Archive for August 2009

Ducks, Herons and Hydrangea

I got these photos on my early morning walk in Oakwood Cemetery this morning.

Female Mallard among lilypads

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Great Blue Heron in a tree

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Green Heron

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The Hydrangeas are in full bloom and very prolific this year (because we had so much rain). The bushes are bent over with the weight of the many large bunches of blossoms.

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