Basking in the evening sun, a lonely daffodil heralds Spring. All daffodils have a central trumpet-shaped corona surrounded by a ring of petals. The traditional daffodil has a golden yellow color all over, but the corona may often feature a contrasting color.

Not much green to photograph today, an overnight snowfall blanketed any signs of Spring that was starting to show. This American Robin was singing for warmer weather to arrive. Erin Go Bragh!

Season 2 Episode 1 – “Honey, that guy with the camera is looking at us again.”

The turtledoves have returned and have begun to make their nest. Not much work was done today, it was windy, and they were a little, umm, frisky with each other. Last year, 3 broods came out of this nest location.

This is the water treatment plant overflow pouring into the Auglaize River.

A male Muscovy duck at Grand Lake. Taken with the new Nikon D200. Muscovies live wild in South and Central America. And they’re raised on farms around the world — the only farm duck not descended from the mallard. Wild muscovies are black and white. Domestic ones are black, white, blue, even chocolate. Muscovies fly well, eat flies and weeds, and don’t quack. They only hiss or squeak,
and usually not too often.

The morning sun shines through ice on the eastern shore of Grand Lake in Saint Mary’s, Ohio. Just received my Nikon D200 and will be posting several photos as I learn the intricacies of this 800lb gorilla.

The Auglaize Court House during a very windy snow storm in early December, 2005. This was taken about 1AM. Not sure if I like this particular photo or not. The Christmas decorations on the clock tower are out of place on the building.

In the old days, when you would spot an American Robin it meant that Spring was finally here. I remember the local newspaper reporting the first sighting of a robin on the front page. These days, the robins never leave, they are here year round. Unfortunately for this bird it is -9F right now with the wind chill. He seems content on feeding on the Hawthorne berries but next year he will be heading a bit further South for warmer weather.