Trumpeter swans, Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary, West Alton, MO
Monthly Archives: February 2013
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Italian Trains, posted 2013-02-27
Had to go way back in the archives to find these photos. They are scans of slides, probably Kodachrome, from the 1979-1980 timeframe. I believe the top photo was taken in Firenze (Florence); the center photo in either Firenze or Pisa; and the lower photo at a location I can’t identify. Passenger train travel has played a large role in European life for as long as I remember, much more so than in the U.S. Many of the older trains […]
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Door, posted 2013-02-27
If it were able to talk, what tales could this old door tell? Located along the Illinois River in Pere Marquette State Park, IL, this door offers so many details of interest — the surrounding rough stone walls; the long, rusty strap hinges and one empty hinge pin; the barely visible sagging frame; what appear to be holes, some looking random, some ordered; the rotting boards; the dark asking us to explore what is beyond. Has it been flooded? How […]
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Bald Eagle, posted 2013-02-26
Bald eagle surveying the world around him.
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Ice Sculptor, posted 2013-02-25
Ice sculptor at work, Ice Festival 2013, University City, MO
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Hawk, posted 2013-02-24
Saw this guy today at Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary near West Alton, MO. Not sure if he had already found some prey and it was hidden by the grasses or if he had spotted something in the snow and was waiting for it to reappear.
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Pelicans, posted 2013-02-24
Pelicans fishing below the Price Lock and Dam on the Mississippi River in Alton, IL
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Bald Eagle, posted 2013-02-24
“What are you doing down there?” (Bald eagle along the Mississippi River near Grafton, IL)
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Red-winged Blackbird, posted 2013-02-24
He didn’t seem to happy about having his photo taken :-). Red-winged blackbird on icy weed, Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary, West Alton, MO.
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Bench & Sombreros, posted 2013-02-24
Colorful bench and sombreros seen on The Loop in University City during Ice Festival 2013