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#DelightOverDarkness

“I heard a bird sing in the dark of December. A magical thing and sweet to remember.” ~ Oliver Herford

#December #winter #birds #birding #birdsong #wrens #silhouette #nature #NaturePhotography #DelightOverDarkness #SolaceInNature

Silhouette of a singing Carolina Wren - tiny bird with its decurved bill open - perched on a tiny twig of a bare branch against a gray sky.

Berries and a few lingering leaves provided pops of color on our peaceful birding walk yesterday.

#bloomscrolling #berries #marsh #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness #autumn #AutumnHues

A stem of Red chokeberry pops against an intentionally blurred background of dried marsh grasses. It has two sprigs of small, cranberry-hued berries and two weathered leaves, one a dark red and the other a muted orange.

Sun-tipped wingstem.

#SilentSunday #bloomscrolling #lightstruck #autumn #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness

A dried sprig of Wingstem with its dried, spiny spheres stands tall in the sunlight against an intentionally blurred background of autumn foliage, creating a sparkling effect in hues of olive, amber, umber, and deep purple.

“For now I stand as one upon a rock / Environed with a wilderness of sea” ~ William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus

#SilentSunday #ShakespeareSunday
#SnowBunting #birds #birding #FemaleBirds #creationstruck #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness

A flashback to three years ago, almost exactly to the day, when my husband and I saw our first Snow Bunting, a rare-to-our area visitor. The tiny non-breeding female stands on a flat pale gray and white rock against an intentionally blurred background of blue water. She is white below with warm brown and orange tones on the face and patterned wings, dark legs, and a golden orange bill.

Soaking up the sun’s warmth on a chilly day.

#Wrensday #CarolinaWren #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness

A Carolina Wren, facing right, stands in sunshine creating a diagonal shadow across the cement post dotted with green moss it stands upon. skinny branch with two bare vines. It’s a small bird that is warm brown above and buffy-orange underneath, and has a prominent white eyebrow, slightly decurved bill, and long tail.

A year after coming oh-so-close to finally seeing a Clay-colored Sparrow, I finally clapped eyes and bins on one. Last November one was repeatedly sighted at a nearby location so @CTGT and I headed out to find this rare-in-our-area small sparrow. After four hours with no success, I had to leave to attend a workshop. My husband and a friend stayed to continue the search and, of course, found it. One returned to our neck of the woods about two weeks ago and after three visits, I was finally rewarded with adding this skulky little creature to my lifer list.

#birds #birding #lifer #sparrows #autumn #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness

Three-photo layout of a non-breeding Clay-colored Sparrow, a small sparrow that is pale gray and buff overall, with a clean face, gray nape, buffy rump, and long tail. In the top two photos, the bird is sitting in the middle of purple, thorny stalks, facing left. It is on the ground in a brushy area in the bottom image, facing left and away from the camera.

Morning light.

#SilentSunday #reflection #lightstruck #nature #TimeChange #FallBack #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness

Sunlight reflecting off lake water shines in the center of the image framed and partially obscured by bare tree trunks and branches. White, gray, and black shades dominate the image.

A Blue Jay pauses in profile between its joyfully raucous calls.

#birds #birding #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness

Gotcha! An Eastern Towhee nabs an alder tree seed cone.

#birds #birding #autumn #cone #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #creationstruck #DelightOverDarkness

A male Eastern Towhee reaches down from its perch on an alder tree to grab a small seed cone with its beak. It is a large, long-tailed sparrow that is black above with rusty-orange sides, a white belly, and dark red eyes.

“We only have one earth. Let’s take care of it.” ~ Deb Haaland, Laguna Pueblo Tribe

#IndigenousPeoplesDay #bloomscrolling #teasel #lightstruck #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness

[𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵.]

Teasel in autumn, its dried, spiny, cone-shaped blooms backlit by morning sun, against an intentionally blurred gray-green and cinnamon-brown background.

“October is the opal month of the year. It is the month of glory, of ripeness.” ~ Henry Ward Beecher

A stem of American beautyberry displays the ripening radiance of the season.

#berries #Friberry #bloomscrolling #autumn #purple #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness

A stem of beautyberry with clumps of bright purple berries diagonally splits the frame amidst its green leaves.

Rays of autumn sunshine stream through changing beech leaves.

#October #autumn #sunlight #light #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness #SimpleThings

In an autumn-blue sky, the sun shines through branches of rust-hued, pointed-oval American beech leaves, creating rays of light.

Winged beauty. Fall birding has been made even lovelier this year with a profusion of butterflies.

#butterflies #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness

A pale orange and black fritillary butterfly shows off its checkered and spotted wings as it perches on a green leaf in the morning sunshine.

Morning light.

#SilentSunday #bloomscrolling #butterflies #thistle #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness #creationstruck

Pale morning sunshine illuminates the sky and foliage behind a worse-for-wear yellow and black Eastern Tiger Swallow on the long, thin purple petals of a Field Thistle bloom.

Perky profile.

#Wrensday #CarolinaWren #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness

Carolina Wren facing left on a skinny branch with two bare vines. It’s a small bird that is warm brown above and buffy-orange underneath, and has a prominent white eyebrow, slightly decurved bill, and long tail.

Migrating warblers have been delightedly feasting on the berries adorning the lace-like blooms of our area’s Japanese angelica trees.

#TextureTuesday #berries #bloomscrolling #autumn #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness

Japanese Angelica tree blooms against deep green leaves - a plethora of tiny white flowers on light pink stems with circlets of tiny purplish-black berries above them, creating a lace-like appearance.

Queen of all she surveys.

I love the play of early morning sunlight and shadows on this lovely Monarch butterfly as she perches on a dewy foxtail bloom.

#SilentSunday #butterflies #insects #dew #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #creationstruck #DelightOverDarkness

A female Monarch butterfly perches on an arched Foxtail bloom, its tiny bristles glistening with morning dew. Her wings are a deep orange with black borders and thick veins, and white spots along the edges.

I’ve got the blues - and the purples - on this #Friberry. (𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵.)

#TGIF #berries #bloomscrolling #flora #purple #blue #autumn #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness

Closeup of seven tiny Porcelain berries in varying shades of blues and purples on a skinny stem framed by three dew-kissed leaves (Sept. 2022).

Wishing everyone a bloomin’ good #WildflowerWednesday.

#BeeKind #bees #insects #bloomscrolling #flora #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #SimpleThings #DelightOverDarkness

A bumblebee (fuzzy black and pale yellow bee with translucent wings edged in black like a stained glass window) gathers pollen from a cluster of Wingstem, aka Yellow Ironwood, a daisy-like flower made up of 3-10 yellow petals that reflex backward and a pincushion-like greenish-yellow center.

“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” ~ Albert Camus

#AutumnEquinox #autumn #leaves #change #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness

A Red Maple leaf, clad in autumn gold and deep red, lies on a gray cement path dotted with moss and dried leaves, top point facing right.

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