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Category: photo of the day
Happy Wednesday! This morning’s Photo of the Day was taken this weekend at Great Falls Park in McLean, Virginia. Great Falls borders the Potomac River and include the Patowmack Canal: a canal which was partially funded by George Washington and began operating in 1785 for the distribution of manufactured goods. Have a great day everyone!
– Hazel
Photo © 2015 Hazel Arroyo
Happy Tuesday! Today we have a Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus) from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, Arizona. The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is actually an aquarium, zoo, botanical garden, natural history museum, art gallery, and publisher all rolled into one. This little guy is just one of over 230 different species that can be found there.
– Hazel
Photo © 2015 Bryan Arroyo
Happy Monday! This morning we have a lovely little sparrow taken at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in San Antonio, New Mexico. Bosque del Apache is probably most famous for the annual Festival of the Cranes where the endangered Whooping Cranes, among other species, can be seen beginning their annual migrations at the Fly-Out. Have a great week everyone!
– Hazel
Photo © 2015 Bryan Arroyo
Happy Saturday! This morning we have an orchid (Cranichis tenuis) from Maricao State Forest in Puerto Rico. Commonly referred to as the Narrow Helmet Orchid, it is one of the many varieties of orchids that are present in the Caribbean. Have a great weekend everyone!
– Hazel
Photo © 2015 Bryan Arroyo
Happy Friday! This lovely morning we have a pair of Northern Pin-Tail Ducks. The behavior they are displaying is called ‘up-ending’ and is the primary method of feeding for the Northern Pin-Tail. So, bottoms up to a great Friday!
– Hazel
Photo © 2015 Bryan Arroyo
Happy Thursday! This morning we have a shorebird that is getting a band placed on it’s leg in order to aid conservation efforts by biologists. Just a friendly reminder to do your part for our shared living space on Earth. Have a great day everyone!
– Hazel
Photo © 2015 Bryan Arroyo
Happy Wednesday! This morning we have a water lily from the Nymphaea genus (possibly Nymphaea odorata) from Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, Maryland. Water lilies were a source of inspiration for Claude Monet, maybe this one can help inspire everyone to get through the rest of the work week. Hang in there, it’s almost the weekend!
– Hazel
Photo © 2015 Bryan Arroyo
Happy Tuesday! Hope everyone is having a nice start to their week. Going close to home for today’s Photo of the Day. This lovely bundle of buds is situated about 10 yards away from our house. It adds a nice splash of color among the tall grasses in the backyard. Have a great day everyone!
– Hazel
Photo © 2015 Bryan Arroyo
Happy Monday! Let’s take this Monday morning to try to ease our way into this week which may (for some of us) be our first full week of school this year. This peaceful image was taken at Mason Neck State Park in Lorton, Virginia. Hope everyone has a great week!
– Hazel
Photo © 2015 Bryan Arroyo
Happy Sunday Everyone! This afternoon we have a Yellow Crowned Night Heron that was photographed at Boquerón State Forest in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Our lovely heron friend is related to the now extinct Bermuda Night Heron that was endemic to Bermuda and became extinct after human colonization.
– Hazel
Photo © 2015 Bryan Arroyo
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