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The Embarcadero
Along the Embarcadero with the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge in the background. Ice skating rink at the Embarcadero, downtown San Francisco I am participating in Scenic Weekends
Great Blue Heron
Photo Taken At Lloyd Lake San Francisco The great blue heron is one of the largest birds in North America. They stand about four and a half to five and a half feet tall and have a beautiful five foot long wingspan. They can be found around lakes, ponds, coastal regions and rivers. The ultimately hunt alone but do nest in colonies within tall trees. Their diet varies in that they usually hunt for shrimp, crab and crawdads though they have been known to feed on mice and rodents. They feed their young ones by regurgitating their food into their mouths which is why they will consume four to five times what they would normally eat. There is a regular blue heron who roams our pond at the botanical gardens for food. They hunt so elegantly due to their slow stance and quick bite. They normally swallow their food whole. Due to them being in close proximity to well traveled ponds and lakes in our area they are used to humans and are not scared away by people getting too close to them....
Blue at the Zoo
All photos taken at the San Francisco Zoo. I am participating in Blue Monday. Click the widget for more Blue Monday fun
Nature Photography Haiku and Poetry
reflection of grace a water pond masterpiece as she glides, with ease blue and green ripples mirror aquatic light shows disco water dance barren wintry limbs surf the azure blue lakeside endless water dance water symmetry pirouettes a reflection narcissistic hues the sand dollar rests upon the shore seaside sands of time Fog Horns setting sun bids farewell beyond the horizon daylight fades as dusk lurks below sea level my thoughts drowned by fog horns. As I walk through the mist and fog gazing upon dew drenched leaves I see floral creation masterpieces. Flowers created by the universe etched in floral bouquets with vibrant hues coloring fog imbued landscape. A museum of art treasures unlike any other venue as displayed by the...
The Age Of A Tree
Photo taken in Golden Gate Park If you have ever walked in a forest or redwood grove where tress have been living for centuries you know how beautifully they age. They provide shelter, warmth and shade from the sun. They touch the skies with an everlasting kiss from nature. However did you ever wonder about how old specific trees are? Now obviously you would not want to cut a tree down to find out its age. So what do you do? You look around for trees that have been cut in the same area with a likeness to the tree you are seeing. If you find one that has been cut or has fallen look closely at the core on the trunk Photo taken at the San Francisco zoo This core on the trunk of a fallen tree exhibits the perfect way to determine the age of a tree. From the very middle circle, count outwards the circles around the core. The amount of circles or annual rings as they are called will give you the exact age of any particular tree. In this example, the tree was se...
Water and Leaves
Photos taken at Lloyd Lake and the San Francisco zoo. I am participating in Straight Out Of The Camera Sunday