 William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the wonders of God’s creation. "Great are the works of the LORD, studied by all who delight in them. Full of splendor and majesty is His work." Psalms 111:2  The checkered garter snake Thamnophis marcianus slithering on a rock with red forked tongue. A species of garter snake endemic to the southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central America. Driftwood, TX, south of Austin, Hays County.  House Geckos are a common crawler on the stucco siding of my parents' home.  There is a small creek running through LaVentana that was dammed to form a small cattle pond. This watersnake lay partially concealed in the root of a tree. He shot so quickly into the hole that no other photo was possible.  The checkered garter snake Thamnophis marcianus slithering on a rock with red forked tongue. A species of garter snake endemic to the southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central America. Driftwood, TX, south of Austin, Hays County.  The checkered garter snake Thamnophis marcianus slithering on a rock with red forked tongue. A species of garter snake endemic to the southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central America. Driftwood, TX, south of Austin, Hays County.
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 William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the wonders of God’s creation. "Great are the works of the LORD, studied by all who delight in them. Full of splendor and majesty is His work." Psalms 111:2  Spotted Baby Whitetailed Deer fawn in Driftwood, Texas. Texas Hill Country Trail My parents live in Driftwood, Texas in the Hill Country Trail Region between Austin and San Antonio. Their property sits on acres of former ranch land turned residential. Because there is no hunting, the Whitetailed Deer abound. At the entrance to their neighborhood, LaVentana, there are several Longhorns pastured.  White tailed deer female doe. Driftwood, Texas south of Austin, Hays County. The white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus, also known as the whitetail or Virginia deer, is a medium-sized deer native to the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and South America.  Texas Longhorn Bull Cows behind barbed wire pasture in Driftwood, Texas. Texas Hill Country Trail  Widow Skimmer Libellula luctuosa is one of the group of dragonflies known as king skimmers. This species can be found commonly across the United States around ponds, lakes, streams, and creeks. Photographed in Driftwood, TX, south of Austin, Hays County.  Longhorn in barbed wire pasture fence with tongue licking nose. Driftwood, TX, south of Austin, Hays County.  William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the wonders of God’s creation. "Great are the works of the LORD, studied by all who delight in them. Full of splendor and majesty is His work." Psalms 111:2  White Winged Dove, Zenaida asiatica, in Driftwood, Texas. Texas Hill Country Trail. Photos from one of my annual trips to Driftwood, Texas to visit my parents. I have to admit, although birds weren't a primary interest on my Texas trips at this point in my life, a spark of excitement began to grow for the avian kind. Instead of keeping my lens pointed at the deer and reptiles, birds began to take the spotlight. I recall sitting and watching the hummingbirds feed in the lantanas when a brilliant red Summer Tanager appeared nearby. From this point forward, birds began to appear much more regularly in my photo journals.  Red-winged Blackbird perched on a limb near a creek waterfall cattle pond. Driftwood, TX, south of Austin, Hays County.  Summer Tanager; Hays County, Texas. I remember being mesmerized at the appearance. "A red bird that isn't a Cardinal???" It lit sort of a spark in me.  William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the wonders of God’s creation. -- "God gave Solomon very great wisdom and understanding, and knowledge as vast as the sands of the seashore. He could speak with authority about all kinds of plants, from the great cedar of Lebanon to the tiny hyssop that grows from cracks in a wall. He could also speak about animals, birds, small creatures, and fish. And kings from every nation sent their ambassadors to listen to the wisdom of Solomon." I Kings 4  Roadkill copperhead found on the curb during a walk around my neighborhood. June 18, 2012. Clarke County, GA.    William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, landscape, birding and nature photography blog documenting the wonders of God’s creation. -- Psalms 9:1 O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.  A White-tailed Deer doe in the meadow behind my house pauses to look at me before bounding off. Athens, Clarke County, Georgia. June 17, 2012.  A White-tailed Deer doe in the meadow behind my house pauses to look at me before bounding off. Athens, Clarke County, Georgia. June 17, 2012.  Nehemiah 9:6 -- You alone are the LORD; You have made heaven, The heaven of heavens, with all their host, The earth and everything on it, The seas and all that is in them, And You preserve them all. The host of heaven worships You.  A Northern Mockingbird sings in silhouette before a dusk backdrop. Athens, Clarke County, Georgia. June 16, 2012.  A Chipping Sparrow perches briefly on my neighbor's chain link fence. Athens, Clarke County, Georgia. June 16, 2012.  William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, landscape, birding and nature photography blog documenting the wonders of God’s creation. -- Ps 146:5-6 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God: Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever  Great Blue Heron; Walton County, Georgia. June 12, 2012.  Eastern Kingbird; Walton County, Georgia. June 14, 2012.  MallardRed-bellied Woodpecker; Walton County, Georgia. June 14, 2012.
