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Wave Goodbye, The Hummingbirds are Headed South

09.19.2019 by betsykelleher //

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Hummingbird with tongue extended. Hummingbird habits.

Ever wonder how a hummingbird gets nectar from a flower or feeder? In this photo, I happened to catch his tongue sticking out, which may explain how that works. Just a lucky shot I had to share!

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Categories // Nature's Snapshots Tags // hummingbird flight, hummingbird habits, hummingbird migration, recipe for hummingbird nectar

Mute Swans in the Wetlands

08.28.2019 by betsykelleher //

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In June, a photographer friend told me the mute swan pair in the wetlands had produced five cygnets (baby swans). I had not been able to get a good look at the nesting place, and I was excited to learn they had so many.

Ever since my first sighting of a mute swan back in 2009, I’ve kept watch in the nearby wetlands for a nesting pair. I’d seen three cygnets before, but never five! I wondered how many would survive the large number of turtles around here, since turtles are a definite threat to baby swans.  

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Categories // Nature's Snapshots Tags // cygnets, mute swan, swan habitat, wetland life

The Unmistakable Chatter of a Belted Kingfisher

08.07.2019 by betsykelleher //

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Photo by Betsy Kelleher

From my front porch, I hear a loud rattling chatter sound. I know immediately that a Belted Kingfisher is flying over the lake behind our mobile home. This is a colorful, odd-looking bird easily identified by sight or sound.

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Categories // Nature's Snapshots Tags // belted kingfisher, bird watching, ringed kingfisher

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Betsy is a Christian author and equine columnist whose passions include horses, Boston terriers, writing, photography, music, nature and a certain gray race horse.

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