This is Bass Rock, an island in the Firth of Forth in eastern Scotland. Bass Rock is home to more than 150,000 gannets!
Submitted for The Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge.
Wildlife
Weekly Photo Challenge: Out of This World
I have always found the Praying Mantis to be one of the most fascinating creatures of the insect world. With the ability to turn their alien-like heads 180 degrees to take in their surroundings, the mantis definitely looks as if it is from Out of This World.
Submitted for The Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge.
The Pelican
“A wonderful bird is the pelican
His bill will hold more than his belican.
He can take in his beak
Food enough for a week,
But I’m damned if I see how the helican.”
– Dixon Lanier Merritt
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis); Photo taken in Destin, FL
Missing My Friends
Today is January 20 and the winter doldrums are settling in. I am beginning to miss my warm weather pond friends. Even though I know they are burrowed somewhere snuggly and safe, I’m anxiously awaiting their happy return. See you soon, guys.
Perspective: This guy was HUGE. He’s straddling a 2×4!
Here’s to the coming Spring,
