Read more

Giving New Meaning to UPCYCLE!

Image
My first ever ‘Do Over Challenge’ was such fun!  I signed up to participate in Jeannie K Dukic ’s 6th Do Over Challenge not really knowing anything about how it worked.  I received a necklace that was very sweet with copper wire connections and pinkish pearls.  It sat on my work space for a couple of weeks while I pondered my next move.  One day I opened my polymer bead collection and was drawn to the pinkish and green beads.  They really looked good with the pearls.  I found some green crystal beads and a few other contenders.  But when I tried the small striped beads, I knew my combination!  This is the finished product for most of the pearls in the original necklace. It was the week to finish some of my long term projects.  I kept the wires with the red and green rubber bands from the braces I wore for 3 years.  When they finally came off, I asked the orthodontist if I could have them.  He wanted to know why since almost NO ONE wanted them and I told him I wante
Read more

Polymer Clay Conversation

Image
One of the polymer clay groups on FaceBook is 'Polymer Clay Collective'.  This is a group of artists working in polymer clay who share ideas and support each other.  I'm so glad to be a part.  A new feature of this group is the 'Polymer Clay Collective Conversations' where a different member answers a set  of questions.  I get to be first - the trailblazer! I hope you enjoy learning a little more about me and in two weeks I get to learn more about someone else. • Tell us a bit about where you live. I live in Prescott AZ right next to the national forest.   When I look out my studio windows, I often see large black ravens swooping between the pine trees.   Binoculars are always available for close viewing of our smaller forest birds.   You’ve probably read about the forest fires we have had in our area this summer.   The monsoon rains we are having are so welcome. • What do you do when you're not polymer claying? As of 2010, I became a retired interi
Read more