Looking forward to this year’s profusion of flowers. The cooler than normal temperatures in May have slightly delayed our blooms.

#FridayFlashback #bloomscrolling #hydrangeas #flora #flowers #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness

Standing on its own. A fledgling American Oystercatcher stands on one leg on a pale, sandy beach. Its long bill is just starting to show the orange shade that is one of the species defining characteristics.

#birds #birding #BabyBirds #ShoreBirds #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #creationstruck #DelightOverDarkness

Let’s #BeeKind and focus on choosing compassion and community this #WildflowerWednesday.

#bloomscrolling #flora #flowers #bees #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #PartialToPink #DelightOverDarkness

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix

#SilentSunday #sunset #clouds #beach #GoneToCarolinaInMyMind #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness #hope #peace

A bit of marsh #bloomscrolling with a #fae world vibe for the last day of #MarshMadness.

#March #flora #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness

Wrangling brunch.

#MarshMadness #BaldEagle #birds #birding #raptor #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness

Gorgeously graphic and vividly pink-legged, Black-necked Stilts are one of my favorite bird species. This female was foraging in a shallow marsh while her mate took his turn sitting on the nest.

#SilentSunday #birds #birding #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #creationstruck #PartialToPink #BombayHook #DelightOverDarkness

𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯
𝘌𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵
𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴

#VernalEquinox #spring #equinox #lightstruck #silhouette #MarshMadness #teasel #haiku #bloomscrolling #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness

A handful of adult and juvenile Eastern Kingbirds entertained us at Blackwater NWR last year, singing and flitting back and forth between the trees along the road between marsh ponds. We finally got a shot of these two against a gorgeous blue sky.

#MarshMadness #BlueSkies #birds #birding #birdsong #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness

Saturday is going swimmingly well so far.

#MarshMadness #birds #birding #ducklings #BabyBirds #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness