Dragonfly for breakfast?

Yes, this morning I snapped a few photos of this little warbler, then realized he had snatched a dragonfly for his morning snack. There were dragonflies all over the park. I love dragonflies and found it fascinating to see one in this little guy’s mouth. I saw another bird with a dragonfly in his beak…

Lessons from a tree squirrel

I was mesmerized watching this cute tree squirrel we discovered on our Riverside Walk at Zion National Park. As I reviewed the photos, it came to me that a few lessons could be gleamed from the antics of this resourceful little squirrel. Balance in life is important Always be well groomed, a good presentation from…

Road Trip: Utah National Parks

We just returned from an incredible road trip that took us through the Utah National Parks. This was the trip planned for a year ago, cancelled due to COVID. Ironically, an unexpected health issue almost prevented us from going. We literally determined we could go at 6:00 pm the night before we were to leave….

A dose of cuteness

My post yesterday stirred up some sadness with regards to the demise of the poor frog that my heron had for breakfast. Nature can be tragic at times. To help lighten the mood, here is a dose of raccoon cuteness for your Sunday afternoon. I am grateful for outdoor friends who cheerfully direct those of…

Eat That Frog!

To some, it may be a self help book on procrastination. To this Black-crowned Night-Heron, it’s breakfast 😊 With some patience, on both my part and the heron’s, together we were able to see this through to the final act. Well worth the wait. 🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸 Happy Bird!