Dawn
Puddle Ducks
Bottoms up!
I believe this is a Swainson’s Hawk. As shot on the left, cropped, and processed on the right.
Cropped but not processed on the left. Processed on the right.
Willa was laid back tonight. Walter kept his head down with the hawk overhead.
We did not hear or see anything of Nora and Osric tonight. They were either still hunting, or they decided to go out on a TGIF owl date.
Shaved Alpacas
Lady Banks
Lady Banks
Sunset
Off Center & Not Even 
Won’t get tired to mention how much I like to see your pictures corresponding and standing in dialogues, beginning with the green bush and the male mallards metallic green head, the ripples of water with the curve of the clouds … and you have already roses!
Thanks, Heidi. Only Lady Banks is blooming on our property. I was at the university in town yesterday, and all their roses and iris are blooming. Our iris only have leaves so far. It’s amazing the micro climate difference between our property and the city only 20 km apart.
I can imagine. I feel a difference even to the neighbour’s garden, because ours is next to the free landscape and the leaves and blossoms are caught by every frosty breath at night, not theirs.
Exactly. Our temperatures are colder than the properties a kilometer to the west.
They probably were on a TGIF date after all the hard work!
Ducks, Hawk, Alpacas, Willa & Walter, Lady Banks and me enjoying dawn to sunset! Happy Saturday!
Thanks, Marina. Happy Saturday. We have stormy weather today.
very pretty too. Hope the alpacas ain’t cold.
I sure they are. It’s cold and stormy this morning. Thanks, Shey.
Maybe be tetter today.
It was rainy and cold yesterday and near freezing this morning. Poor Alpacas.
I seriously feel for them. it has been abso bitter here for the time of year. SO ken the feeling!
It was 32 this morning. Poor shaved Alpacas must be really cold.
Oh yeah..Need to knit them something!
The puddle ducks are superb – I lover everything about this photograph. Your skies are always so beautiful. – enjoy the weekend:)
Those puddle ducks were so cute and happy. The held fast to their puddle when I walked to them, and stood over them for the photo. Thanks, Janet.
They look very happy:)
Lady Banks wins the beauty prize today!
She’s a beauty. Thanks, Liz.
You’re welcome, Tim.
A beautiful slice of life in the bosque, Tim. I hope the hawk did not get the young owlets.
The Swainson’s hawk flew off soon after I photographed it. It was getting too dark for it to be out. There was a small Cooper’s hawk hanging out before we saw the big hawk. I think the owlets are now big enough to take on a Cooper’s hawk. Thanks, Lavinia.
I love your pictures and captions! I never tire of them.
But I have never seen a shaved Alpaca! Whoa! They look cold.
They look skinny, also. Thanks, Nancy.
Whoa!!! These photos are so beautiful! Especially love the Bottoms Up one! 😹
Thanks, Samantha.
HI Timothy, my mother calls Lady Banks, Banks roses. I prefer Banks roses.
Interesting. I’m used to Lady Banks. Thanks, Roberta.
Owls, mallards and a dawn I so wish I could see. But your great efforts will do for me.
I think of you when I see friendly Mallards like these. Thanks, Inchie.
Cheers, Tim. I love their particular qucking as well.
Love your mish mash and those poor alpacas look so silly shaved!
They look silly unshaven, but especially silly shaved. Thanks, Dale
Yes! It looks like a quickie job!
Great shots, Tim.
🎼 Mish mash I was taking a bath, all on Timothy’s blog 🎼
Hahahaha! Thanks, Resa.
Best guess is a swainson’s as well with the full hood and the dark back edges all the way back to the tail – I usually want to see the heaving barring in the tail, but that might have been lost in the processing. Would be interesting to see if that hawk would even come close to those two little ones – their parents would rip it to shreds if they saw it get close.
The hawk was flying high after sunset, which I found surprising. I couldn’t get a really clear shot of it. Thanks, Brian.
Super photos Tim … those skies look like paintings
Thanks, Julie.