Flower Image: Cosmos and a Bud

Photo From a Wild Goose Chase

 

 

The cosmos flowers seem to be blooming all over the island these days.

Winter weather has them blowing in the wind so, a single flower was selected.

This photo was taken using a Pentax K3 and f/4 300mm lens.

Exposure:  f/4   1/500   ISO 100

Grow Your Own Cosmos

 

 

These flowers can be raised in containers or, planted in fields.

If it's still snowing, where you live, I have some good news for you.

Cosmos can be started in planting pots, a month to six weeks before the end of winter.

Learn more at The Old Farmer's Almanac

Mangrove Heron Dives for Food (GIF)

A Bird with Many Names

Little Heron, Striated Heron, Green-backed Heron, call it what you like.

The scientific name would be Butorides striata.

This one entertained me today along the banks of the Okukubi River.

 If it would have caught some fish, I might have made it the Bird of the Week.

Cherry Blossoms at the Kin Bridge

They aren't exactly in full bloom but, the birds enjoy them.

This Mejiro (Japanese White Eye) was captured with the Pentax K3.

A 300mm prime lens was used at f/5.6   1/1000   ISO 100.

Cherry blossoms are kind of sparse; maybe, 10% of the trees are blooming.

One tree with lots of sakura was selected to take this shot with the bridge in the background.

Using the same camera and lens, some changes in exposure were required.

Try this:  f/32   1/40   ISO 200

A Few Bird GIFs from the Wetlands

Ryukyu Life Is Still Alive and Kickin'

 

 

There are just a few things undergoing repair and we should be back in business.

Besides the website and blog being in transition, there's this building.

So much racket and shaking going on around here, I head out to the countryside.

Out there with the birds and, other wildlife, it' much quieter.

Lots of time has been allotted to doing things outdoors, rather than doing website stuff.

Soon enough, it will be time to get daily website postings done.

It seems like staying outdoors with the cameras would be much more fun.

But, even with he birds, sometimes, you can have a crappy day !

This Bird Will Brighten Up A January Day

Japanese White Eye

 

 

The Mejiro or, Zosterops japonicus, rarely stops moving.  

This time of year they are buzzing around everywhere, especially near cherry blossoms.

Up north, for a visit to Mt.Yaedake, there were few blossoms in bloom.

So, I pulled up this series of the bird photos, taken JAN 9, 2015, in my back yard.

Camera: Pentax K3

Lens: Pentax f4 300mm

Exposure: f/4  1/400   ISO 200