 Pond Slider Turtles; Walton County, Georgia. June 14, 2012.  William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, landscape, birding and nature photography blog documenting the wonders of God’s creation. -- Psalms 104:24 O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.  My first photograph of an Indigo Bunting; Walton County, Georgia.  Belted Kingfisher; Walton County, Georgia.   Psalm 147:9 "He gives food to the wild animals and feeds the young ravens when they cry." -- William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, landscape, birding and nature photography blog documenting the wonders of God’s creation.  Juvenile Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, immature plumage feathers, Athens, Georgia. Monday, 5:43 PM - Without any ponds or streams in my neighborhood, I had never seen a Great Blue Heron except as a flyover. But that all changed one afternoon when a confused juvenile came to visit! I was on my way home from work and was on that last half-mile stretch of my 38 mile daily commute when I spotted a Great Blue Heron standing in a neighbor’s front yard, not 25-feet from the sidewalk. “Now that’s weird”, I thought to myself. He was standing alongside a dry, rock-lined drainage ditch like he was fishing for food. That little ditch only has water after heavy rains, and even then it is about an inch deep. I supposed the rocky edges and sun reflecting off the concrete lined rut had attracted his attention. Looking more closely, it looked like his feathers weren’t fully formed. Short, neatly rowed, un-tattered feathers lined his side and back. No long plumes down his back or from the crown of the head. Perhaps this was an inexperienced juvenile, striking out on his own to find new feeding grounds. Well, he wasn’t going to find any food in a dry, cement lined drainage ditch! Athens, Clarke County, Georgia  Juvenile Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, immature plumage feathers, Athens, Georgia.  Juvenile Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, immature plumage feathers, Athens, Georgia.  William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the wonders of God’s creation. "Great are the works of the LORD, studied by all who delight in them. Full of splendor and majesty is His work." Psalms 111:2  American Crow; Clarke County, Georgia  Eastern Cottontail Rabbit; Clarke County, Georgia  Downy Woodpecker; Clarke County, Georgia  Red-bellied Woodpecker; Clarke County, Georgia  William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, landscape, birding and nature photography blog documenting the wonders of God’s creation. "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message  Young Whitetailed Deer buck with antlers in velvet. Athens, Clarke County, Georgia. Once again the deer abound in our neighborhood. In the evenings they congregate at a house near the front of the subdivision where a woman puts out corn every night. It is wonderful to see these creatures, but there are hazards as well. Being at the entrance of the subdivision, these deer often shoot across the busy road.  Deer and vehicle collisions are a common issue in Georgia and throughout the United States.  Young Whitetailed Deer buck with antlers in velvet. Athens, Clarke County, Georgia.  William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, landscape, birding and nature photography blog documenting the wonders of God’s creation.  Cumulonimbus thunderhead clouds. Typical scene of hot and humid nights in Georgia. Athens, Clarke County, Georgia. June 4, 2012. Job 37:5 - God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.  Eastern Bluebird perched on wooden fence. Athens, Clarke County, Georgia. June 4, 2012.
 Blue Jay bird high atop a Sweetgum tree. Athens, Clarke County, Georgia. June 4, 2012. |
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