A Walk In The Park

[Sanity]

Just some Fall photos with a heron thrown in. Raining, Small Craft Warnings.....what do you do when the rains come....

Sandy Bottom Nature Park in Hampton, VA

Fall Greeting-and panorama of the park. Nice sky....and infrequent find recently.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p244/SanityRegained/greetings.jpg

Got My Toes In The Water And My Grass In The Sand-It's not just the leaves which show off for the Fall. The grasses also can be spectacular.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p244/SanityRegained/grassesblowing.jpg

Marsh Grass-a reed tuft looking like a feather or a duster.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p244/SanityRegained/grassessandybottom.jpg

Life After Death-Nature's renewal process. Off with the old and awaiting the new.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p244/SanityRegained/leafonwater.jpg

One Man's Poison-this woodpecker was eating Poison Ivy berries.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p244/SanityRegained/pileatedwoodpecker.jpg

I Spy A Buckeye-it won't be long before they are all gone by either migration like the Monarchs or just die off with the cocoons biding their time.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p244/SanityRegained/buckeyebutterfly.jpg

Another local park at the Newport News Reservoir

Naked Intensity-the starkness of the dead stand conflicts with the Fall display.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p244/SanityRegained/nakedintensity.jpg

The Sentinel-watching and waiting for the fish to arrive within striking distance.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p244/SanityRegained/thesentinel.jpg

At Post-standing at post. His life depends on it.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p244/SanityRegained/blueheron-1.jpg

The Hunter-energized, the thought of a meal depends on the accuracy of the strike.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p244/SanityRegained/thehunt.jpg

Strike Force-taught as a bow string, poised for the strike.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p244/SanityRegained/strikepose.jpg

Intensity-the eyes have it.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p244/SanityRegained/sheerintensity.jpg

Ker-splash-a near miss is as good as a mile.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p244/SanityRegained/kersplash.jpg

Born To The Breed-a gull watches the proceedings overhead.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p244/SanityRegained/borntoit.jpg

[desllc04]

Great pictures.

[Jay F.]

nice work

[Sanity]

Thank you both.

[ontherivah]

Those are really beautiful pictures. Nice job!;-)