Thoroughly Poetic Poetry New Year's Eve

  Today we join Two  SPOLED CATS 

Angel Sammy and Teddy for their poetic pictorial poem.

Here is our inspiration

Wordless Wednesday about Water

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I must use my words here the Cormorants are standing on pilings in the water;

however the reflection in the water looks like they are on the tree limbs

 Christmas Eve 2020 we had 1.9" of rain

That is not fog in the distance it is sheets of rain.

Happy Tuesday: Mystery Solved

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In early November, I started to posting photos of  mysterious Birds that 
love perching on the pilings in Shelley Lake. Niki my very nice Nikon CoolPix

takes lovely photos but not at distance. We knew they were not the infamous Geese of Canada

not ducks their beaks were long and sharp.  Perhaps they were (not) Herons.

I sent a few photos to Hootin' Anni friends they are Cormorants

We had no idea we had them in NC but we do.  Evidently they are not at all

shy when the paparazzi is around.  In fact, they often turn, spread their wings 

and appear to be having a good time.  Here is the info Anni sent me:

C...

Yes, definitely cormorants!  There are two different species in the south...double crested & neotropic.  And the only way to tell them apart is their neck/beak markings. One, has white around the orange beak, the other has all orange.  The double crested (during breeding season in Spring actually shows off it's great...white)

Our next goal is to get a closer look at their beaks we think they were orange. My birding book states: Neotropic can be spotted perched on fence posts in this case pilings or trees I suspect these are Neotropic.

This photo was taken on December 22, a dismal day. No photo editing of colors.

but as you can see same pose

As the Below photos were taken in November of the 

NOT HERONS 

CORMORANTS

NOT

Awww Monday and Sparks

 

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These little guys have some Awww(esome) advice!!

Sunday Selfie Shadows this and that

Yours truly on the left....Finally in my shadowy dreams, I'm taller than 5'3" 

Shelley Lake trail were we seeing things

nope a service truck doing a little maintenance.